Malaysia

One of the standard operating procedures ( SOPs) scheduled to be adopted next month for the Chini state by-election in Pahang is to fix the maximum number of persons permitted to be at the nomination center and the new usual in the election campaign. Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun, Chairman of the Election Commission ( EC), said something has to be …

Bersatu Secretary-General Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin stated today that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had instructed him to improve the party by seeking ways to quit Pakatan Harapan (PH) and, among other steps, to erode people’s trust in DAP. The former Umno man addressed questions on charges that he deliberately ruined Bersatu by arranging the Malay Integrity Congress despite being invited …

Last night Bersatu’s Akhramsyah Sanusi accused some of his fellow leaders of the Supreme Council of cowardice for their involvement in sacking Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four other party MPs. Speaking to Malay Mail, he lambasted the change he believed to have contributed to a shock wave through the grassroots of the group, sparking outrage within their ranks, as …

The coronavirus had seemingly been confined to China in December 2019. A few weeks later, however, the virus which causes the disease known as COVID-19 has become a global pandemic. The infection, which develops in a respiratory illness that can be spread from droplets of body fluids-such as mucus and saliva-has now been identified in at least 188 countries and …

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, president of the PKR, today dismissed speculations that he was running for the Selangor mentri besar post. Anwar said he had directed the party leadership to help and collaborate as the Selangor Mentri Besar with Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari in ensuring that the government of the state runs smoothly as part of the PKR reform agenda. …

Malaysia ‘s military pension fund considers alternatives for its majority interest in Boustead Holdings Bhd like taking private conglomerate, said people with knowledge of the matter. Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera, which owns a 59 per cent stake in Boustead, has been authorised for a loan to finance the transaction, one of the people. Boustead ‘s stock, an investment company with …

Google ‘s famous map service yesterday launched more ways to get users engaged with local companies trying to survive the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact. The improvements to Google Maps were marketed as part of an attempt to support local restaurants and shops. They arrive a week after Facebook launched free resources to build electronic storefronts for merchants on the social …

A DAP MP from Melaka advised the recently established government of the Perikatan Nasional State to clean up reports that two individuals, including a former chief minister once suspended for “power politics” in Umno, are being considered for the Yang di-Pertua Negeri role. Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong responded to the rumors that former chief minister Ali Rustam and …

DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today urged the government of Perikatan Nasional (PN) to explain that Parliament will begin its sitting before the September 2021 Budget session, as the numerous Parliamentary Select Committees have not met since last year. While the next parliamentary meeting is expected to take place from July 13 to August 25, he said parliamentarians are unsure if …

Veteran statesman Tun Daim Zainuddin supported Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad ‘s decision to resign as prime minister on 24 February, saying conditions pushed him to do so. The former president of the Council of Eminent Persons made the comment during an interview with Malaysiakini and many other media organizations, and it is claimed that he was referring to a Supreme …