PETALING JAYA: A Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) leader believes Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) can win the Sarawak election with a two-thirds majority, though it might have fewer seats than the 72 it won in 2016. PBB Wanita vice-chief Nancy Shukri estimated that GPS could win 65 of the 82…
PETALING JAYA: Manila has denied a report of an alleged plan to invade Sabah by militia from the southern Philippines, with its defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana labelling it as “fake news”. Meanwhile, Jerrica Angela Manongdo, a spokesperson for the Philippine military in Sulu, said the media report had “no basis”,…
PETALING JAYA: DAP says it will oppose a government Bill to withdraw the tax exemption on foreign-sourced income coming up for debate next week. Its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said the party will do so unless there is greater clarity, or a review, so as not to affect hard-working individuals…
KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) has not ruled out the possibility of working together with Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) after the 12th state election, its chairman Chong Chieng Jen said. Chong, who is Sarawak DAP chairman, said the focus now is to win as many seats as possible in the state polls, and any decision on alliances…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will resubmit the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the development of three artificial islands under the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project before March next year. Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government and its project implementation partner, SRS Consortium, were updating the EIA report…
KUCHING: No allocations were made in the national budget for the multiple bridge projects in Sarawak announced by Barisan Nasional back in 2017. In an interview with FMT, Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen said claims that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government had cancelled the construction of these three…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s eldest daughter, Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan Sultan Abdullah, has been appointed as World Federation for Mental Health representative to the United Nations. Tengku Puteri Iman’s appointment will underline Malaysia’s efforts towards raising awareness on mental health, its treatment and policy challenges. “I have had…
PETALING JAYA: Lim Kit Siang is calling for a royal commission of inquiry to probe a claim that a plan to arrest Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal in 2015 had been foiled by the sacking of two senior civil servants. The DAP supremo said that he too had been…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has requested that industry players be included in talks on SOPs on the entry of foreign workers to ensure that SOPs are workable and will not add an unnecessary cost burden on employers. FMM president Soh Thian Lai said they also hoped…
KUCHING: By land, air and water, ballot boxes are set to be transported to 1,951 polling centres as campaigning approaches the midpoint for Sarawak’s 12th state polls on Dec 18. Amid tight measures imposed by the Election Commission because of Covid-19, incumbents and new faces making up the record 349…
SINGAPORE: Two transnational syndicates that allegedly ran job and fixed deposit scams have been busted after a joint operation by police from Singapore and Malaysia, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said. The joint operation followed “extensive collaboration” and information-sharing between the SPF and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). During the…
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) secretary-general George Loh has sought to play down the setback of his party’s failure to strike a deal with Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the Sarawak polls, saying it is “not a very big blow” to PSB although there is some concern when it comes to…
KUCHING: One of the major issues youths in Sarawak struggle with is the mismatch between their educational qualifications and jobs available in the market, according to a local DAP leader. The party’s Batu Kitang candidate, Abdul Aziz Isa, said there was too much emphasis on the number of graduates produced…
KUCHING: Campaigning for the 12th Sarawak elections is in full swing with candidates making their rounds and flags sprouting up everywhere, but one veteran activist is not feeling the excitement. In fact, Peter John Jaban, one of Sarawak’s most recognisable activists, said he was feeling “jaded”. “There are so many…
PETALING JAYA: A former minister has urged the government to show political will in tabling the Climate Change Act. “I think the government should show more urgency in dealing with this,” former energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister Yeo Bee Yin told FMT. In a parliamentary written reply…
KUCHING: In a rare move, an activist group is endorsing individual candidates deemed “honest and decent” from both sides of the political divide in the Sarawak state elections. Movement for Change Sarawak (MOCS) founder Francis Paul Siah said the NGO would back candidates whose credibility made them worthy of the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil producers are racing to adjust to an acute shortage of workers due to Covid-19 and sharply higher costs of recruitment as they make changes in response to accusations of forced labour. The country, second only to Indonesia in palm oil production, has become more competitive…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today set five days beginning Aug 14, 2023, for the hearing of Muhyiddin Yassin’s suit against Umno’s Puad Zarkashi over an allegedly defamatory statement made on the latter’s Facebook page regarding the quarantine order involving the former prime minister. Puad’s counsel Shahrul Fazli Kamarulzaman, when…
PETALING JAYA: Expressing disappointment over the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold former party president Najib Razak’s corruption conviction, Umno said many Malaysians believed the charges were politically motivated. In a statement last night, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said party leaders were now hoping that the Federal Court…
PETALING JAYA: The Shah Alam community forest is a hidden gem nestled comfortably between several major townships. It is a popular hiking spot for residents here, but its land status remains unprotected, exposing it to threats of development. Alicia Teoh, secretary and founder of the Shah Alam Community Forest Society…