Geo Politics

PETALING JAYA – PKR President and Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that PKR is willing to work with any politician who opposes corruption, power abuse as it continues to pursuit much needed reforms in the country. Anwar said that any effort to return the people’s mandate must be based on the principles of justice and Malaysia’s well-being. …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on the government to respect the King’s advice and stop unsavoury political actions against those who oppose them. The comments came after the decree was made by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah that parties and the government should stop politicking and prioritized the combat against …

KUALA LUMPUR – DAP MP Tony Pua has rejected the formation of any government with the backing of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak. The stinging remarks came in after Najib allegedly lobbying for Barisan Nasional to support the Opposition leader Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s bid as the prime minister. Pua said that Najib is the “biggest crook in the country” …

Through holding a mass rally in front of the German embassy in Bangkok, anti-government protesters placed further pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The move came after Gen Prayut refused the deadline for the protesters to demand that he resign by Sunday evening. The demonstrators marched and sent a petition to the embassy. In view of this, The pro-democracy movement …

KUALA LUMPUR –  The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has decided not to push through with the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s recommendation to declare a state of emergency. According to the statement released by Istana Negara, The King also reminded the politians to immediately cease any forms of politicking amid the currenty health crisis that the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Newly appointed BN treasurer-general Hishammuddin Hussein said today that one of the issues that Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament will be discussing in a meeting today is on whether PM Muhyiddin Yassin should step down from his position. Hishammuddin said that he wants to hear BN’s position first following several calls from several groups asking him …

The Opposition leader, Sompong Amornwiwat opened a special parliamentary session with a call for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, as anti-government demonstrators prepared an unprecedented petition targeting the German embassy. The leader of the Pheu Thai Party said Gen Prayut should step down and show responsibility for the mishandling of the demonstrations by using a water cannon against …

PETALING JAYA – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah seek to consult other Malay rulers on the recommendations he received from his Cabinet regarding the statement issued by Istana Negara. Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said that the Agong has advised the public to exercise calm and patience while waiting for the decision. The …

SINGAPORE – Hong Kong and Singapore announced on Friday that it has agrred to set up a travel bubble that will allow residents to travel between the two countries as long as they passed the Covid-19 screening. Under the agreement, residents of both cities wanting to travel must test negative for the Covid-19 virus and will be flying only on …

KUALA LUMPUR – Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob defended his daily press briefing by saying that it is crucial to let the public know about the government’s effort to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Sabri is responding to Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh comments on the recent National Security Council’s recent communication blunders on it Work from home (WFH) policy. …