Author: ANDREW ONG

Pang Sock Tao of DAP representing Pakatan Harapan (PH) successfully retained the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) seat officially with a majority of 3869 votes. She obtained 14000 votes. In the by-election, Khairul Azhari Saut, who represented Perikatan National for Bersatu, came in second with 10,131 votes. The other candidates, Parti Rakyat Malaysia’s Hafizah Zainuddin, and…

Pang Sock Tao of DAP representing Pakatan Harapan (PH) retained the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) seat unofficially with a majority of 3865 votes. She obtained 14000 votes. Her closest competitor Khairul Azhari Saut of Bersatu who represented the Perikatan National, polled 10135 votes, according to unofficial results. The other candidates, Parti Rakyat Malaysia’s Hafizah Zainuddin,…

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that his ministry never approved the use of a bidding system by e-hailing services in Malaysia to determine fares. He has directed the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) to investigate the system currently being used among e-hailing drivers. “APAD will look into this, and as far as I know we…

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced that Penang will raise state civil servants’ salaries in December, in line with the federal government’s new Public Service Remuneration Scheme for public servants. Chow stated that while the salary increase would be aligned with the federal level, further research is needed before implementation. “We will follow the…

There is an urgent need to have a more aggressive master plan to care for these trees and scheduled pruning, said Pulau Tikus Assemblyman Joshua Woo Sze Zeng “My service centre team has been working closely with MBPP to monitor and prune trees, especially those large ones along the four ‘green corridors’ in Pulau Tikus:…

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia has lost a dedicated leader in parliamentary reform with the passing of Senate President Senator Datuk Mutang Tagal. The prime minister said even though Mutang retired from politics years ago, his commitment to improving the Parliament, including the Senate, was clear when he became Senate president…

Taiwanese internet celebrity Ira, who recently moved to Ipoh, Perak was shocked when she witnessed a woman littering from her car.  She described it as the most outrageous behaviour she had encountered since arriving in Malaysia. On May 8th, Ira posted a 9-minute and 30-second video filmed at an unnamed cafe in Ipoh. As she…

Many people were unable to complete transactions on the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) flexi account due to ongoing maintenance being conducted on their i-Akaun system. Today the EPF unveils the third account, dubbed the Flexi Account, however the option to transfer initial funds to Account 3 will commence on May 12th. So it came to…

Malaysia Internet sensation Little Ma Brother (name transliterated) warned that scammer groups are now enticing people with promises of up to RM500 cash for exchanging old clothes. He revealed in a video he posted on Facebook that in the past, scammers groups used parcel scams to steal money, but now, they’ve switched tactics. He said…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, confirmed that police were stationed at different places, including polling stations, to ensure safety during the KKB Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. “We are on duty, before, during and after the by-election,” he said He said this when attending the Autism Day event at the Royal Malaysia…