PETALING JAYA: Those who encourage the use of English at the expense of the Malay language are doing so because they are still trapped in the colonial mindset, says PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. He said such Malaysians seemed to be embarrassed to use their national language and placed greater…
PETALING JAYA: Rights group Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) has slammed the appointment of the new Suhakam commissioners, saying it has lost its neutrality as a national human rights institution. Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said the appointment of Selayang Umno chief Hasnal Rezua Merican Habib Merican and Kulim Umno women’s…
PETALING JAYA: A “flashmob” organised by Terengganu Amanah to protest the rising cost of goods at the Ladang Tok Pelam intersection in Kuala Terengganu was shut down by the authorities yesterday. Terengganu Amanah chief Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah said the government had acted “cowardly” in stopping the group of 15…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has lashed out at Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin for getting his priorities wrong at a time when the people are struggling with the rise in the cost of living, among other things. The Pekan MP said the latter’s announcement yesterday that he met…
PETALING JAYA: A Warisan leader has slammed Najib Razak for his inaction on the recommendations made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on undocumented migrants in Sabah. Taking to Facebook, Darell Leiking said the former prime minister’s sharp rebuke to his query about naming the Barisan Nasional component party…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) wants the government to expedite approvals for foreign worker applications to meet the urgent need for manpower in the hospitality sector. Last month, tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri said Malaysia surpassed the target of two million incoming tourist arrivals for…
PETALING JAYA: Former senator Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail says she has been summoned to Bukit Aman over her video clip about the removal of subsidies by the government. She told FMT that she has been asked to present herself on Monday to make a statement but the police agreed to…
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional members should pay heed to recent remarks by Najib Razak about four types of Barisan Nasional leaders, and those unaligned to the party struggle, say political analysts. “It is a warning,” said Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, while James Chin of…
PETALING JAYA: A few Cabinet “bigwigs” are believed to be hampering efforts to have an anti-hopping law in force before the next general election, according to political sources. Some ministers have been pushing for the anti-hopping bill to be tabled and passed by Parliament later this month. However, a handful…
PETALING JAYA: The president of a political party in Sabah was arrested by the police after allegedly heading a syndicate forging identification cards. Home minister Hamzah Zainudin said Arshad Abdul Mualap, the president of Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah, was arrested in his house in Subang Jaya on June 22. --…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will reaffirm its commitment at the global stage on the agenda to save lives on the road at the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting tomorrow. Represented by transport minister Wee Ka Siong, Malaysia will adopt an 18-point political declaration together with other global leaders to address the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The usually calm and composed Raja Rozela Raja Toran, the lead deputy public prosecutor in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial, lost her patience when she accused the Umno president of being evasive in his answers during cross-examination. Raja Rozela was left enraged when Zahid repeatedly refused to stick…
PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that an earlier objection he filed against the appointment of former attorney-general Apandi Ali as chairman of a special task force was ignored. On Tuesday, the former prime minister walked out 15 minutes into an interview with the task force at the Attorney-General’s…
KUALA LUMPUR: Tycoon and philanthropist Vincent Tan has provided a fillip to cash-strapped World No 1 tower runner Soh Wai Ching by giving him a one-year sponsorship worth RM111,600. Wai Ching will receive a monthly allowance of RM9,300 from next month until June next year from Tan’s personal charity organisation,…
PETALING JAYA: The National Recovery Council (MPN) has been rendered irrelevant now that the government has established a special committee to wage “jihad” on inflation, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Zahid said MPN had failed and it was time for the government to dissolve the council, chaired by Muhyiddin…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam will be issued a show cause letter for allegedly insulting a policemen by calling him “stupid” and questioning the law when he was present in the courtroom to follow Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial. Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR vice-president has urged authorities to immediately stop the eviction of farmers on government land who did not harbour ulterior motives. Tanjong Malim MP Chang Lih Kang said there were many cases of forced eviction of farmers, with the main reasons being the land was given to…
JOHOR BAHRU: A wealthy prince and some astute promotion involving US rapper Snoop Dogg have helped turn Johor Darul Ta’zim from footballing minnows into one of Asia’s top clubs. The club, commonly known as JDT, has its roots in the former Johor FC and other clubs in the southern state,…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today granted lawyer Shafee Abdullah’s application for the temporary release of his passport so he can travel to Italy to manage his daughter’s school transfer. Judge Jamil Hussin granted the temporary release of the passport from July 8 to Aug 11 after deputy public…
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu PAS said it would welcome any former leaders or members back to its fold, months after an MP quit the party following his sacking from the Syura Council. Its secretary, Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah, said the party had never closed the door on the return of former…