UN member states voted yesterday to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and the imposition of sanctions for non-compliance. The non-binding resolution, which Israel claimed would fuel violence, calling it “distorted” and “cynical,” is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
THE NATIONAL Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) hopes to showcase kenaf to the private sector as a sustainable green and a viable alternative to tobacco during its national conference in Cyberjaya tomorrow on the highly diversified plant. Since it was introduced as an alternative plant to tobacco in 2000, the board has been actively promoting…
Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh’s presence in the Mahkota by-election have been kept to a bare minimum to ensure BN-Umno candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah captures the majority of the Chinese votes. An Umno leader who spoke on the condition of anonymity told FMT that the Barisan Nasional lynchpin acknowledged the importance of…
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has reiterated his zero tolerance against bullying following the death of Dr Tay Tien Yaa who served as chemical pathology unit chief in Lahad Datu Hospital late last month. “I have had a zero tolerance towards bullying since 2018 and shall remain steadfast on this policy,” he said…
Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew has come forward to back calls for one third representation for Sabah and Sarawak that was made by political analyst, James Chin. “Projek Sama’s suggestion for Sabah and Sarawak to have veto power in the Dewan Negara (the Senate) by giving them one-third of the membership each instead of in…
Political analyst Professor James Chin disagreed with suggestions from Peninsula based NGO’s such as Projek Sama that Sabah and Sarawak be allocated 35 percent seats in the Dewan Negara instead of Dewan Rakyat. He pointed out that the proposal lacked understanding of the Borneo states and claim to one third of parliament seats in both…
Senator A Lingeshwaran questioned the whereabouts of a taskforce that was set up in 2022 to arrest bullying among healthcare workers. “One death due to bullying is one death to many! “A task force that was tasked to conduct free and fair investigations to get to the root of the problem to eradicate this bully…
Today, the Malayalees in Malaysia celebrate Onam – an annual harvest and cultural festival . While their cousins in Kerala, India celebrate over a period of 9 days from Sept 6, Malaysian Malayalees celebrate it on a single day. According to Hinduism, Onam celebrates the fifth avatar of Lord Vishnu – Vamana and the king…
Penang State Exco Datuk Seri Sundararajoo Somu who is also Perai state assemblyman has confirmed that he is not contesting in the Penang DAP election. “Earlier today, his name was listed as among the 32 who was vying for the 15 seats in Penang DAP lineup. “Referring to the list of candidates who will be…
Are We OK? co-hosts Peter Yong and Dr Ong Kian Ming roasted SG4 – the investment vehicle formed by the four states administered by Perikatan Nasional (PN) in their podcast last night. “At first I thought it was Singapore 4. Is it a VC fund or something like that?” quipped Yong. SG4 is made up…
