PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has warned of a likely increase of support for a rogue group in Melaka PKR if the party nominates anyone linked to it as a candidate in the upcoming state election. Speaking to FMT, Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya (UM) said PKR would be…
PETALING JAYA: Faced with the prospect of splitting the Malay votes and losing seats to Pakatan Harapan (PH), Umno and PAS are now in unofficial talks over seat distribution in the Melaka state election – although Umno has said it does not want to work with the Islamist party. A…
PETALING JAYA: Supermax Corporation has become the latest Malaysian glove maker hit by a United States import ban. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) yesterday issued a withhold release order to prohibit imports from Supermax’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd and Supermax Glove…
GEORGE TOWN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) lawmakers in constituencies that will be affected by the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project face a big dilemma – if they support their own state leadership’s plans, they are likely to end up losing their seats. Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) told FMT…
PETALING JAYA: Social activist Chandra Muzaffar has welcomed a PAS attempt to quell the controversy over the brand name of an award-winning Malaysian-made whisky. Commenting on PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Man’s defence of the manufacturer’s right to use the name “Timah”, Chandra said it was a “sensible, balanced and…
KOTA KINABALU: Two political analysts have voiced doubt that Warisan will make any impact in Peninsular Malaysia if it goes ahead with its plan to spread its wings across the pond. Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said the challenges of vying…
KOTA KINABALU: Some 60,000 frontliners and 193,953 senior citizens as well as those in the high-risk group are eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine booster dose in Sabah from today. Launching the booster dose programme, which comes under the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK), at the Sabah International Convention Centre…
PETALING JAYA: Rafizi Ramli has warned PKR not to take risky shortcuts in their zeal for power in Melaka by embracing “problematic frogs” like former state chief minister Idris Haron and three other assemblymen. Their defection led to the collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) state government, resulting in the…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim has downplayed the presence of former Melaka chief minister Idris Haron and three other assemblymen at a recent PH event. “We invited them because they’re the ones who stepped up to bring change in Melaka and, at the time, Melaka PH was backing…
PETALING JAYA: The Government Contract Workers’ Network (JPKK) has urged the education ministry to intervene over delayed wages for security guards. In a Facebook post, JPKK said 38 security guards working at several schools, teachers’ quarters and student dormitories under the education ministry in Perlis had been living without pay…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar wants Malaysia to use its election to the United Nations Human Rights Council as a guide towards greater recognition and protection of human rights in Malaysia, with the political will to carry out such reforms. In congratulating the government on being elected to the 47-member…
PETALING JAYA: Warisan is all set to launch itself as a national party and will adopt a multiracial approach in its policies, party president Shafie Apdal said today. He said many politicians from Peninsular Malaysia, including a few from Umno, have been asking when will we be moving to the…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has appealed to the Election Commission (EC) not to allow any form of physical campaigning in the lead-up to the Melaka state election. “We strongly advise against the traditional way of political campaigning as any physical, face-to-face meetings between politicians and the people…
PETALING JAYA: “Malicious scripts” are to blame for the MySejahtera application sending an unsolicited one-time password (OTP) to users, the phone application’s team said today. In a statement, the MySejahtera team said it received numerous complaints on its helpdesk and social media platforms of users receiving text messages with OTPs…
GEORGE TOWN: An increase in sports allocation and better employment opportunities are right at the top of the wish list of sports organisations and youth bodies for the 2022 budget. Sports associations interviewed by FMT said the government should allocate more funds to train new athletes and develop sports infrastructure.…
PETALING JAYA: The upcoming Bill to amend the Federal Constitution and return Sabah and Sarawak to equal status in Malaysia will “reshape the landscape of the federation”, according to Salleh Said Keruak. In a Facebook post today, Salleh said Sabahans and Sarawakians would be patiently waiting for the progressive changes…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah opposition MPs hope the proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution that will return equal status to Sabah and Sarawak will be the first step in correcting other laws that are seen to have eroded the rights of both states. Warisan deputy president Darell Leiking said state opposition…
PETALING JAYA: Almost all parties going into the state polls are trapped in internal conflicts and face possible sabotage. Former academician Azmi Hassan said the coalitions and parties entering the state election would have to take decisions that would affect the results and cooperation between them. He noted that DAP…
ALOR SETAR: There appears to be no end to the woes of the Pak Mie animal shelter. It now faces eviction and vehicle access to it has been cut off. Worse, attempts to relocate it have been met with howls of protests. The shelter was started by contractor Muhammad Azmi…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry reported 69 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, according to its GitHub database. Of the total, 11 were classified as brought-in-dead. The death toll now stands at 28,062. As of 12am today, there were 92,246 active cases including 682 in intensive care units (ICU), 331 of whom require…