Geo Politics

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was not involved in the contentious decision to require Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz to withdraw from his money-laundering charges of more than US$ 248 million (RM1.08 billion today’s exchange rate) of funds related to the 1MDB controversy. In a brief comment, the PMO clarified that the decision was made …

TWO months after returning to the helm of GREEN PACKET BHD, C.C. technology. Puan set forth his dream for the company – to become a global financial entity of some sort. The aim was also to render Malaysia the gold standard for financial inclusion in the Asian world. It was back in September 2019. Fast forward to today, and the …

Minister at the Department of Prime Minister Takiyuddin Hassan hit Dr. Mahathir Mohamad about his comments on the money laundering case issue with Riza Aziz. Takiyuddin on an intense statement told Mahathir not to be a hypocrite because he was confused about the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court’s decision to award Riza a discharge of no acquittal (DNAA). As a previous …

A lot of political issues has overwhelmed the officials for the past days and here, Independent Gerakan group wants to voice out his support to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, telling that Malaysia should concentrate on the latest economic chaos arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. Gerakan President Datuk Dr. Dominic Lau said in an online press conference today that …

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has denied allegations that he is connected to a corporation allegedly implicated in an inquiry by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into an RM30 million grafting case. Describing the charge of the Center for Fighting Corruption and Cronyism (C4) as hostile and a character assassination, the Minister’s office said that Dr. Adham had …

The state assembly in Melaka reconvened after members of Perikatan Nasional (PN) voted on their own as the new Speaker in state umno president Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. This came after physical threats and books reportedly tossed about by PN leaders, leading to the sitting adjourned by Speaker Omar Jaafar, who is allied with Pakatan Harapan. The surprise started …

The decision to take Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) out of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance was understood and endorsed by its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said that it was only at the last moment before the strategy was to be executed that Dr Mahathir announced a different approach to Bersatu’s. Pakatan leaders in particular from PKR and …

The Dewan Rakyat has approved a motion to hold a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof shared that the the resolution, tabled by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will be forwarded to the upcoming one-day meeting on May 18. Mohamad Ariff reported that Dr Mahathir got two motions …

KUALA LUMPUR – Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof confirmed today that he rejected the letter sent by Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal seeking a motion of confidence to Langkawi MP and former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Yes, authentic,” Mohamad Ariff said when contacted by Malay Mail. Ariff said the motion is inconsistent with with Article 43 …

Muhyiddin should have confidence of his own survival because, in theory, he should have 113 out of 222 votes, based on his administrative lineup. Ministers and deputy ministers must always vote with the government, because of collective responsibility. Because they are on the government’s payroll, they are also called payroll votes. Ministers and deputy ministers normally join the government as …