PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan’s main problem is that it has failed to present itself as a better alternative, says a political scientist in the wake of the coalition’s latest failure to get back into power. Wong Chin Huat said the coalition often gets caught up with the claims by Anwar…
PETALING JAYA: With Bersatu no longer the dominant force in Putrajaya, an analyst believes it may not be a bad idea for the party to stay out of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government. Socio-political analyst Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Bersatu could be more vocal in providing…
Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) menahan seorang lelaki selepas didapati menjalankan aktiviti menjual gula pada harga mencecah RM5 sekilogram. Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 3.30 petang itu, lelaki berusia 25 tahun itu didapati memiliki 96 kilogram gula pasir selain beroperasi tanpa lesen yang sah di Jalan Lintas,…
KOTA KINABALU: The first meeting of the second term of the 16th Sabah state assembly, which was supposed to convene for three days from Aug 24, has now been postponed to Sept 21-23. The postponement was announced by Sabah speaker Kadzim M Yahya in a statement today. Kadzim said a…
KOTA KINABALU: The first meeting of the second term of the 16th Sabah state assembly, which was supposed to convene for three days from Aug 24, has now been postponed to Sept 21-23. The postponement was announced by Sabah speaker Kadzim M Yahya in a statement today. Kadzim said a…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was the first leader to arrive for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah this afternoon. He was followed by several others in quick succession. Their audience with the King comes after former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned…
PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad or Muhyiddin Yassin could make a comeback as prime minister if they garnered sufficient support from MPs for the Yang di-Petuan Agong’s assessment, a retired judge said. Gopal Sri Ram said the criteria is that a prime minister candidate must be a member of the…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrived at Perdana Putra for a meeting with his Cabinet ministers ahead of his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong later this morning. Bernama reported that he arrived at 8.07am. This comes amid speculation that he will be handing in his resignation, following the…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno Supreme Council member has questioned whether Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun is still the “man of principle” he was once touted as, when he played an integral role in voting reform as the Election Commission chairman. Ahmad Shabery Cheek said people had high hopes for…
PETALING JAYA: Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah has reacted angrily to claims on social media that she is among three Pakatan Harapan MPs who are switching to Perikatan Nasional. “I totally reject and condemn this kind of gutter politics. Hundreds of people are dying from Covid-19 each day, and…
PETALING JAYA: The Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state governments must introduce amendments to their constitutions to address malapportionment and gerrymandering, says electoral reform group Bersih 2.0. These amendments include making sure the number of voters is almost equal among the constituencies in the state and that every elected member…
GEORGE TOWN: All restaurant workers should be vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19 before dine-ins are allowed, a health expert said. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Kumitaa Theva Das said it was best that people defer dining plans for the time being as takeaways carry a lower risk of infection. She said…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) consultants are hoping the government will have a change of heart and loosen the application criteria, noting that stricter requirements would scare off potential clients amid a global economy reeling from Covid-19. After being frozen last year for “review and further improvements”, the…
PETALING JAYA: Umno’s withdrawal of support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Perikatan Nasional-led government last week was a dramatic move to many observers, but many in Umno were not surprised. The relationship between Umno and Muhyiddin’s Bersatu has never been smooth since the infamous Sheraton Move led to…
PETALING JAYA: If Parliament is dissolved, elections are unlikely to be called due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means the current government can continue in power as a caretaker government until the next general election is held, according to legal experts. With the government’s position becoming increasingly tenuous, there are…
PETALING JAYA: The new Covid-19 variant known as the Lambda has been making headlines recently, following reports of its devastating impact on people in some countries. While Malaysia has not recorded any case involving the Lambda variant of the Covid-19 virus, it is just a matter of time before it…
The disappearance was discovered yesterday when only 401 families turned up to receive their food baskets. ― Picture by Farhan Najib KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 ― Some 50 families have mysteriously disappeared from their homes in Taman Sri Bayu, Tumpat in Kelantan, after the neighbourhood was placed under the enhanced…
PETALING JAYA: Analysts agree that statements from MPs indicate Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has now lost majority support but they say he will likely remain safe at least until Parliament sits or the Yang di-Pertuan Agong calls for a head count. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Muhyiddin held…
PETALING JAYA: The huge National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans may have inadvertently affected the chances of women getting married, according to Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) chief Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj. He said that besides the borrowers having to endure an unusually long repayment period because of the middle-income…
PETALING JAYA: It will be difficult for Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) to win Chinese-majority seats in the next state election, especially if it goes against DAP, according to a political analyst. National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said this is because DAP is still the dominant party in urban…