PETALING JAYA: Family support from parents, husbands and children was instrumental in allowing four women to carve out careers in diverse fields. The four spoke of the obstacles in their journey to excellence during a webinar today to shed more light on gender inequality issues in Malaysia. The four are…
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,814,413 individuals or 88.9% of Malaysia’s adult population have received at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, according to the special committee on Covid-19 vaccine supply (JKJAV). An infographic shared on the committee’s official Twitter account today also showed that…
PETALING JAYA: Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong has announced his retirement from the organisation. “Democracy and organisational development are about providing opportunities to as many people as possible and especially empowering the young, women, indigenous people and the marginalised to take part in the running of organisations. “Once a leader…
PETALING JAYA: Sabah and Sarawak are better off being part of Malaysia, says former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said both states were poor but became richer than other states in the peninsula after the formation of Malaysia in 1963. “This is the result of cooperation (among the states),”…
PETALING JAYA: Youth and sports minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu has asked health minister Khairy Jamaluddin whether gyms and outdoor sports will be allowed to resume after the announcement that cinemas could reopen from tomorrow. Taking to Twitter, Faizal said these sports sectors could be allowed to reopen with strict SOPs…
PETALING JAYA: Freelance multimedia producer and journalist Vaneesha Krishnasamy is only 27 but her passionate three-minute video clip done with a touch of class on the plight of the marginalised Indian community and the local brand of racism has struck a chord with many Malaysians from all races. Within days,…
PUTRAJAYA: Walk-in vaccinations will no longer be offered at vaccination centres (PPVs) in the Klang Valley after Sept 15, science, technology and innovation minister Dr Adham Baba said today. The former health minister said the decision was made considering the small number of Klang Valley residents who were yet to…
PETALING JAYA: Two Perak DAP leaders have voiced opposition against Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan being appointed a Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker. This follows a report the Pontian MP could be appointed to replace Azalina Othman Said, who resigned from the position last month. In separate statements, Aziz Bari and V…
PETALING JAYA: Umno will support decisions and policies by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob that are appropriate for the country, its president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said. He said it was Ismail’s responsibility to ensure that the government could function properly and not repeat the mistakes of the previous administration. “I…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has reminded the public against posting comments on social media on former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s ongoing corruption trial. Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah issued the warning after deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran told the court that Zahid’s daughter, Nurulhidayah, had posted…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has urged the government to appoint an independent body to provide analyses of public finances for Parliament, saying this is crucial if the statutory debt limit is to be raised. “We must have an independent body to forecast and analyse fiscal policies and their impact,” said…
PETALING JAYA: The chairman of Serba Dinamik’s audit committee says they will take swift action if any wrongdoing is found in the course of the ongoing internal investigation into alleged discrepancies unearthed during its statutory audit. The oil and gas services company has taken its former external auditor, KPMG, to…
JOHOR BAHRU: A chemical engineer was found dead with injuries to his right wrist and right leg at his house in Taman Scientex, near here, on Sunday morning. Seri Alam district police chief Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said an initial investigation showed that the 28-year-old had lost his temper at the…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should look at effective measures to boost health expenditure and social insurance coverage, says an economist. Noting the decades of under-funding in public health and the relative lack of social protection in the country, Mohamed Aslam Haneef of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) said the Covid-19 pandemic…
TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co., Keyence Corp. and Murata Manufacturing Co. will join Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average in a major shake up to the makeup of the blue-chip gauge. The three companies’ stocks will be added on October 1, Nikkei Inc. said in a statement. The long-awaited inclusion of…
Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi kini membuka pintu kepada bekas anggota kabinet Pakatan Harapan (PH) untuk menyumbang idea bagi meningkatkan keberkesanan strategi mereka.Menterinya Zuraida Kamaruddin memberitahu ketika ini dia sudah mengambil kira beberapa cadangan Ahli Parlimen Seputeh, Teresa Kok, untuk kementerian berkenaan.Kata Zuraida ada antara cadangan dikemukakan Kok memang logik…
PETALING JAYA: Langkawi tourism players are eager and prepared for the start of the travel bubble programme on Sept 16, according to several travel and tourism bodies. Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) president Uzaidi Udanis said they are ironing out last-minute preparations in anticipation of the return of tourists. “The…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia cannot afford a cut in corporate tax unless its tax base is broadened and the country maintains a stronger than average growth trajectory, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said. In an interview with Singapore’s The Straits Times, he said the corporate tax rate, currently at 24%, could…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will receive slightly over one million vaccine doses by the end of the month as part of the health ministry’s move to counter the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state. Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow (PH-Padang Kota) said the first batch of 200,000 vaccines would arrive…
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government must allocate emergency funds to address the escalating Covid-19 situation in the state, Warisan deputy president Darell Leiking said. Following media reports of vaccine shortages and lack of medical equipment, including beds for patients, the Penampang MP said the state must admit that Sabah is…