Malaysia

Malaysia – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob gave his first Chinese New Year address, expressing hope for prosperity as his administration strives to restore the nation’s economy, which has been hammered by a two-year struggle with Covid-19. In his address, Ismail Sabri expressed the hope that this year’s celebration will be meaningful, as many families have been forced …

Malaysia – Instead of assigning itself a 75-point rating, the Penang government should invite the people to evaluate them, according to Gerakan vice-president Datuk Baljit Singh. He added the state administration should be embarrassed for giving itself a 75 out of 100 grade when they should have asked the people to assess them when they recently released their report card. …

Malaysia – In principle, the government has agreed to allow Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to negotiate with the agent chosen by FIFA to gain broadcasting rights for the 2022 World Cup. Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, said the outcome of the negotiations will be known shortly. “InsyaAllah, we need a little more time to finalize it …

Malaysia – Following the complaints coming from Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied allegations that these were attempts in order to threaten him with a corruption investigation. The MACC has announced in a statement that was issued just recently that it is investigating the PKR MP after two complaints were filed against him. According …

Malaysia – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC), said that the new standard operating procedure (SOP) for umrah travel has been refined in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NadmA), and the document will be presented for approval at a quartet meeting. As stated by MOTAC, the SOP serves as an …

Malaysia – Mohd Izhar Ahmad, a member of the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), has announced his resignation from the party, and became the second Johor leader to do so in as many days, claiming a lack of confidence in the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration. Furthermore, in yet another symptom of problems brewing at the Perikatan Nasional …

Malaysia -By May 20, the Federal Court has ordered Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to submit his application for the appointment of a Queen’s Counsel (QC) from the United Kingdom to represent him in his appeal against his conviction and sentencing in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, according to a court order. While participating in online proceedings, deputy public …

Malaysia – DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng noted that if action is not taken against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki over his proxy stock trading issue, Malaysia’s lower rating and rank in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) issued by Transparency International (TI) will continue to see a significant fall. The substantial decrease in ranks and …

Malaysia – Mohamad Sabu, the head of the Parti Amanah Negara, stated that the PKR and Amanah would each compete 20 seats in the forthcoming Johor state elections, while the DAP will seek 16 seats in the state elections. In a news conference held recently in Permas Jaya, Johor, Mohamad, also known as Mat Sabu, said that the decision on seat distribution …

Malaysia – Mazlan Bujang formally resigned from the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) today, thereby resigning from all of his party positions, including his position as the party’s Tebrau division chairman, with effect immediately. Twenty-three other Bersatu branch leaders and committee members from the party’s Tebrau division joined him in resigning their positions. As the current Puteri Wangsa assemblyman and …