Geo Politics

The Golkar Party stated that Democratic Party Chairperson Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) was ready to assist President Joko Widodo’s full government. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Nurul Arifin, after the Golkar Party General Chair Airlangga Hartarto meeting and the Democratic Party elite in Cikeas, Bogor, Thursday (5/3). The meeting of the two parties discussed …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak defended BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s assets saying his wealth is legitimate. Najib claimed that Tengku Adnan was partner of tycoon Vincent Tan who holds shares in big companies like The Star, Watan and Mutiara Telecommunications. The former prime minister said that during the 1990s, Malaysia’s stock market was bullish, …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started investigations on how Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had accumulated almost RM1 billion in assets. MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said that MACC probe is underway against the former Federal Territories minister known as Ku Nan who had declaired over RM900 million in assets when he served under three …

PETALING JAYA – MACC chief Commissioner Latheefa Koya has tendered her resignation as Malaysia’s anti-graft chief, saying she was not pressured into quitting by anyone and just decided to return to her practice as a human rights advocate. She said she handed in her resignation letter to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, subject to the King’s approval on Monday    …

KUALA LUMPUR – PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the party is in the process of approving RM10mil in penalty if a member decide to leave the party. “We are in the process of getting those who defected to pay fine,” Saifuddin told reporters at the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. It was revealed that PKR …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has demanded newly appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to probe former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and his declared RM900 million in assets throughout his political career revealed in a bribery trial yesterday. The PKR president said that a query is necessary since Muhyiddin vowed to clean …

PUTRAJAYA – Newly appointed prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin met with the high ranking officials from the International Trade and Industry Ministry where they discussed issues related to the country’s foreign investments and international trade. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office today, March 5. Ministry secretary-general Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali were also present to brief the …

All levels of election supervisors are asked to be aware of money politics. The reason is, according to the Election Supervisory Body of the Republic of Indonesia (Bawaslu RI) the mode of money politics continues to develop from year to year. The Commissioner of Bawaslu Ratna Dewi Pettalolo said, the trend of violations from year to year, not decreased, but …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad rebuts allegations that his resignation sparked the political crisis. The 94-year-old former premiere on his Official Facebook post denies Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s claim that all of this unprecedented turmoil started when Dr. Mahathir issued his resignation as head of the state. “The Prime Minister alleged that the political crisis …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) expressed today their support for the new appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th prime ministry of the state. MTUC president Datuk Halim Mansur, after congratulating Muhyiddin said that he should be given space to lead the country out of the current problems that affected the nation’s workers …