Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – The “Solidarity with Lim Guan Eng” fundraising campaign initiative by DAP has raised RM3.947 million after one week. The fundraising campaing  organized by the party ended midnight yesterday to help its secretary-general paying for the bail. DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua thanked all who supported the campaign that raised total of RM 3.947 million. A response …

PETALING JAYA – The Pardon Board had given wrong advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in granting full pardon to PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz’s lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, The composition of the Pardon board was alno not proper then hence invalidating the advice given to Agong. Mohamed Haniff said that …

PETALING JAYA – Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi announced today that sellers may be penalised up to RM500,000 if caught selling surgical face masks above RM1 when the price ceiling will be implemented on Saturday. The fine was inline with the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 that also includes a compound up to RM250,000 …

KUALA LUMPUR – Foreign travellers who will be allowed to enter the country shall have to pay for the Covid-19 test and quarantine charges upon arrival to the country, says Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. According to the minister, this is decided after some foreigners who were allowed to enter the country have refused to pay …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to Perlis Mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, violating the regulation being implemented for Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order (TEMCO), is a major sin. He claimed that such violation is not only wrong in law but also a big sin as it neglects the efforts of curbing the spread of the virus and at the same …

PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today revealed that his new political party as Pejuang, which means warrior. The new party, also called, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Fighters of the Nation Party) was announced during the ceremony to name its first candidate for the upcoming Perak state assembly seat Slim by-election. Mahathir urged the Bersatu members to …

PETALING JAYA – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan told the parliament that if snap election was called, it would cost the government RM1.2bil. Takiyuddin said that the additional cost is maily due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures needed to put in place to have a safe elections. The last 14th General Election cost about …

PETALING JAYA – The leadership of the Kota Tinggi Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) division was allegedly dissolved as 15 members of the division’s committee members quit the party today. The exit from the party was led by its leader division chief Baser Senin while eight of the 13 branches under the section were also affected after citing loss of …

PETALING JAYA – MCA said that the court will be the best place to decide on whether the charges filed against Guan Eng and his wife are true. MCA publicity chief Chan Quin Er said that emotions following the cases against the duo are expected since a political figure has been involved. “Not only that Chew is the wife of …

PETALING JAYA – A total of 230 were arrested by the authorities for violating the recovery movement control order (RMCO), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob reports. According to the senior minister, out of the 230 arrested, 13 were detained while 2 individual were allowed to post bail. The rest were given a compound. Violations of the recovery movement control order …