PETALING JAYA: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on authorities to investigate all poultry farms in the country after Singapore recalled eggs from a Malaysian farm because of the presence of salmonella enteritidis (SE). CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kadir said an investigation was necessary to ensure that poultry…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Dec 8 to decide on former prime minister Najib Razak’s bid to obtain documents related to companies controlled by former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family and fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho for his ongoing 1MDB trial. Justice Kamaludin Md…
PETALING JAYA: The prisons department has debunked a rumour that incarcerated Najib Razak had given an interview following footage of the former prime minister appearing on RTM yesterday. The video was aired on TV1 during a feature on the history and background of Pekan, Pahang. “No video shooting involving Najib…
PETALING JAYA: Anwar Ibrahim’s age should not affect his capability to win the confidence of voters as Pakatan Harapan’s prime minister candidate, says PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Nik Nazmi pointed out that Western countries had veterans taking part in elections and still garnering the support of younger voters.…
PETALING JAYA: More than 100 groups and activists have urged PKR to allow all of its former women MPs during the last parliamentary term to defend their seats in the upcoming general election (GE15). In an open letter to the party, they cited reports that Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail,…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional leaders have come under fire for their silence on a government panel’s findings about the memoir of former attorney-general Tommy Thomas. Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said yesterday no key leaders of PH or PN had expressed their stance although several days…
PETALING JAYA: The lack of a sizeable market is a key reason that many insurance companies in the country have yet to provide mental health insurance, says an actuary. Yoon Yew Khuen, a former Bank Negara insurance development director, said although society had been making progress on mental health awareness,…
PETALING JAYA: Only four registered members of Bersatu’s Padang Terap division left the party and not 1,000 people, said the division’s acting head, Zharif Zohdi. Zharif said the former division leader, Syed Sobri Syed Hashim, who announced his departure today, had actually resigned on Oct 15. He said Syed Sobri’s…
KUALA LUMPUR: Candidates in the general election will not find it easy to win over the hearts and minds of young people, according to MIC deputy president M Saravanan. He said young people aged 18 and above were very mature and could tell the difference between right and wrong. “They…
PETALING JAYA: Two candidates from Amanah, Dr Wan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah and Dr Hafidzah Mustakim, have been named as Pakatan Harapan’s candidates for two PAS-held seats. The two parliamentary seats are Kubang Kerian and Kota Bharu. Wan Ahmad Kamil was a former professor at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital…
Setiausaha Agung Umno Ahmad Maslan menepis pandangan yang mengatakan tiga timbalan perdana menteri adalah pembaziran.Katanya, mempunyai tiga timbalan perdana menteri adalah lebih baik berbanding empat menteri kanan.Ada orang kata, jawatan tiga TPM ini adalah satu pembaziran, namun pada pandangan saya, kita boleh hentikan empat jawatan menteri kanan dan digantikan dengan…
KUALA LUMPUR: Ismail Sabri Yaakob has brushed off questions about a proposal to appoint three deputy prime ministers in the new government, saying: “Let us win the general election first.” He said if the matter was included in the Barisan Nasional (BN) manifesto, it would be implemented if the coalition…
KUALA LUMPUR: Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants the issue of royalty for those involved in the film industry to be reviewed. The caretaker prime minister said the matter was previously discussed when he was domestic trade and consumer affairs minister. In fact, he said, at the time, the Copyright Act had…
PETALING JAYA: A PAS leader has dismissed the proposals to appoint deputy prime ministers from East Malaysia, saying such a move will only increase the government’s expenditure. PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the proposals were merely empty promises to satisfy the political parties in the Borneo states.…
PETALING JAYA: The appointment of deputy prime ministers from East Malaysia is “long overdue”, caretaker Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Maximus Ongkili said. Ongkili said his party, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), will fully endorse any proposal to appoint deputy prime ministers from Sabah and Sarawak. He said the appointments would…
PETALING JAYA: Sabah will propose a capable candidate for the deputy prime minister’s post, says its chief minister Hajiji Noor. The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman said this following Barisan Nasional’s (BN) pledge to appoint deputy prime ministers from Sabah, Sarawak and the peninsula should the coalition win the 15th…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim was misquoted in pledging to appoint three deputy prime ministers should the coalition win the coming general election, an aide said. Anwar’s press secretary, Tunku Nashrul Tunku Abaidah, clarified that the PKR president had said only two deputy prime ministers would be…
PETALING JAYA: The people are still not fully aware of the “rampant” corruption in the country, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu said. He said that when Pakatan Harapan (PH) came to power in 2018, he was shocked to discover the widespread corruption that had taken root during Barisan Nasional’s (BN) 60-year…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan should give positive response to Gerak Independent co-founder Tawfik Ismail’s request to contest under the PH ticket against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in Bagan Datuk, said Lim Kit Siang. In a statement, the DAP stalwart said it would be an opportunity to highlight PH’s fight…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will contest in all 26 parliamentary seats in Sabah and Labuan in the 15th general election (GE15), its chairman Anwar Ibrahim said. Speaking to reporters after an event in Tawau, Anwar said the coalition would release its list of candidates on Oct 28. He also…