PETALING JAYA: According to the DAP, police reports will be filed against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his Cabinet for refusing to allow Parliament to sit during the emergency despite the King’s order. Lim Guan Eng, the party’s secretary-general, said Muhyiddin and the Cabinet were “stubbornly refusing” to heed the King’s order to reconvene Parliament. Since the King has already …

KANGAR: There is no need to be worried about the brands of Covid-19 vaccines used in the country’s immunization program because the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency has approved each vaccine (NPRA). All vaccines used in the national Covid-19 immunization program have been tested and found to be safe and reliable, according to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. “They (vaccines) have all …

PUTRAJAYA: MCA filed a defamation suit against Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, claiming that the party never used its own funds to send allocations to Chinese schools and instead pocketed public funds. The Federal Court dismissed the claim today. Lim’s appeal was allowed, and the single question of law asked “is answered in the negative,” according to a seven-member bench …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin reiterated on Monday (Mar 1) that once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, he will dissolve parliament. “The key priority of this government at this time is to steer this country out of the double whammy of health and economic crises,” he said in a speech focusing on his first year in office. I …

PETALING JAYA: Umno member Aziz Kaprawi told the Muhyiddin Yassin administration that after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong said yesterday that Parliament will reconvene during the emergency period that lasts until August, it can no longer do “as it pleases.” Aziz said that the King’s decree gave the Rakyat hope that the country’s parliamentary democracy will resume. “Therefore, I urge the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Although the introduction of the vaccine is a buzz, there are now still concerns about the 256,678 individuals who have recovered from the infections. Are they still going to need vaccinations? The Ministry of Health (MOH) says it will determine the need for these patients to be vaccinated, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of Health.Noor Hisham said …

PETALING JAYA: As Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today, the government will start rolling out 5G infrastructure and technology services by the end of 2021. Muhyiddin revealed that RM15 billion will be invested in 5G deployment projects nationwide over the next 10 years, speaking at the virtual launch of MyDigital and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint. “With this, Malaysia will …

PETALING JAYA: A plan by a PPBM senator to pass laws to prosecute anyone found insulting the prime minister has been slammed by lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla, claiming it is worse than the Anti-Fake News Act passed by the government of Barisan Nasional (BN). He told FMT that while former Prime Minister Najib Razak was often criticized and assaulted during …

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — If these lead to the neglect of minority groups, racial considerations in national policies would hamper the growth of the country, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The former two-time prime minister said in an interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that the government must recognize the multiracial fabric of Malaysia and factor …

KUALA LUMPUR – To ensure compliance with its coronavirus lockout, Malaysia is taking a tougher approach, even as it introduces stringent Chinese New Year measures that will limit reunion dinners to only family members staying in the same home. At his regular Covid-19 briefing on Thursday, Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob revealed the most stringent protocols for the festive …