Malaysia

The state assembly in Melaka reconvened after members of Perikatan Nasional (PN) voted on their own as the new Speaker in state umno president Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. This came after physical threats and books reportedly tossed about by PN leaders, leading to the sitting adjourned by Speaker Omar Jaafar, who is allied with Pakatan Harapan. The surprise started …

HANOI –  Over 270 Vietnamese who were stranded in Malaysia due to travel restrictions enforced amidst the coronavirus pandemic, have returned home on May 10. Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, together with the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia made the flight possible. The passengers included those who were elderly and sick people, students without a place to stay due to …

The decision to take Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) out of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance was understood and endorsed by its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said that it was only at the last moment before the strategy was to be executed that Dr Mahathir announced a different approach to Bersatu’s. Pakatan leaders in particular from PKR and …

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei Darussalam has recorded two more cases of Covid-19 bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 141. The new cases are friends of Case 139 and they all lived together in a dormitory. According to Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Case 140 is a male aged 46 …

The observation for the status of employment in Malaysia is still on going. Approximately two-thirds of Malaysian companies claim they did not have any profits in the MCO era, a survey reveals. According to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), 67.8% of the firms that participated in the survey said they had not taken in any revenue during the MCO. Two-thirds …

As Malaysia is faces coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), struggling to protect people’s health and livelihoods at 40 per cent of household revenue. It reported three bundles of economic assistance. The new two are named Prihatin (which translates into “care”), and they concentrate on helping the Malaysians who fear slipping through the cracks. This include street sellers, micro-enterpreneurs, artists and other informal …

Positive social interactions can help us develop and sustain healthy mental wellbeing. Social interaction even allows us to properly control depression and also tends to enhance a variety of physical wellbeing effects. Sharing time with friends and relatives is one of most common ways of handling depression – and it works. Our families, friends, and co-workers. As friendships play a …

It has been a concern on the country about the status of the economy as everyone is battling with the pandemic virus. The different businesses are reviewing the posibilities of what will happen for the upcoming months. Development in Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to ease from 3.6 percent in Q4 2019 to an annual average of 2.2 …

The Dewan Rakyat has approved a motion to hold a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof shared that the the resolution, tabled by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will be forwarded to the upcoming one-day meeting on May 18. Mohamad Ariff reported that Dr Mahathir got two motions …

KUALA LUMPUR – Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof confirmed today that he rejected the letter sent by Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal seeking a motion of confidence to Langkawi MP and former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Yes, authentic,” Mohamad Ariff said when contacted by Malay Mail. Ariff said the motion is inconsistent with with Article 43 …