Author: ANDREW ONG

The Education Minister, Fadhlina Sidek, said that the Dual Language Programme (DLP) issue shouldn’t be blown out of proportion. “It should run concurrently, and we don’t feel this matter should be exaggerated because it’s just a matter of how to comply with the guidelines and meet the requirements based on those guidelines,” she said, reported…

La Nina will begin in June and September this year according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). The director-general of MetMalaysia, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said that La Nina can last between five and 18 months.  “La Nina can last between five and 18 months. Based on international forecast models, the coming La Nina is expected…

The trend of non-Chinese students attending Chinese primary schools was on the rise, despite the challenges they faced. The headmaster of SJK (C) Cheng Ming Keningau Sabah, Chee Sui Fung, said that while non-Chinese students often struggled with reading and writing and showed slow learning progress, many parents chose not to transfer their children to…

The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism (MCCBCHST) urgently appealed to all MPs, including federal ministers, to take action against controversial Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung. Recently, Wong told a man on TikTok how to handle requests from teenagers to embrace Islam. “The MCCBCHST was appalled by this…

Qdenga vaccine may be available to the public but it is not included in the National Immunisation Programme due to high cost, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. “The NPRA has given conditional registration to the dengue vaccine manufactured by Takeda (Takeda Pharmaceutical) and it is already available in the private sector for…

China Press headlined that three civil servants, including senior and regular officials from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), along with a former civil servant, are suspected of monthly bribes of RM100,000 to RM500,000 from from massage parlors, entertainment venues, and unlicensed establishments. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remanded them yesterday.  Nanyang Daily led by Bank…

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended heartfelt congratulations to Indian Narendra Modi on his consecutive victory for a third term with his coalition in the recently concluded Indian general elections. Anwar praised India’s impressive democratic process. “The democratic process and practice in India are indeed impressive, as more than 642 million citizens exercised their…

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil demanded Penang-based lawyer Shamsher Singh Thind to apologise to his deputy, Teo Nie Ching today. He reiterated that Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Teo did not direct MCMC to remove Penang-based lawyer Singh’s Facebook post. “The accusations against the deputy minister by certain individuals are not accurate, they are wrong,…

Malaysian YouTuber Soya Plan, also known as Shui Xu Xuan (name transliterated), publicly shared the details of her breakup with her Taiwanese YouTuber boyfriend René in a YouTube video. Soya uploaded a video on YouTube last night, explaining that after returning from a trip to Australia, she noticed something was off with Rene’s behaviour towards…

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming and Singapore’s Minister for National Development Desmond Lee bonded over a meal at Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh in Singapore. “I also took this opportunity to invite Minister Lee to attend the ASEAN-China Ministerial Roundtable Meeting scheduled for July 3rd in Kuala Lumpur, and cordially invite…