Geo Politics

The Ministry of Education has given the flexibility to school managers to modify the school opening procedures as long as they conform to its guidelines. Deputy Minister of Education II Muslimin Yahaya said improvements to the guidelines were tolerated as each school had a particular atmosphere and number of students. On June 10, Minister of Education Dr. Mohd Radzi Md …

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who distinguishes himself as the prime minister of Malaysia twice, said today that he aspired to the role again rather than as an advisor since his past successors overlooked his advice in governing the world. His understanding is, they would ignore him as he try to offer suggestions to the prime minister and they won’t hear …

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Secretariat at national level today called for an end to all kinds of bullying by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government against its lawmakers. In a joint statement, the alliance said it sees the opposition lawmakers’ latest police inquiry strings as a means of coercion by the governing regime, owing to perceived differences in political opinion. The …

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has agreed to take up the position of Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader, chief government whip Wirat Rattanaset said on Monday. Gen Prawit accepted the invitation at the Five Provinces Bordering Forest Forest Preservation Project (East Region) inside the 1st Infantry Regiment, King’s Guards on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok. The invitation was delivered by …

Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Perikatan Nasional administration must be given the opportunity to govern until the end of the term. In an exclusive interview with Sinar Harian, Malay daily, Ismail, who is also vice president of Umno, said this might not happen because of the opposition’s agitation and political moves. The Opposition is also …

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that he had refused his request to briefly become deputy prime minister when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is again becoming prime minister because of concerns centered on previous negative encounters and because he felt it would contribute to the old problem of power transfer becoming a subject again. However, the PKR president also pointed …

Seven small political parties have vouched for Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilised Party, to get a cabinet seat on their behalf if a reshuffle takes place. Pichet Sathirachawal, leader and sole MP of the Prachathamthai Party, said 11 small parties had considered the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle, and agreed a representative of small parties should be nominated …

Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has set his sights on the presidency for the third time and is confident that he can show anyone who succeeds him how things can be handled and resolved. In an interview with Malaysiakini, the 94-year-old said he was looking to a half-year term as prime minister if Pakatan Harapan (PH) were …

DAP and Amanah today urged PKR to return to the consensus of Pakatan Harapan to support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the ninth prime minister if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim fails to achieve majority parliamentary support. DAP organizing secretary Anthony Loke and Amanah communications director Khalid Abdul Samad stated in a joint statement that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had settled on …

The High Court here today dismissed an appeal by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the other four disqualified Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) for a provisional injunction order to declare their expulsion from the group to be unlawful. The temporary complaint for injunction, which lists the expelled five and the Bersatu group itself as claimants, was lodged against party member …