PETALING JAYA – Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad announced that he wants a new “independent” Malay-based party in the next general election. Speaking at a press conference at Yayasan AlBukhary, Mahathir said that the newly form party has yet to decide on the name will be neither be part of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) or opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed today that the government has allowed  three-month loan moratorium extension and assistance for those affected by Covid-19 and the movement control order. The Prime Minister said that the target moratorium will be for a three month extension and will be offered to thos who lost their jobs this year or …

PETALING JAYA – Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has hinted that if the court decision on Aug 7 regarding his removal from Bersatu did not go in his favour, he might form a new political party. The former prime minister said that if they were to be expelled from the party, he might have to consider having another party.   …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be delivering a special announcement today at 4PM, concerning the latest developments and updates on the recovery movement control order (RMCO). The special announcement will be broadcasted live today through local TV stations Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Bernama TV, TV3 and Astro Awani RMCO was announced by the prime minister …

PETALING JAYA – Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that the main reason the Pakatan’s administration ended is when Bersatu left the coalition and that his resignation is was only a “formality”. According to Mahathir, When Bersatu left, it automatically triggered the end of Pakatan Harapan Government. When Bersatu left, all of the members of the cabinet lost their …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government  today proved that it has the majority and the confidence of the Dewan Rakyat by the appointment of a new speaker and deputy speaker in the Lower House. Half of the 222 Members of Parliament (MP) voted in favor by Mr Muhyiddin’s motion to remove Mr Mohamad …

PETALING JAYA – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today there is nothing “personal” in his differences with former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to reporters right after the closed-door meeting between PH leaders, Anwar said he is open to working with anyone with the same policies, Including Mahathir, if they can agree on things. Anwar said that …

Malaysia has been recognized as one of the world’s most successful countries in dealing with and controlling the Covid-29 pandemic, Premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. Speaking to around 250 workers of the Department of Prime Minister at their meeting here today after the introduction of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Muhyiddin said the success was due to the hard …

Datuk Seri Najib Razak today seemed to riff on the satirical blog post of his political foe Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad earlier in the morning, teasingly wondering whether a new party called “Anak-anak Daddy” is being created. Najib wrote a short comment asking in a brief Facebook post, whether such supposed data is true. While Najib has not further elaborated, …

PAS today pledged its commitment to Perikatan Nasional (PN), saying it would work hard to enhance cooperation with the alliance’s two other Malay parties, Umno and PPBM. The Islamist party said it was also committed to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by leaders of Barisan Nasional, PPBM as well as Sabah and Sarawak parties following the collapse of Pakatan Harapan …