KUALA LUMPUR: Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said has called for the annual report issued by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat following the country’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Debating the King’s address today, the Umno MP, who…
PETALING JAYA: There were 1,756 new hospital admissions involving Covid-19 cases yesterday, the health ministry said. Of this, 1,032 cases were in Category 1 and 2 while 724 were in Category 3, 4 and 5. Selangor had the highest number of new admissions with 265, followed by Johor (213) and…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has started a visa on arrival (VoA) programme for tourists landing in Bali from 23 countries, including Malaysia, the US and the UK. In a surprise announcement today, its Directorate-General of Immigration said the VoA was being implemented before the planned March 14 date as the rate of…
JOHOR BAHRU: It has been three years since a major pollution incident at Sungai Kim Kim left more than 2,700 people in hospital, but several residents in the Pasir Gudang area continue to live in fear of another occurrence. The nation was shocked on March 7, 2019, when many schoolchildren…
BATU PAHAT: Bersatu’s “backstabbing” and insincerity is greater cause for concern rather than Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s performance as prime minister, says Puad Zarkashi. The Umno Supreme Council member says Umno is a party that fights for the people and does not indulge in ‘politicking’ in the government. “I am not…
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin’s failure to announce the coalition’s pick for menteri besar should PN form the next Johor government points to a lack of trust in its 56 candidates, says Umno veteran Shahrir Samad. The Johor Bahru Umno chief also said that Muhyiddin’s offer to…
JOHOR BAHRU: Muda’s candidate in Larkin, Rasid Abu Bakar, says the six-cornered contest for the state seat, which sees him clashing with PKR’s Dr Zamil Najwah, has been healthy so far. In an interview with FMT, Rasid said there were “minimal issues” on the campaign trail between those in contention,…
PETALING JAYA: PKR needs its vice-president Rafizi Ramli to return to active politics and boost the party’s chances at the next general election, says Subang MP Wong Chen. Rafizi, a former MP for Pandan, took a step back from politics in December 2019, citing the need to concentrate on a…
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KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Mac — Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO – Tuaran) meminta Perdana Menteri menyatakan sebab Malaysia tidak membuat perwakilan arbitration yang dibawa oleh pewaris Sultan Sulu di Perancis. Katanya, tindakan Malaysia yang menghentikan bayaran pampasan sebanyak RM5k kepada waris Sultan sulu menimbulkan tanda tanya yang besar…
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities today cut off the power supply of nine online gambling dens in Wangsa Maju to stop them from operating. Wangsa Maju district police chief Ashari Abu Samah said the joint operation involving Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the police was carried out at Setapak Jaya, Jalan Tasik…
JOHOR BAHRU: Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said the huge crowd that Najib Razak received in Johor does not necessarily mean the people have started to accept him. “Don’t assume it is because people like him, it could be because some people just want to see the criminal. For…
BATU PAHAT: In his first appearance on the campaign trail for the Johor elections, Pejuang chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there was a time during his recent admission to hospital that he thought he “was done”. During lunch with members of the Chinese community in Ayer Hitam, the former prime…
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of approximately RM4.72 billion has been spent on Covid-19 vaccines for Malaysia’s adult, teenage and children population, the government said today. In a written reply to Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong), the health ministry said as of Feb 18, 2022, bookings had been placed for 88.1 million…
KUALA LUMPUR: Tony Pua (PH-Damansara) has submitted a motion to refer former prime minister Najib Razak (BN-Pekan) to the Rights and Privileges Committee for trying to mislead the members of the Dewan Rakyat with his speech on 1MDB yesterday. Pua told the Dewan Rakyat today that several of Najib’s claims…
KUALA LUMPUR: Any party which wants to hold a protest over the Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the Russian embassy should inform the police in advance. Wangsa Maju district police chief Ashari Abu Samah said the police have allowed anti-war protests in the name of human rights. He said such activities are…
KUALA LUMPUR: Women, family and community development minister Rina Harun has hit back at allegations that her ministry did not consult the disabled community when implementing the now-postponed JKMPay cashless payment scheme. However, in her reply to Kasthuri Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) in the Dewan Rakyat today, she did not specify…
PETALING JAYA: Police have confirmed they are waiting for the green light from their Singapore counterparts to cross the border to continue investigating graft allegations against Tawfiq Ayman. Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Mohd Kamarudin Md Din told FMT that the surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant…
PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 mortality rate has begun to rise, said health minister Khairy Jamaluddin. But, he said, the figures still remained lower than that caused by the last Delta variant wave, adding that vaccines had proven to be effective in reducing the worst effects of the virus. “The mortality…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may stand to benefit from higher oil and gas prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but an energy market analyst warns that it may not last long. Renato Lima de Oliveira, an assistant professor at the Asia School of Business, explained that as a net exporter…