PETALING JAYA: Historical grievances and development gaps are the main reasons why the notion of “Sabah for Sabahans, Sarawak for Sarawakians” still exists 58 years after the formation of Malaysia in 1963. James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute during a panel discussion on the political dynamics in…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 346 Covid-19 deaths yesterday. They include one who died in the 24 hours preceding noon yesterday, according to the ministry’s GitHub database. The others are backlog cases not previously reported. Of the total, 105 are classified as brought-in-dead (BID). The death toll now…
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced an allocation of more than RM18 million for disaster relief efforts in Sabah. Ismail, who is on a one-day official visit to the state today, said the allocation, totalling RM18,241,250 will be channelled through the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). He…
KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors flocked to Langkawi today as it became the first holiday hotspot to reopen after a Covid-19 lockdown that has hammered the vital tourism industry. Restrictions on local travel had been in place for months and international borders remain largely closed as the country continues to battle its worst…
KOTA KINABALU: After 58 years of Malaysia being a nation, all is not well in the relationship between Sabah and Sarawak and the federal government, said constitutional law professor Shad Saleem Faruqi. He suggested a royal commission to address the issue once and for all. Speaking during a webinar today,…
PETALING JAYA: The date July 31, 2022 in the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the government and Pakatan Harapan should not be viewed as a deadline, said DAP organising secretary Loke Siew Fook, as the government can take additional time to implement the reforms agreed upon if it needs…
PETALING JAYA: Despite admitting numerous youth activists in the party today, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said this does not mean they will necessarily be featured as candidates in the next general election (GE15). He said although the candidacy of the new members had been proposed by state party leaders, they…
PETALING JAYA: Budget 2022 must not leave out women, families and vulnerable communities and must also address gender gaps in society made worse by the pandemic, says the Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO). A new report by WAO outlines three pillars that must be prioritised in Malaysia’s road to national recovery.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged the people of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to strengthen their resolve and determination to keep fresh the spirit of unity as a successful and respected family in conjunction with Malaysia Day today. In a post on his official Facebook page,…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has welcomed the Sarawak government’s decision to move forward with quarantining Covid-19 close contacts and to test only those showing symptoms of infection. MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said the policy was unlikely to result in any brought-in-dead (BID) cases as those infected…
PETALING JAYA: A mother of five is searching for answers after the death of her husband at the Kuala Langat district police headquarters (IPD) in Banting on Monday. Lorry driver Vinaiyagar K Thinpathy, 49, was arrested in Banting on Sept 8, and his wife, Navaneetham Nagappan, 35, is adamant that…
PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago has castigated the Taiping police chief over his explanation of the decision to lock up single mother Saroja Devi Krishnan after her daughter had posted bail. “It’s pathetic,” he said in reference to Osman Mamat’s statement that she had to be in the lock-up…
PETALING JAYA: Numerous “sad excuses” by politicians hindered the implementation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), a former anti-corruption chief claimed. Abu Kassim Mohamed, who served as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner from 2010 to 2016, said if the IPCMC had been put in place, it…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 422 Covid-19 deaths yesterday. They include five who died in the 24 hours preceding noon yesterday, according to the ministry’s GitHub database. The others are backlog cases not previously reported. Of the total, 92 were classified as brought-in-dead (BID). The death toll now…
PETALING JAYA: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the ruling coalition under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is not a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA). Two MPs, Subang Jaya MP Wong Chen and Selayang MP William Leong, in a live discussion last night, clarified that…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah deputy chief minister Jeffrey Kitingan says Sabahans are continuously met with “disappointment and even sorrow” despite 58 years passing since the formation of Malaysia. “After a promising start to the federation, Sabahans have increasingly realised that they have been shortchanged in this partnership,” he said in a…
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) has appointed Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar as chairman of the INCEIF Board, effective June 21, 2021.In a statement, INCEIF said Azman takes over the role from Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus who has stepped down…
NEW YORK, 15 Sept -- Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) pada Selasa menggesa negara yang berikar menyumbang dana US$1.2 bilion ke Afghanistan akan segera berbuat demikian bagi menjamin keperluan makanan, kesihatan dan perlindungan rakyat, lapor Xinhua. Ketua jurucakap PBB, Stephane Dujarric berkata bantuan kemanusiaan dan pembangunan itu diumumkan dalam satu persidangan peringkat tinggi…
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan akan meneruskan dasar dan strategi untuk meningkatkan pendapatan dan kuasa beli terutamanya isi rumah miskin dalam kalangan B40 bagi tempoh jangka sederhana dan panjang, kata Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Perdana Menteri berkata kerajaan juga akan menambah baik akses kepada keperluan asas termasuk pendidikan, kesihatan dan perumahan. “……
Yesterday, the government postponed the election of a Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker to allow for a constitutional amendment that would create a third such role, ostensibly to be held by an Opposition lawmaker. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was able…