PETALING JAYA: With Dr Xavier Jayakumar being the latest MP to resign from his party to back the government, a political analyst believes that defections will provide Perikatan Nasional with only short-term stability. Political observer Azmi Hassan, a former academic, said the few extra MPs would not benefit the coalition…
ALOR GAJAH, 14 Mac -- Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (Nadma) sedia membantu mana-mana kawasan yang terjejas dengan kemarau di negara ini, kata Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Tugas-tugas Khas) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof. Beliau berkata, Tabung Bencana Nadma boleh digunakan untuk membeli peralatan-peralatan seperti ‘Portable Water Treatment Plant’ (PWTP)…
Seorang penghantar surat maut setelah motosikal ditunggangnya terlanggar seekor kera yang melintas jalan di Km 37.2 Jalan Kuala Kangsar-Gerik-Pengkalan Hulu di Lenggong semalam.Ketua Polis Daerah Gerik Supt Zulkifli Mahmood berkata pihaknya menerima maklumat mengenai mangsa yang dikenali sebagai Ahmad Dzulkifli, 34, pada kira-kira 5.20 petang."Ketika kejadian, mangsa yang beralamat di…
IPOH: The Emergency Ordinance criminalising “fake news” on the pandemic and emergency proclamation, which comes into effect today, makes it easier for police to take action against those who spread false information, said Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador. With the ordinance, he said police would not have to apply…
IPOH: Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador warned that stern action would be taken against those who planned to take to the streets to protest against the High Court’s decision over the “Allah” issue. Hamid said this included using the Sedition Act. “If we do not respect the court’s decision,…
SHAH ALAM: The reluctance of Umno leaders in voicing support for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim prevented Pakatan Harapan (PH) from regaining control of Putrajaya last year, said Khalid Samad. The Shah Alam MP said this disrupted Anwar’s plan to form a new government. He said Umno was not willing to…
PETALING JAYA: Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has expressed concern over the emergency ordinance criminalising “fake news” on the pandemic and the emergency proclamation, saying it would create a “climate of fear”. LFL said the vagueness surrounding the ordinance would likely lead to an increase in abuse of power…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Mohd Razlan Rafii has questioned Putrajaya whether the new fake news law related to Covid-19 and the state of emergency was to silence politicians and prevent them from debating current issues. He said a law to control fake news related to the Covid-19 pandemic…
PETALING JAYA: The pursuit of vaccine independence may be worthwhile from the health and economic standpoints, according to a health expert and an economist. Khor Swee Kheng, a public health and policy expert, and Carmelo Ferlito, who heads the Center for Market Education, told FMT they believed such independence could…
PETALING JAYA: A Sarawak MP this morning dismissed rumours he is quitting DAP and throwing his support behind the Perikatan Nasional government. “It is not true, I remain committed to DAP and Pakatan Harapan,” Mordi Bimol, the MP for Mas Gading, said in a statement. Mordi said opposition MPs who…
PETALING JAYA: Sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd predicts global mergers and partnerships for airlines in the near future after the Covid-19 pandemic. Once they have managed to make it through the pandemic, Khazanah managing director Shahril Ridza Ridzuan expected global airlines, including Malaysia Airlines Bhd, to begin talks on…
PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin said he had asked the nation’s top cop not to go after a whistleblower who had claimed that some 200 Kelantan state secretariat (SUK) staff had tried to jump the queue to get inoculated. Khairy, who is the minister coordinating the Covid-19 immunisation programme, said as…
KUALA LUMPUR: Three elected representatives who failed in their attempt to challenge the suspension of Parliament and the state assemblies during the emergency have filed an appeal against the High Court’s ruling. Lawyer Christopher Leong said Salahuddin Ayub (Pulai MP), Johari Abdul (Sungai Petani MP) and Abdul Aziz Bari (Tebing…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s bid to quash his corruption and money laundering charges amounting to RM144.5 million. Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin turned down Azeez’s striking out application on grounds the charges were not defective. “The accused failed to show how…
KUCHING: Two political analysts predict that protests from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will do nothing to stop four PKR defectors from contesting in the next general election as candidates for the areas they currently serve as MPs. James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute and Awang Azman Awang…
PETALING JAYA: Women’s rights groups claim that better female representation in government will result in fairer and more inclusive policy making. Karen Lai, executive director of the Women’s Centre for Change Penang, and Women’s Aid Organisation spokesman Hannah Jambunathan told FMT they believed that quotas for women in legislative bodies…
PETALING JAYA: Several political analysts agree with MCA and MIC that Umno needs to plan for the possibility that its president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, will be forced to step down. While quick to point out that Zahid is innocent of corruption until proven guilty, they told FMT they also agreed…
REMBAU: Malaysia has returned a total of 585 damaged vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the manufacturer, coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin said today. Khairy, who is also the science, technology and innovation minister, said the damage was caused when the vials were not…
PETALING JAYA: Economists say there cannot be economic recovery without policy reform, adding that there needs to be operational changes if the country is to bounce back from the shocks felt from the Covid-19 pandemic. They called for greater emphasis to be placed on forging a new path as the…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former company secretary for Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi had his service terminated after he informed authorities in 2007 that the foundation had never audited nor submitted financial statements, the High Court was told. Idris Kechek, who was the first company secretary for the foundation, said this…