Malaysia – In order to regain voter appeal in the 15th general election (GE15), Pakatan Harapan (PH) has to change its political narrative as well as infuse new blood into its line-up, according to a forum panel. Former Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, speaking at an event titled “Does Parliament Hold Key Reforms?” remarked that certain PH leaders still …

Malaysia – Opposition member Lim Kit Siang said today that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chairman Tan Sri Azam Baki, who is implicated in a stock trading scandal, has not been cleared of all charges and should therefore take a leave of absence. While the Securities Commission (SC) may have ended its investigation, the Iskandar Puteri MP stated that, contrary to Azam’s …

Malaysia – The government must explain why it breached Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) during its 100-day Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia event, according to DAP’s Lim Kit Siang, who cited the Malaysian Medical Association’s outrage over the issue. According to the Iskandar Puteri MP, MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai was justified in raising concerns about the government’s motivation for holding …

DAP MP Lim Kit Siang said that Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun should have revealed from the start that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong agreed that the voting on the prime minister’s confidence was no longer necessary. The DAP leader added that AG arguing against the confidence vote on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is illogical if the …

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang underlined to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin his earlier warnings that immunization alone would not address Malaysia’s Covid-19 issues. The Iskandar Puteri MP contrasted Indonesia’s achievement in decreasing daily cases, stating that despite its bigger population, the neighboring country had reduced its infection rate much quicker than Malaysia. For more than four weeks, Southeast Asia’s third …

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang admits he misinterpreted statement of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang that only “Allah’s government” is able to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic. Hadi made a statement saying that only Allah has the power to put an end to the coronavirus as it was meant to be a test for humanity. Related PostsAbdul Hadi was …

DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang challenged the Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba to hit Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination target of 80 per cent of the entire population by September 16. According to the Iskandar Puteri MP, it has been his proposal to achieve the Malaysia Day target as the goal of the National Covid-19 Immunization Plan. Related PostsA Mass …

DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) Chief Howard Lee Chuan How said that suggestions made for the party veterans to step back in the internal elections to pave the way for the younger candidates were irrelevant and disrespectful. He added that it is unreasonable for them to get denied in the party elections considering that they get support from delegates and win. …