PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has hit out at attempts to portray that he owns assets worth US$681 million (RM2.6 billion in 2013) ahead of the Johor state elections. “This is false. After years of investigating, the government is clear on the assets I own,” he said in…
GEORGE TOWN: The offer by DAP and Amanah to Muda to contest six seats in the Johor elections may sway urban voters to “return” to the opposition, an analyst said. It comes at a time when these voters have grown unhappy with Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Azizuddin Sani of Universiti…
PETALING JAYA: An MP has urged the government to take proactive steps to ensure not just sufficient supplies of medical items, especially Covid-19 self-test kits, but also at affordable prices, in view of the Omicron wave. Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said there must not be a sudden spike in…
PETALING JAYA: An MP wants to know who actually decides on the reopening of Malaysia’s borders – the National Recovery Council (NRC) or the Ministerial Quartet? Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said while NRC head Muhyiddin Yassin has suggested that the borders ought to be reopened by March 1 without…
PETALING JAYA: The Johor state elections will take place on March 12, with early voting set for March 8. Election Commission (EC) chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that nominations will be on Feb 26. He told a press conference in Johor Bahru that 2,597,742 voters were eligible to cast their…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin tested positive this morning for Covid-19 after undergoing a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. In a Facebook post, the Perikatan Nasional chairman said he was only experiencing light symptoms and was in good condition. “According to the health ministry’s protocol, I…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has allowed an application by a company, which was refused a judicial review of the cancellation of the Melaka Gateway coastal reclamation project, to possibly settle its dispute with the state government out of court. The lawyer for KAJ Development Sdn Bhd, Loh Siew Cheang, told…
GEORGE TOWN: Six individuals, including a former aide to a special officer of a state exco member, were arrested yesterday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly filing false claims amounting to RM80,000 for a hawkers programme. According to an MACC source, the three men and three women aged…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak tore into Azmin Ali’s claim of the Bersatu-led Perikatan Nasional (PN) government being the best in the world in managing Covid-19, saying the data shows otherwise. He told the Bersatu Supreme Council member that he should compare Malaysia’s statistics with other Asean countries…
PETALING JAYA: A coalition of trade unions and workers’ organisations has urged the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) to stop “weaponising” Covid-19 to suppress the proposed increase in minimum wage. The Labour Law Reform Coalition said employees had suffered as much as employers during the pandemic. MEF had said the proposed…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has granted a stay to the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) to halt the hearing on a challenge filed by Grab Holdings Inc against a proposed RM86.8 million fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position. Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf granted MyCC the stay after submission…
PETALING JAYA: An analyst has said it is difficult to predict who young voters will be supporting in the upcoming Johor elections. The polls, which must be held by March 23, will be the first to have 18-year-olds as voters, following the successful implementation of Undi18. Awang Azman Pawi of…
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki says the anti-graft agency has not been able to conclusively prove that any elected representative has received money to switch parties. Azam confirmed that the MACC had received several reports of certain elected representatives being offered money to party-hop, but said this…
PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has backed a proposal for the nation’s borders to be fully reopened from March 1. APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh said this would allow medical tourists to return to Malaysia for treatment, which had been halted since early 2020, noting that…
PETALING JAYA: Perak PKR chief Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak has been accused of disrupting the party’s harmony by moving to challenge Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari for the Gombak division chief’s post. Selangor PKR deputy communications director Zainol Abidin Mohamed said Farhash needed to continue focusing on Perak instead…
PETALING JAYA: The question of when the Johor-Singapore border will be fully opened is among the top issues of concern to voters in the Johor elections, according to a political analyst. Shahrill Sabarudin, who is doing research on Johor politics, said voters were interested to know what plans were being…
PETALING JAYA: Two academics have criticised Pakatan Harapan (PH) for its delay in choosing its candidate for the post of Johor menteri besar. They said the coalition would show itself as weak if it did not announce its choice soon. “Barisan Nasional has already named Johor BN chairman Hasni Mohammad…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno Supreme Council member has ridiculed Muhyiddin Yassin’s argument for Perikatan Nasional (PN) remaining in the government, saying that Bersatu were in fact afraid of quitting the current administration. Puad Zarkashi said talk about toppling a government with the “push of a button” was merely an empty…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has rejected a representation submitted by family members of former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim against the government’s application to forfeit their assets, involving cash and property worth RM16 million allegedly obtained through unlawful activities. Deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim…
PUTRAJAYA: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has pledged to find a “comprehensive solution” to problems faced by contract hospital workers. He said this after receiving a memorandum from the National Union of Workers in Hospital Support and Allied Services. “I met the union president and we went through the demands of…