After the coronavirus pandemic, the federal budget tabled by the Muhyiddin Yassin administration lacked a clear path for economic growth, as many bipartisan demands made by the opposition remained unmet in the budget. Their critiques raise the issue of whether the opposition, as the Malaysian King has consistently called for, would back this so-called Unification Budget. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim …

PETALING JAYA – New political party Pejuang has nominated its co-founder Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the third time as the Prime Minister in order “to save the country”. The announcement came in after Dr. Mahathir denied giving support to anyone as a candidate to replace the current Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Abu Bakar Yahya, Mahathir’s political secretary the the Pejuang’s …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that he will forgive his former mentor despite feeling wronged because he is a person who practices Islam teachings. The former prime minister and Pekan MP said that he was portrayed by Dr. Mahathir as Malaysia’s number one villain amid the 1MDB global financial scandal that resulted to destroying his party …

KUALA LUMPUR- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad denied that he will be backing anyone attempting to oust the present government. In a video recording that was uploaded early this week, he said that he never endorsed any candidate to become the next prime minister. He added that since he’s part of a new party (Pejuang), this party is free and not …

KUALA LUMPUR – Umno said that it is considering to withdraw its support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) and will push instead to set new terms in writing to continue its alliance with the ruling coalition. According to UMNO secretary-general Ahmad Maslan that the matter was agreed upon unanimously by the party’s council on Tuesday night (Oct 13). The party will …

PETALING JAYA – Comptroller of the Royal Household revealed yesterday that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did not reveal the identities of the federal lawmakers who joins his camp. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said in a statement that Anwar would only inform of the numbers of his supporters during the 25-minute meeting. Since …

PETALING JAYA – Bukit Aman has summoned PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to record his statement, following his claim that 121 Members of Parliament are supporting his bid to become the country’s next Prime Minister. Criminal Investigation Department director CP Datuk Huzir Mohamed said that six police reports have been lodged against Anwaar. In a statement released by Bukit …

TOKYO – Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga is planning to visit Vietnam and Indonesia this month (October) in his  official overseas trip as Prime Minister of Japan, government sources revealed on Wednesday. If the trip materializes, Suga is expected to hold meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The plan to visit …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein warned UMNO members who are planning to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claims that he has the majority support to form a new government. Hishammuddin said that Anwar’s announcement was just a tactic to confuse the people and stir up the country’s stability as the Sabah elections is just around the corner. He …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has to prove his claim of having the ‘numbers’ as making such announcement can affect the business, investments and the country’s stability. Mahathir said that with his announcement, there will be certainty among investors when there is a threat of a new change in government. …