Malaysia

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin asserted for the discussion on the issue of Covid-19 vaccine recognition to be carried out at the international level such that there would be no discrimination. According to him, the viewpoint of Malaysia is that, if the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges the vaccine, then those who have received the vaccine would also …

Pejuang’s state committee is keen to welcome other political party leaders in the state joining their fold. According to the Johor Pejuang pro-tem deputy chief Nornekman Osman, despite not being registered yet, Pejuang has always welcomed anyone to join its membership. He said that even though Pejuang was a small party, they believe that there are still political party leaders …

The High Court has received 1,200 pages of written submissions from both the prosecution and defense on Former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s graft trial which is linked to the Yayasan Akalbudi funds. The case will be heard on August 5. The prosecution which is being headed by deputy public prosecutor, Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran …

Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman reminded the UMNO leaders who are critical of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that their selection to contest in the upcoming general election rests on the party president. UMNO elections director Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said that Ahmad Zahid remains the president until the GE 15 since the party’s internal poll has been delayed. He said …

A senior Sabah leader said that the state must take action to enact its own public health legislation in the future. Deputy chief minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said that as public health falls under both the state and the federal jurisdiction, discussions must be made with Putrajaya first before Sabah can enact its own health laws. In a statement, …

Reports of side effects such like heart inflammation, especially among male recipients has made the government to reconsider its decision to administer Pfizer jabs to adolescents. Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, said that his party would be meeting with the the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to discuss the …

Bersih 2.0 said that they are keen to conduct online Simulated Recall Elections (SREL) on other parliamentary or even state constituencies particularly those who were previously under UMNO as many of its representatives are defecting to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) following the GE 2018. According to chairman Thomas Fann, the SREL sessions is going to be conducted under the …

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong declared in the Parliament that they should be meeting again as soon as possible to allow for the Emergency declaration and Emergency laws to be presented in Parliament. This comes after the King granted an audience at Istana Negara to Dewan Negara Speaker Tan Sri Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun in …

Malaysians have come up with the #benderaputih (white flag) movement for those in dire need of food and essentials to indicate this to neighbors without needing to beg for help. The movement suggested that those who desperately needed assistance fly a white flag or cloth outside their homes, which would let those able to help know which households could be …

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) has been collaborating with Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) in forming a special committee in order to determine which areas are without Internet access or with poor coverage so as to facilitate the home-based teaching and Learning (PdPR) method. KKMM Deputy Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said that the ministry would intensify its efforts in …