Malaysia – Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, Member of Parliament for Kuala Nerus, has resigned from the Islamist party PAS, effective on March 14. At 2.30pm in Parliament, Khairuddin, who was recently removed in the position of PAS Syura Ulama Council secretary, handed in his letter of resignation to PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. He said that he would …

Singapore – According to a governing party Member of Parliament, the PAP must quickly pick the future Prime Minister (PM) and Deputy Prime Ministers (DPM) in order to give them the maximum amount of time feasible before taking over as Singapore’s leader. “We can have all the appropriate fiscal policies in place and the fortitude to carry them through, despite the pain …

Malaysia – Uncoordinated efforts in the management and procurement of foreign employees in all areas, according to a member of Parliament, would impede the country’s economic progress and create even more difficulties, particularly at a time when there is a labor shortage. Maria Chin Abdullah, a member of Parliament from Petaling Jaya, believes that the Ministry of Human Resources’ (MoHR) …

Dissident Srisuwan Janya will on Saturday appeal the National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) to test the direct of 277 MPs who caused a House meeting on Wednesday to fall. An absence of majority constrained House Speaker Chuan Leekpai to dismiss the meeting held to discuss draft enactment on unsafe substances. Just 206 out of 483 MPs proclaimed themselves present, bringing …

A member of the UMNO Supreme council says that for the time being, talk about Muslim unity is irrelevant until the next general election (GE15) is concluded. Abdul Rahman Dahlan pointed out that that this does not mean to say that UMNO is setting aside the matter but to focus on the other issues that needed to be prioritized at …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that he will be under investigation for the six cases including one on sodomy charges. The federal police initially called in the Opposition leader concerning a purported leaked list of MPs backing him as the next prime minister. According to Anwar, this is an attempt by the police to ‘pressure him …

BANGKOK – Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday, that the Parliament could not punish the MP who were caught looking at “inappropriate” photo during the house meeting for the reason that it was a personal matter. Chuan said that the if a complaint was filed then the House can consider on whether the MP had violatedcode of ethics for parliamentarians. …

The opposition would seek to scale back funds earmarked for non-essential construction projects as well as defense spending during the review of the Fiscal 2021 budget bill of 3.3 trillion baht that passed its first reading in the House on Friday evening. A 72-member committee was created to review the budget package following the referendum, where the legislation approved with …

PETALING JAYA – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has quarantined itself after coming into close contact with an MP who tested positive for Covid-19. “He is under self-quarantine,” a spokesman for Tun Dr Mahathir said in an interview on Thursday. It is believed that Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad came into close contact with Malaysian Member of Parliament …

KUCHING – Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has announced on his Facebook page post that he has tested positive for Covid-19 today. Kelvin confirmed Covid-19 based on the results of a test conducted by the Health Department at the Sarawak General Hospital on Monday. In his Facebook post, He was in contact with his colleague Sarikei MP Andrew Wong …