Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad demanded an explanation from British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca following its admission that its vaccine can cause a rare side effect. They are a large pharmaceutical company and vaccine manufacturer. They must provide clarification not only to Malaysia but also to the rest of the world,” he said. “I…
The latest Indian opposition party – the Malaysian Indian People’s Party has extended an invitation to work together with Urimai as both parties hit the campaign trails in Kuala Kubu Baharu. While both are opposed to the unity government, MIPP is a coalition member of Perikatan Nasional whereas Urimai is not aligned to any coalition…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is confident that parliament would unanimously approve the 13% remuneration increase for civil servants plan that he had announced yesterday. He was confident that no MP would oppose the bill and it would pass in style. He also revealed that most of the top leaders in the unity government…
Microsoft will be investing RM10.5 billion in Malaysia on cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over a period upto the year 2028. This was announced Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the AI National Leadership Forum which was also attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said the investment, trade and industry ministry. “This latest…
Controversial Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris who is better known as blogger Papagomo was charged for a seditious post against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that was posted on X. He pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him before judge Siti Aminah Ghazali. He published the seditious statement under his account “sir_azri” on…
DAP national publicity secretary Teo Nie Ching trained her guns at Taman Medan assemblyman Dr Afif Bahardin for alleging that the DAP candidate Pang Sock Tao is a proxy of Housing and Local Government Minister, Nga Kor Ming. Pang is also known as Xiao Tao. “Just because Xiao Tao worked as an officer to Nga…
Higher education minister Senator Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir has confirmed that there has been no talks regarding the notion of opening Universiti Teknologi Mara’s cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate programme to non – Bumiputera students. This is because there are some underlying issues. He however, did not delve into those issues. “We haven’t engaged in any…
Raising the number of women in workforce by 30 percent would lift Malaysia’s GDP by seven to 12 percent, said Social Economic and Research Initiative chairwoman Nurul Izzah Anwar. She also highlighted the slow growth of percentage in the number of Malaysian women in the labor force. “Did you know, in 2023, the percentage of…
The United States have sanctioned close to 300 entities in Russia, China and countries that are favouring President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The move was announced by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a statement. “Treasury has consistently warned that companies will face significant consequences for providing material support for Russia’s war. “Today’s actions will…
The Madani government has never sidelined the Indian community in the country. In fact, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said various initiatives have always been implemented to empower this community. “Our approach is to assist the Bumiputera, but this does not mean it’s a zero-sum game. Helping the Malays doesn’t mean we sideline other…
