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The government should concentrate on improving the performance of Bumiputera-led institutions, said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said that before contemplating new and alternative affirmative action measures, improvements should be made to current organizations that serve the majority population. Related PostsAnnuar Musa says MoU with Pakatan stems from inclusive policy of governmentAnnuar Musa: Agreements with other Opposition parties …

The Immigration Department in Sabah and Sarawak issued a total of 37 and 1,137 falsified security stickers in 2019 and 2017, respectively, the Auditor-General (A-G) revealed in the second series of its 2019 report which was recently published. Following the delay since March caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the report was eventually presented in Parliament. Related PostsA Call to …

On Monday, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s plea to suspend her continuing corruption trial awaiting the outcome of her appeal against the High Court’s rejection of her request to vacate the trial proceedings will be heard. Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, the lawyer for Rosmah, and Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib confirmed that the Court of Appeal would hear the stay …

Former naturalised athlete Datuk Sieh Kok Chi and his handicapped daughter are claimed to have been defrauded of close to RM1.5 million in a property dispute by a retired naturalised athlete. Kok Chi, who served as the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s (OCM) secretary-general from 1992 to 2015, alleged that the former athlete faked the signature of his 47-year-old daughter Sieh …

A policeman in Johor is in hot water when a colleague in Melaka accused him of seducing his wife and filed a formal complaint under a contentious and outmoded legislation. The state police have started an investigation paper under Section 498 of the Penal Code for luring a married lady with criminal intent, according to Johor police head Datuk Ayob …

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob thinks the United Nations (UN) membership must speak with one voice on the necessity for an urgent halt of hostilities worldwide. This he stated during his opening video address to the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) held in New York. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry made his speech transcript accessible to …

Datuk Rosol Wahid, the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs stated that the government is contemplating imposing new regulated pricing on the Covid-19 self-test kits sooner than the previously scheduled date of December. He said that talks on the subject were now taking place with a number of different parties. In addition, Rosol said that the gradual re-opening …

The primary emphasis of today’s Parliament session will be the presentation of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, which will set out his government’s five-year plan to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable nation. Following the oral question-and-answer session that begins at 10 a.m., Ismail Sabri is planned to table the motion for …

The Commercial Crime Investigation Department of the federal police announced that it has launched a probe into the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) after former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak filed a police complaint against it. On September 9, Najib accused IRB officials of conspiring with unidentified politicians to collect RM1.7 billion in tax arrears and bankrupt him in its …

The High Court just recently rejected Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s plea for a declaration of nullity in her corruption case by banning Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from serving as senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in the trial. It was stated by Malaysiakini that Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan decided that Sri Ram’s appointment by the then Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in …