Malaysia

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be delivering a special announcement today at 4PM, concerning the latest developments and updates on the recovery movement control order (RMCO). The special announcement will be broadcasted live today through local TV stations Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Bernama TV, TV3 and Astro Awani RMCO was announced by the prime minister …

PETALING JAYA – The membership of Sri Gading MP Datuk Shahruddin Md Salleh who resigned as a deputy minister has been cancelled by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. According to Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the party on July 10 had confirmed that Shahruddin had issued a notice to inform the Dewan Rakyat Speaker that he was not seated with …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has accused his successor and former mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad for not telling the truth on the real reason of his resignation as the prime minister. Najib said in a Facebook post claimed that Mahathir had other reasons why left his post and not merely because of him and his …

PETALING JAYA – Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been named the Most Outstanding BrandLeadership by the BrandLaureate Awards in his effort and role in managing the Malaysia’s Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The World Brands Foundation chairman Tan Sri Rainer Althoff and The World Brands Foundation founder and world president KK Johan presented the award to Dr. Noor. They …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Federal Court accounced today that they have enhanced the jail sentence of two ex-soldiers to 12 years for conspiring to promote terrorism-related activities over plans to kidnap the former minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Justice Puan Sri Zaleha Yusof allowed the prosection’s appeal and increased the eight-year jail sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal. …

PETALING JAYA – Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that the main reason the Pakatan’s administration ended is when Bersatu left the coalition and that his resignation is was only a “formality”. According to Mahathir, When Bersatu left, it automatically triggered the end of Pakatan Harapan Government. When Bersatu left, all of the members of the cabinet lost their …

PETALING JAYA – Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s Parliament session ended early today after he was called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to Saddiq on his Facebook post, he was heading to the MACC headquarters to provide his statement. The reason why he was being summoned might be related to his declaration of assets. He …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was allowed by the High Court to attend Parliament this afternoon and deliver his speech there. High Court judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed trial over 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds to end early and just decided to sit through the customary lunch break after receiving a letter from the Dewan …

PETALING JAYA – Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today that the country need to fix bilateral ties with several countries because the relationship were ‘very tested’ to say the least. The Foreign Affairs Minister said that according to Auditor-General’s Report 2018, China’s military has trespassed Sarawak and Sabah waters almost 90 times between 2016 to 2019. As …

KUALA LUMPUR – CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd (CIMB) has announced two new digital solutions for customers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve accesibility to the company’s offering. The two online solutions includes an online-to-branch application process for individual banking customers and the Biz Financing Portal for small and medium enterpises (SMEs) In a statement, …