PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases dropped by 5.2% last week to 12,291, from the 12,963 recorded the week before, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending Oct 1, Noor Hisham said the number of Covid-19 patients admitted to public hospitals…
BANTING: PAS will hold a meeting with Umno’s top leaders soon to discuss cooperation between them in the 15th general election (GE15). PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the cooperation involved 27 parliamentary seats as well as seats in several states such as Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun has rejected a private member’s bill filed by Nurul Izzah Anwar (PH-Permatang Pauh) for a constitutional amendment to grant overseas-born children citizenship through their Malaysian mothers. In a letter to Nurul Izzah last Friday sighted by FMT, Azhar noted that her proposal to…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has given his consent to 14 Acts, including the Constitution (Amendment) Act (No. 3) 2022 which prohibits MPs from changing parties, passed at the last Dewan Rakyat meeting. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun said the other Acts included the…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been ranked No 12 in the world with the worst roads in a study conducted by drivers’ education firm Zutobi. According to the firm’s data, road quality in Malaysia has decreased by over 5% in the last five years with the second highest number of road…
PETALING JAYA: An MP has called on Putrajaya to temporarily bar Malaysians from being recruited to work in Cambodia until job scam syndicates there have been busted. While applauding the authorities for rescuing 261 Malaysian job scam victims from Cambodia so far, Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim said it was…
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raised concern over the increase in the number of women arrested for corruption. MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the number of corruption cases with women as the perpetrators was on the rise. He said 824 women had been arrested from 2017 until…
KUALA LUMPUR: Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) remains loyal to Umno, saying his six-year suspension from the party is not a “death sentence”. The former Umno Supreme Council member told the Dewan Rakyat he had “no problem” with the suspension and that he was “still with Umno”. “The suspension isn’t…
KUALA LUMPUR: Istana Negara has denied a report claiming that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be meeting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today to request the dissolution of Parliament. “(It’s) fake news. Tuanku is still in Singapore,” Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin told FMT in a WhatsApp…
KUALA LUMPUR: Economic challenges and preparations for floods will be among the key topics to be discussed during the first day of the new Dewan Raykat meeting today. According to the order paper, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, the Pasir Salak MP reported to have been suspended by Umno for six years,…
PETALING JAYA: If opposition parties were confident they were in a position of victory, they would not delay holding the next general election by even a minute, says Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “Never in the history of the Malaysian opposition have they had to make excuse after excuse so…
KUALA LUMPUR – The 2023 Budget scheduled to be tabled this Friday is expected to continue providing large allocations to Sabah and Sarawak to implement development projects, especially on infrastructure and education in the interiors of the two states. Under Budget 2022, as much as RM5.16 billion was allocated to…
PUTRAJAYA – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is confident that Budget 2023 which is set to be tabled this Friday will receive the support of MPs. “I believe the budget will be well received because this budget is for the people… if the opposition does not agree with…
PETALING JAYA: A transport consultant says assistance for the civil aviation industry in Budget 2023 should be targeted towards benefiting airline staff. Rosli Azad Khan said many airline staff were laid off during the pandemic, only to have the terms and conditions of their employment “renegotiated downwards” when airlines rehired…
PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader says his party is still open to working with Umno if PAS can persuade Umno to form a unity coalition for the 15th general election (GE15). Bersatu Supreme Council member Razali Idris said his party has always supported PAS’ Malay-Muslim unity agenda, but Bersatu was…
PETALING JAYA: Former PKR vice-president Dr Xavier Jayakumar has refused to disclose why he chose to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM). The Kuala Langat MP said there was no need to ask him why he did not choose other parties, such as Bersatu or one of the Barisan Nasional components.…
PETALING JAYA: Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir has called Azmin Ali “rude” for claiming that Dr Mahathir Mohamad “forgot” why he resigned as prime minister in the wake of the Sheraton Move. Mukhriz also questioned Azmin’s claim that he “chatted with Mahathir for two hours to discuss the Sheraton Move” recently.…
PETALING JAYA: Government plans for a forum to discuss greater female participation in politics have been described as a waste of time. Fuziah Salleh, head of the PKR women’s wing, said a forum, being just a discussion platform, could not promise any changes to the representation of women in legislatures.…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Bangsa Malaysia is entering a crowded market for multiracial parties in Peninsular Malaysia, says political analyst James Chin. Ads by He said PBM would be competing with other parties also “selling” the multiracial concept. “Muda is coming in, Warisan is coming. Unfortunately this is the worst time…
GEORGE TOWN: PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said he wants to stand in Pandan in the 15th general election (GE15), the seat which he first won in 2013 when he made his parliamentary debut. He said he had made this clear to the party leadership which had yet to finalise…