Malaysia

Malaysia – If the anti-party hopping Bill is not presented and enacted during this Parliament session, Pakatan Harapan (PH) is prepared to go to the streets. Mohamad Sabu, a member of the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) in Kota Raja, said his party’s members are prepared to take to the streets if they are ignored when they speak up in Parliament …

Malaysia – The National Book Council of Malaysia (MBKM) stated that a new online portal for selling books is neither meant to be a monopoly, nor does it imply that the government-linked council is entering the corporate world. MBKM clarified that it was not receiving a 20% commission from Bukuku.my, a new digital book-selling platform, and that the 20% rate …

Malaysia – According to human rights organization Pusat Komas, which tracked 51 such events posted on online news media last year, Malaysia has experienced an increase in publicized incidences of racial discrimination. Pusat Komas, which has collected complaints of acts of racism for the previous seven years and released its “Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2021” on March 21, stated there …

Malaysia – If the DAP wants to stay relevant and capture Malaysians’ hearts, it must continually attract new and better people, according to the party’s expelled national publicity secretary Tony Pua, who was removed from the senior leadership committee after failing to keep his position. Despite the fact that there are more seats this time — from 20 to 30 …

Malaysia – In the DAP central executive committee (CEC) election on March 20, Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, and Seremban MP Anthony Loke Siew Fook obtained significant votes. Damansara MP Tony Pua and Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming were among those who did not make the cut, while nine women, including the only Malay …

Malaysia – The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) has issued a strong warning to all television companies in the nation not to show any situations that are sensitive to religion or other issues. Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, said the government would not hesitate to take action if television stations disobeyed the rules. He said …

Malaysia – The Barisan Nasional (BN) is not a member of the newly formed Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Only Bersatu, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR), and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) are formally members of the coalition, according to its pro-tem chairman, Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. GRS was formed by Sabah Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu, STAR, SAPP, …

Malaysia – Despite its defeat in the Johor state election, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) head Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the party would continue to “fight” in Malaysia’s political arena. Pejuang had recognized many flaws that had contributed to its defeat in the state elections, according to the former prime minister, and stated that his party …

Malaysia – Today, all eyes are set on the 2021 Umno General Assembly, which will be convened face-to-face after two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting last year was held in a hybrid format, as it had not been convened the year before because of the rising cases and the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus. The assembly, …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, an Umno veteran, has requested the Election Commission (EC) to assume control of all political finances to be utilized for election campaigns so that they may be properly monitored. According to the Gua Musang MP, the EC might then ask all parties to submit proposals for the projected amount of money they would …