Geo Politics

PKR vice president Dr. Michael Teo said party branches Sabah and Sarawak voted to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the nominee for prime minister of the opposition. The Miri MP said the resolution of the two state chapters was compatible with the presidential council’s stance. This is in keeping with the resolution of the Pakatan Harapan ( PH) Presidential …

The Federal Court agreed to consider the contempt of court proceedings against Malaysiakini over the remarks posted by its users on the news site claimed to have been in defiance of the judiciary. The seven-man jury of the Federal Court headed by Datuk Rohana Yusuf, Chairman of the Court of Appeal, stated that there was prima facie reason to continue. …

As the bank did not release the RM192 million of the political party following an order from the High Court last month for the immediate release of the funds, Umno has filed an application to begin contempt proceedings against CIMB Bank. The counsel, Datuk Hariharan Tara Singh, claimed this was because the bank had refused to comply with a 19 …

According to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not fit as the nominee for prime minister because he is allegedly not “famous” among the Malays. The former prime minister has allegedly stated that the president of the PKR wants someone like himself to attract Malaysian popularity and win the race. Malays’ support has been seen to be …

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s corruption and money-laundering trial over 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB) funds will not start as scheduled for tomorrow, as the former prime minister will assist with Barisan Nasional’s by-election campaign in Chini, Pahang this Saturday. Najib ‘s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that it was important for his …

PKR chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denied reports that he was making any backdoor deals with some shady characters. The Port Dickson MP claimed unequivocally that the reports are the work of those who are mad about money. He highlighted that he wants to refer to a certain party’s slander alleging that he is working with a few traitorous people. …

The problem of the relationship between Surabaya Mayor Tri “Risma” Rismaharini and Dr. Soetomo Regional Public Hospital is still being discussed, and getting netizens’ attention on social media. Risma stated that the Surabaya City Government did not have access to communicate with Dr. Soetomo Regional Hospital which was under the authority of the East Java Provincial Government. Monday afternoon, June …

Malaysians returning from overseas would have to pay a total of RM30 to RM150 to be screened for Covid-19 upon their admission into the country from now on, whereas non-citizens would have to pay higher rates depending on the form of testing carried out, new rules released by the government said. The updated rules released on June 26 and entering …

PKR said it is ready today to address any decisions taken by the Pakatan Harapan ( PH) Presidential Board, including the option of a nominee for prime minister. In a statement today, its party secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution said this is given the Supreme Council leaders’ earlier stance on the subject. Any new candidate’s decision should not be leveraged …

Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) President Tan Sri Dr. James Masing today advised former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to avoid playing politics after nominating Sabah’s chief minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) nominee for prime minister if the alliance wrests the federal government back. He said that this was clearly a trick to get Sarawak and …