Malaysia

Malaysia has been recognized as one of the world’s most successful countries in dealing with and controlling the Covid-29 pandemic, Premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. Speaking to around 250 workers of the Department of Prime Minister at their meeting here today after the introduction of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Muhyiddin said the success was due to the hard …

According to Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, Umno ‘s support of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin remaining the prime minister after the 15th general election was premature as seat talks were not settled. The former Johor Baru MP said Umno would have been debating how his complicated network of political partnerships will be going into the election. Umno is a member …

As part of the FGV’s transformation agenda, MPC is a systematic initiative to strengthen, standardize and sustain best practices in planting and manufacturing. FGV said the framework provides broad national requirements for farming, refining, and production working processes and agricultural activities. In fact, the pilot project began in 2019 at the estate of Tembangau 6 in Pahang and the oil …

PKR vice president Dr. Michael Teo said party branches Sabah and Sarawak voted to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the nominee for prime minister of the opposition. The Miri MP said the resolution of the two state chapters was compatible with the presidential council’s stance. This is in keeping with the resolution of the Pakatan Harapan ( PH) Presidential …

The Federal Court agreed to consider the contempt of court proceedings against Malaysiakini over the remarks posted by its users on the news site claimed to have been in defiance of the judiciary. The seven-man jury of the Federal Court headed by Datuk Rohana Yusuf, Chairman of the Court of Appeal, stated that there was prima facie reason to continue. …

As the bank did not release the RM192 million of the political party following an order from the High Court last month for the immediate release of the funds, Umno has filed an application to begin contempt proceedings against CIMB Bank. The counsel, Datuk Hariharan Tara Singh, claimed this was because the bank had refused to comply with a 19 …

According to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not fit as the nominee for prime minister because he is allegedly not “famous” among the Malays. The former prime minister has allegedly stated that the president of the PKR wants someone like himself to attract Malaysian popularity and win the race. Malays’ support has been seen to be …

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s corruption and money-laundering trial over 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB) funds will not start as scheduled for tomorrow, as the former prime minister will assist with Barisan Nasional’s by-election campaign in Chini, Pahang this Saturday. Najib ‘s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that it was important for his …

PKR chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denied reports that he was making any backdoor deals with some shady characters. The Port Dickson MP claimed unequivocally that the reports are the work of those who are mad about money. He highlighted that he wants to refer to a certain party’s slander alleging that he is working with a few traitorous people. …

Mah Sing Group Bhd has retained its revenue target of RM1.6 billion by 2020 with 84 per cent of its goods priced below RM700,000. The group said it was preparing to push ahead with its planned launches in the second half of the year in a statement today after its virtual annual general meeting ( AGM). During its weekend launch …