KOTA KINABALU – Warisan is not begging to work with Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), but it would be the best scenario for the two parties to face the coming general election together, said Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal. He said he welcomes PBS vice Youth chief Shahrun Nidzam Sharoom’s…
KUALA LUMPUR – The government’s legitimacy is still intact despite a letter by 12 ministers from Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties objecting to the dissolution of Parliament in the remaining months of the year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. The letter, signed by ministers from Bersatu and…
MIRI – A total of 90 out of 339 5G sites in Sarawak have been completed as of October 5. Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the construction of 5G sites in Kuching, Bintulu and Miri is expected to be fully completed at the end of next…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has called on all relevant agencies to make thorough and comprehensive preparations to face the risk of floods due to the northeast monsoon. He said the preparations should not only be to reduce floods but also to devise a proper system to ensure that…
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) has welcomed Malaysia’s interest in managing refugees, saying that such a role is usually assumed by the government in other countries. It was responding to recent comments from Putrajaya that it would rather manage refugees on its own as UNHCR’s…
JEMPOL: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressed confidence that the Malaysian economy will not be badly affected compared with other countries although there is a global economic slowdown. Ismail said his confidence brews from the fact that Malaysia is able to sustain its economic situation after the positive growth shown…
PETALING JAYA: More Malaysians can enjoy 5G services soon now that all six major telecommunication companies (telcos) have signed the access agreements (AAs) with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said. “Maxis, U Mobile, Celcom Axiata, Digi Telecommunications, YTL Communications, and Telekom Malaysia (TM) have signed the…
PETALING JAYA: Perak Pakatan Harapan (PH) will welcome and support PKR president Anwar Ibrahim if he chooses to contest the Tambun parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). Perak PH chief Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Anwar, who is now Port Dickson MP, was expected to confirm his intentions at…
PETALING JAYA: An opposition MP says the allocation for development for Sabah and Sarawak under the 2023 budget was inadequate. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said based on this year’s record budget of RM372.3 billion, the development funds for Sabah and Sarawak decreased to 12% of the overall development…
PETALING JAYA: Umno and its allies in Barisan Nasional appear to be making the same mistakes as in the 2018 election that led to their ouster, says a former communications consultant to Najib Razak. Romen Bose, who wrote a book on BN’s fall, said: “It appears that the same people…
Ahli Parlimen Subang Wong Chen berkata, meskipun kerajaan cuba mewujudkan persepsi bahawa ia peduli rakyat melalui pelbagai habuan dan bantuan dalam Belanjawan 2023, realiti sebenar adalah sebaliknya.Kata Wong, belanjawan yang dibentangkan Menteri Kewangan Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz hari ini menyaksikan pengurangan subsidi dan bantuan sosial.Memetik tinjauan fiskal kerajaan untuk tahun…
PETALING JAYA: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has confirmed that Budget 2023 will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat at 4pm today. “Budget? Yes. The budget (will be tabled) this evening,” he told reporters briefly after a Cabinet meeting at Perdana Putra, according to Sinar Harian. The Malay daily said the…
PETALING JAYA: The government does not intend to maintain the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) role in managing refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia indefinitely. Last month, National Security Council (MKN) director-general Rodzi Md Saad suggested shutting down the UNHCR office in Malaysia to allow Putrajaya to manage…
PETALING JAYA: The report by a committee formed to investigate allegations that Public Services Department (JPA) director-general Shafiq Abdullah had publicly berated an immigration officer at KLIA in August has been handed to Chief Secretary Zuki Ali. In a parliamentary written reply, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the…
PETALING JAYA: The notion that “problematic” civil servants are sent to Sabah and Sarawak is inaccurate and merely a perception, says special functions minister Abd Latiff Ahmad. In a written parliamentary reply, Latiff said the government transferred civil servants based on several factors, including rotations and promotions. “We also take…
PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has revoked the emergency proclamations in the Gerik, Batu Sapi and Bugaya constituencies, paving the way for polls to be held there in line with the 15th general election (GE15). The emergency proclamations had been put in place to…
PETALING JAYA: Former Bersatu Supreme Council member Rais Hussin has announced his departure from the party he co-founded in 2015. Rais, who said he handed in his resignation letter yesterday, added that he has not been active in the party since 2020 following a heart procedure, and also due to…
PETALING JAYA: Two Pakatan Harapan (PH) youth leaders have told the Muda president he is wrong to insinuate that the coalition has an issue with fielding young candidates in elections. Commenting on remarks that Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman made in an interview with FMT, DAP deputy youth chief Young Syefura…
PETALING JAYA: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) wants Malaysia to withdraw from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) before it comes into force in 60 days as it says the free trade agreement has “far more costs than benefits”. CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said the…
KUALA LUMPUR – Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor has declined to be drawn into speculation over the possible dissolution of Parliament, insisting that the Dewan Rakyat will carry on as usual until an official announcement is made on the matter. Other opinions and concerns are mere speculations,…