Malaysia

Malaysia – Following voter objections, PKR party election committee chairman Zaliha Mustafa stated that a number of candidates for the key leadership, including the position of vice president, may not be able to run for the PKR election for the term 2022/2023. According to a report, Zaliha claimed that the committee has obtained 50 non-official objections through the ADIL application …

Malaysia – When the RM1,500 minimum pay rate takes effect on May 1, certain job sectors, including the informal sector, will be granted flexibility, according to Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. Those who earn their living by doing odd jobs, businesses with less than five employees, and industries that are experiencing significant losses, such as the hotel and …

Malaysia – The Foreign Ministry’s (Wisma Putra) decision to recall the Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Malaysian Consul General in Dubai for failing to coordinate administrative and logistical matters during Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the UAE late last month must be handled carefully and internally. Former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar …

Malaysia – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has remarked that he is willing to challenge former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the financially ailing Sapura Energy Berhad, but that the discussion should be open for the media to cover and open to public watching. Anwar emphasized the importance of media freedom in a Facebook post late Friday …

Malaysia – No great plan or magic trick, according to Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, can bring Pakatan Harapan (PH) back to Putrajaya. Short-term solutions in politics only work for a short while, as said by the PKR legislator, and such a simple approach would backfire in the long run. “There is no big plan for us to climb to …

Malaysia – The recalled Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysian Consul-General in Dubai will be stationed at Wisma Putra and will not be assigned to the Public Service Department’s (PSD) pool system of civil servants, according to Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah, director-general of the Public Service Department. He stated that the reports that the diplomats …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee, a fugitive businessman sought for various money laundering and commercial crimes offenses, was apprehended today by authorities after surrendering to police after a year-long search. Liow presented himself at the CCID headquarters in Jalan Tun Razak at 11 a.m., according to Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Mohd Kamarudin …

Malaysia – Liew Chin Tong, the leader of the Johor DAP, today called for the repeal of the Sedition Act of 1948, calling it “an oppressive statute that has no place in Malaysian democracy.” S Murugan, a fellow DAP member, was held by police earlier today under Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act 1948. “I was told that Murugan, …

Malaysia – Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan was killed, according to the High Court here today, and his death was not caused by a fire at his Mutiara Damansara house in 2018. The fire, according to Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Asnawi Abu Hanipah, was not an accident but rather an act of arson. “The site of the event …

Malaysia – Two potential PKR candidates reported that their names were absent from the party’s membership list. A. Vethamoorthy, who had intended to vie for the position of PKR chairman in Sungai Siput, claimed he was unable to file his candidacy after learning that he was no longer a member of the party. Since 2013, Vethamoorthy has been a member …