Malaysia

Malaysia – Malaysia Batik Day has been announced annually by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob tomorrow. In a special message aired yesterday evening on RTM’s TV1 and social media, he said that the government believed the statement would encourage all people to wear Malaysian batik, especially the business sector and the multiracial society. He said that the decision was …

Malaysia – The Cost of Living Committee of Pakatan Harapan (PH) has demanded  the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi and his deputy Datuk Rosol Wahid to quit after failing to manage food price increases. PH members brought the matter up in Parliament, according to a committee statement, but the government has failed to handle …

Malaysia – Teresa Kok, a Seputeh MP, is urging the education minister to take an official stance on the issue of a teacher who sued a former student for claimed defamation after she called him out for making light of rape. The senior politician was outraged to learn that the instructor, Khairul Nizam Sanuddin, had launched a defamation action against …

Malaysia – Sarawak has the choice of using either English or Bahasa Melayu in official occasions. Thus, language preference is irrelevant, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliament) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. According to a press release published recently in Kuala Lumpur, the Santubong MP highlighted that Sarawak has the option of using either …

Malaysia – Dr Kelvin Yii, MP for Bandar Kuching, calls on the federal and state governments to intervene and reduce the cost of airplane tickets for Sarawakians returning to the state to vote in the 12th state election. He suggested that both governments should work together to develop methods to incentivize people to return to Sarawak to vote, stating that …

Malaysia – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Johor tomorrow could include him identifying federal seats to possibly contest during the 15th general election, according to a Pakatan Harapan source. This was in addition to welcoming Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik, the former Bersatu turned PH-friendly Independent, into PKR. The source said the 74-year-old federal Opposition leader and …

Malaysia – DAP’s Lim Lip Eng, whom is also the Kepong MP questioned the need for Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to appoint three advisers, each costing RM50,000 a month especially at a time when the nation’s coffers are running low. He pointed out that there were already relevant ministers to provide advice in the areas that the trio were …

Malaysia – Datuk Jimmy Wong, the former chairman of the Sabah DAP, has founded a new non-governmental organization (NGO) named Sabah Natural Justices For Sabahans, barely four days after resigning from the party. He stated that the NGO will “test the waters” before considering whether or not it could operate as a political party. According to him, he wants to …

Malaysia – The state government of Penang is currently exploring green financing as a means of obtaining funds in order to implement the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. The state government could fulfill all of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards in the design of the project, according to Zairil Khir Johari, who is the head of the Penang …

Malaysia – Since the Covid-19 outbreak has swept the country last year, a total number of 1,003 employers in the state of Johor have closed their doors to the public. As a result, the Johor legislative assembly heard today that about 12,231 people had been laid off from their jobs. Datuk Mohd Izhar Ahmad, head of the State Investment, Entrepreneur …