PUTRAJAYA – Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has initiated a free sanitary pad drive in her ministerial office in an effort to eradicate period poverty. Announcing the matter during the ministry’s monthly assembly today, she expressed her intention to first make available the menstrual products in the washrooms of her…
KOTA KINABALU – The Sabah chapter of DAP views the move by MPs from Sabah Bersatu to quit the party while remaining under the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition as a positive development, its secretary Phoong Jin Zhe said. He explained that the move announced by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi has urged the new government to follow up on the probe into Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Ghazali. In a Facebook post, Puad said the new government should not keep silent on the matter. “The new government must get to the bottom…
PETALING JAYA: A think tank and an electoral watchdog group are calling for an independent commission to be set up to protect political donors from being victimised, once a new law on political financing comes about. The heads of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs and of the Bersih…
PETALING JAYA: A coalition of NGOs have called for race- and religion-based parties to dismantle the communal party system in order to build a more solid foundation for national unity. Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) chairman Yong Yew Wei said the time is now ripe for these political entities to form…
ALOR GAJAH: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will conduct roadshows beginning early next year in preparation for the state elections in six states whose state assemblies have not yet been dissolved. PH secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said it was a ‘very important’ task to convince voters in the six states to continue…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has suggested holding local council elections in a few cities as a test run of sorts to give the public a better understanding of local elections. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia said Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur were ideal for such “test…
PETALING JAYA: The appointment of defeated general election candidates as ministers and deputy ministers is a troubling practice since most were without merit, says political analyst Azmi Hassan. Azmi, who is with Akademi Nusantara, said it was acceptable to make them just senators since the upper house of Parliament had…
PETALING JAYA: Fresh from his controversial appointment as international trade and industry minister, Tengku Zafrul Aziz now has another political hot potato on his hands – the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Even before he can settle into the Miti hot seat, Tengku Zafrul has to grapple…
IPOH: A multi-storey car park and a public market are among the long-term development projects planned to improve infrastructure around Ipoh, says the local government development minister Nga Kor Ming. Nga said during his visit to the Ipoh Old Town area and the Kepayang state constituency, he found that the…
PETALING JAYA: Online applications to join “Muafakat Nasional”, an NGO started by former Umno stalwart Annuar Musa, have been opened a week earlier than expected. He said applications had opened earlier as there had been many requests. “It was supposed to be next week,” he said in a Facebook post…
PETALING JAYA: A Cabinet minister from Sabah, Ewon Benedick, has proposed that a consensus group be formed by all federal ministers and deputy ministers from Sabah to champion the rights of the people of the state. He said regular meetings of the loose grouping would help realise the aims of…
KUNDASANG: What began as a "Jom Balik Sekolah" pioneer programme by The Society of Hope Sabah to distribute 10,000 sets of stationery to children from the B40 communities in 80 primary schools and kindergartens in 20 districts throughout Sabah, has earned the Society an enviable national record in the prestigious…
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Raising the participation of women in politics will be one of the priorities of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM).Its newly-appointed deputy minister, Aiman Athirah Sabu, said while there is progress in appointing several women as ministers and deputy ministers in the Unity…
PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Shahrir Samad has taken a dig at Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, asking if the Bersatu president was above being the opposition leader and only deserved to become the prime minister. The former Johor Bahru MP was referring to several reports on Muhyiddin criticising Anwar Ibrahim’s…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has rejected the applications by Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin and his wife, Zizie Izette, to review a lower court ruling ordering them to enter their defence on charges of corruption and abetment. Judicial commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid said the court agreed with the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today granted former Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim a full acquittal in his corruption case. Judicial commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid allowed Azeez’s application to vary the sessions court order from a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to a full acquittal, after deputy…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin was the main stumbling block against Perikatan Nasional’s wish to form the government with Barisan Nasional during the political impasse two weeks ago, according to a political analyst. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Muhyiddin went against Umno’s presidential institution and hierarchy by…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has dismissed the claim by Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin that the coalition’s massive win in Padang Serai and slim loss in Tioman are indicative of the voters’ distrust in the unity government. Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia said it was hard to say…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has suggested that Putrajaya give households subsidised purchase coupons proportionate to income in moving towards targeted subsidies. Center for Market Education CEO Carmelo Ferlito said the easiest way to make targeted subsidies was to provide the relevant goods and services at market price and then distribute…