Malaysia

Malaysia – The main coalitions of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) will contest head-to-head in all 56 seats in the March 12 Johor state election, while the numerous federal Opposition parties compete with one another in multiple seat tussles. According to the candidate lists provided by both coalitions, there will be fierce competition in numerous places, with multiple …

Malaysia – Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and other individuals were revealed in the recent 1MDB trial, and DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng requested Malaysian authorities to undertake a complete probe against them. According to a report by news portal Free Malaysia Today, this came after former banker and prosecution star witness Tim …

Malaysia – As previously reported, Lee Zii Jia, the national number one men’s singles shuttler, has partnered with Taiwanese sports equipment firm Victor. Victor and Zii Jia, the world number seven, announced the cooperation on their Instagram pages, but did not provide any other specifics about the deal. Hello, @leeziijia, and welcome back to the Victor family. Victor is excited …

Malaysia – The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) and the PKR  have expressed optimism that they would reach an agreement over their state seat candidacy fight in Larkin. Despite the fact that it is just one seat, Muda and PKR should avoid becoming like Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN), according to party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. “They (Muda …

Malaysia – Malaysia’s dismal defeats to Laos in the AFF Under-23 tournament in Cambodia have prompted a post-mortem, according to Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. He added the relevant parties, such as the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), should get to the source of the matter since Laos was once the whipping child of Southeast Asian …

Malaysia – Despite the fact that the next state election is expected to be a multi-cornered fight, Johor Perikatan Nasional (PN) expressed confidence that it would be able to achieve a majority of more than two-thirds to establish the next state government. The coalition’s leadership is aware of the increased number of candidates fighting for seats this time around, according …

Malaysia – According to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, there has been a substantial rise in the number of Covid-19 education clusters recently, with 92 recorded in the most recent epidemiological week (ME) 7/2022. He said that 61 education clusters were registered the week before (ME6). From January 1 to February 19, the Crisis Preparedness and Response …

Malaysia – In the run-up to the Johor votes, a Johor Umno leader slammed former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for threatening to reveal proof of the country’s purported shaky finances, calling it “political intimidation.” Muhyiddin seems to have forgotten his prior job in government, according to Johor Umno deputy leader Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. “Let us not forget …

Malaysia – On February 20, DAP announced it supports the National Recovery Council’s (NRC) recommendation to restore international borders on March 1 in order to assist the country’s economic recovery and create new employment possibilities. Lim Guan Eng, the party’s secretary-general, said that the party is prepared to set aside political differences in order to satisfy the NRC’s demand, which …

Malaysia – With a 3-0 victory against reigning champions Indonesia on February 20, the Malaysian men’s team won their first Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) championship. Malaysia’s victory against Indonesia’s second stringers ended their arch-rivals’ hopes of winning the BATC for the fourth time since it started in 2016. Malaysia’s All England champion Lee Zii Jia had a shaky start …