Malaysia

Malaysia – A disciplinary hearing was held against Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim by the Umno disciplinary board after claims that he had violated party discipline and etiquette. According to a Malay-language daily newspaper, Shahidan, the Arau Umno division chairman, arrived at the party’s headquarters in Menara Datuk Onn at around 2.45 p.m. yesterday in order to have a meeting with …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, has disputed reports that he rejected a motion to examine the current flood crisis on Monday, the last day of the Dewan Rakyat’s session. Azhar indicated that for urgent concerns and those that required prompt discussion, a move under to Standing Orders 18 (1) must be presented one …

Malaysia – The number of flood victims in Selangor’s relief centres (PPS) has increased again, while those in Kuala Lumpur and five other states have decreased. The Info Bencana webpage of the Social Welfare Department (JKM) reported yesterday that 62,795 evacuees at 401 PPS in seven states — Selangor, Pahang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Kelantan, and Kuala Lumpur. In Selangor, InfoBencana …

Malaysia – Around 53,000 members of Penggerak Komuniti Negara (PKN) formally declared their membership in Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) recently. Nor Hizwan Ahmad, a former adviser to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, led the announcement. Nor Hizwan, who is also the chairman of PKN, said that the declaration during the party’s formal debut is consistent with the NGO‘s …

Malaysia – So far, 27 people have died as a result of the catastrophic floods that devastated the nation on Saturday, the greatest death toll since the previous big floods in 2014. Twenty of the deaths were recorded in Selangor, while seven were confirmed in Pahang. As of Friday afternoon, 20 people have been reported dead in floods in Selangor, …

Malaysia – The Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ) involves two Umno politicians directly. According to Malaysiakini, the Umno pair of Dewan Negara Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad and former Melaka Deputy Speaker Datuk Ghazale Muhamad own firms that have been given concession areas in the project. It was uncovered when checking on a new Klebang reclamation project under the M-WEZ that …

Malaysia – Despite his personal health concerns, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called for a halt to party politics in order to concentrate on aiding the tens of thousands of people who have been affected by the recent floods throughout the Malaysian peninsula. Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that the massive size of floods that have …

Malaysia – Ten individuals have been reported missing after floods in Pahang, with eight of them suspected to have been carried away by two water surge occurrences in Bentong. Ismail Abdul Ghani, deputy director of operations at Pahang Fire and Rescue Department, said three people, including a six-year-old child, were reported missing last night in an incident at a chalet, …

Malaysia – Political analysts believe the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is set to use Saturday’s historic election success to extract concessions, including increased autonomy. The party won 76 of the 82 seats in the state legislature, giving the state’s governing parties their highest gain in five decades and reaffirming prior warnings about rising rejection of peninsula power in Borneo state, …

Malaysia – With the inauguration of the party’s national branch, Parti Warisan has arrived in Peninsular Malaysia. President Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said he wanted to bring Malaysia’s most valuable asset, its people, back in the spotlight, free of prejudices on race and religion. Many people, according to Shafie, have utilized Malaysia’s diversity to divide the country. Shafie noted at …