All is not well in the opposition alliance Perikatan Nasional following the inclusion of the Malaysian Indian People’s Party. MIPP president P Punithan in a statement claimed that the party’s inclusion in PN refected PN’s commitment to the wellbeing of the Indian community. His statement was however downplayed by a Bersatu associate wing leader who…
Yesterday DAP named 31-year-old Pang Sock Tao as its candidate to retain the Kuala Kubu Baharu seat. It is confirmed that Perikatan Nasional too would be fielding a candidate, although it remains unclear whether Gerakan would get a second chance or would Bersatu get its maiden chance. Interestingly the contest for the semi urban mixed…
Effective from June, Malaysians crossing the border to Singapore would be able to clear the immigration checks at land checkpoints more efficiently. This is made possible with the introduction of QR codes. Singapore had rolled out its QR codes on March 19. Johor’s Works, Transportation and Infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said that…
Immigration Department director general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh stressed that the department’s officers cannot reject any passport renewal application simply because the applicant fail to converse in the Malay language. He however said that they can conduct random checks “professionally and with courtesy” to verify the application. He said this in response to a case where…
Pang Sock Tao, an aide of Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, is expected to be named as a candidate in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. The 31-year-old Pang who hails from Ampang, Selangor, previously worked as a news presenter for Ubah TV, a video channel owned by DAP. Prior to this several…
Every job that one gets in the job market has a job description and a job scope. To be excellent at a job, one only needs to fulfill their job description and job scope. Hence it is a mystery why some, including in the civil service, are adding descriptions such as moral policing, fashion policing…
The US Senate today approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a US$95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which has now cleared Congress…
While there are plenty of political parties claiming to represent the Indian community over the years, three are relatively new. The latest is the Malaysian Indian People’s Party led by P Punithan. It officially was accepted into the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional yesterday. The party has been moving silently since its inception late last year….
MCA president Datuk Wee Ka Siong has dismissed the possibility of his party cooperating in the Kuala Kubu Bahru by-election because DAP secretary general Anthony Loke openly expressed his dislike for MCA on Keluar Sekejap podcast. This is despite MCA which is part of BN and DAP which is part of Pakatan Harapan are partners…
The Songkran festival which is the equivalent of Thai Buddhist New Year is in the news but for very wrong reasons. It is a wonder why certain quarters are politicising it again and again even though the festival has got nothing to do with their faith and culture. As a result of this, Songkran in…
