Malaysia – Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lodged another defamation suit, this time against former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, for saying that he requested the former Prime Minister’s aid in dropping his corruption charges. Zahid refuted Mahathir’s claim that he and two or three people went to his (Mahathir’s) house shortly after the 14th general election. On February …

Malaysia – According to human rights organization Pusat Komas, which tracked 51 such events posted on online news media last year, Malaysia has experienced an increase in publicized incidences of racial discrimination. Pusat Komas, which has collected complaints of acts of racism for the previous seven years and released its “Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2021” on March 21, stated there …

Malaysia – Despite its defeat in the Johor state election, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) head Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the party would continue to “fight” in Malaysia’s political arena. Pejuang had recognized many flaws that had contributed to its defeat in the state elections, according to the former prime minister, and stated that his party …

Malaysia – Despite his personal health concerns, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called for a halt to party politics in order to concentrate on aiding the tens of thousands of people who have been affected by the recent floods throughout the Malaysian peninsula. Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that the massive size of floods that have …

Malaysia – Dr Boo Cheng Hau, Johor DAP’s outspoken leader has denied participation with purported group favoring Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) prime minister candidate. The member of the Johor DAP committee said that he was not responsible for any claims made concerning this alleged group. Dr Boo said that the event occurred at …

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, head of the Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang), said that his party will back Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim if the latter were to become Prime Minister. According to reports, former prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad said on Bernama TV that his political party is not constrained to working with just one other person, …

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposal to establish a National Operations Council or Mageran, its Malay abbreviation as known by many has been rejected by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council. PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said in a statement that the most pressing matter …

PETALING JAYA: Veteran politician Daim Zainuddin tried to protect Dr Mahathir Mohamad from a perceived effort to show the former prime minister as the sole person responsible for the fall from power of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Referring to the recently published memoirs of Tommy Thomas, he said it was unreasonable for the former attorney-general to place the blame squarely at …

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 …