Malaysia

Malaysia – Melaka state assembly speaker Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh approached DAP in an effort to shore up support for UMNO’s Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, according to Tey Kok Kiew. Reports say that Melaka DAP leader Ab Rauf, who is also from UMNO, had urged the party to intervene and defend Sulaiman after four assembly members withdrew support …

Malaysia – The state executive councilor said that following the Covid-19 outbreak, Selangor reported an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, or 165,000 jobless people, as of June this year. Mohd Khairuddin Othman, chairman of the state government’s Youth Generation Development, Sports, and Human Capital Development Committee, said the state government has taken the issue on a serious note and is …

Malaysia – The presidential council of Pakatan Harapan (PH) made it clear that it is opposed to the appointment of Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali being the interim chief minister of Melaka in the midst of the state’s political turmoil. According to a statement it issued just recently that Sulaiman has lost the majority of seats in the state legislature …

Malaysia – Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) anticipates a robust recovery in its business, as well as a seamless operation with no labor shortages, after the resumption of interstate flights. According to group chief marketing and customer experience officer Lau Yin May, MAB, in a show of unity, retained its full workforce in readiness for traffic recovery despite a difficult time …

Malaysia – Having a several numbers of political parties does not sit well with the public because it may lead to ideological divisions and make the economy vulnerable, according to UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. So, instead of forming new political parties, the nation should focus on going ahead and on resolving political divisions, according to him. He …

Malaysia – Malaysia reported 7,373 new Covid-19 cases today, just hours before the prime minister was due to make a special statement, perhaps regarding the easing of interstate travel restrictions. The new cases reflect a decrease of almost 1,300 from 8,743 cases. Additionally, it implies that the number of new cases in Malaysia has stayed below 10,000 for eight consecutive …

Malaysia – People are advised not to loosen their guard and to continue following the standard operating procedures (SOP) even if interstate travel is permitted beginning tomorrow. According to Senior Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s twitter post, the first line of defense starts with us. Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) urged the …

Malaysia – Parti Kuasa Rakyat or Kuasa, a newly formed political party, was allegedly established on Sunday, with having the 15th general election on sight. The party is headed by Kamarazaman Yaakob, a former member of the Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia and the older brother of Prime Minister Tan Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Kamarazaman Yaakob has promised to fight the …

Malaysia– Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) today confirmed it had written to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah seeking a withdrawal of the decision to dissolve the Melaka state legislative assembly. Its chairman, Adly Zahari, said the letter was delivered at 5.50pm today by Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee and Datuk Noor Effandi Ahmad, the former assemblymen for Pengkalan …

Malaysia – American sports channel, All Sports Television Network, will be introducing sepak takraw to American audiences. This is after the television network came to an agreement with local broadcaster, Astro, to air the Sepak Takraw League (STL) produced by Astro Arena. As per the agreement, All Sports will be airing events from STL’s international, national and regional tournaments. According …