Malaysia – Mohd Izhar Ahmad, a member of the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), has announced his resignation from the party, and became the second Johor leader to do so in as many days, claiming a lack of confidence in the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration. Furthermore, in yet another symptom of problems brewing at the Perikatan Nasional …

Malaysia – Since the Covid-19 outbreak has swept the country last year, a total number of 1,003 employers in the state of Johor have closed their doors to the public. As a result, the Johor legislative assembly heard today that about 12,231 people had been laid off from their jobs. Datuk Mohd Izhar Ahmad, head of the State Investment, Entrepreneur …