Regarding the kidnapping case of 6-year-old Albertine Leo, Johor police chief Commissioner M. Kumar said the investigation is ongoing and he will not disclose any details until it is complete. “Currently, the investigation is in progress, and I do not want to reveal anything until it is finished. “Let the police conduct the investigation, and…
Umno supreme council member Datuk Puad Zarkashi claimed that the ongoing feud between Perikatan Nasional components – Pas and Gerakan – is just an act put up for the sake of power. “Gerakan will not quit PN. Both Pas and Gerakan are acting. Gerakan knows Pas is only acting over the beer issue for the…
Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim lambasted former Malaysian Bar president Ambiga Sreenivasan for calling the government a dictatorship. “I want to debunk the accusation by Ambiga because it is wrong. “Accusing the government of being a dictatorship is too much and unfair. “I have been in politics since a young age since my graduate years…
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has given his word to address two major issues faced by the national health services sector “I admit that many areas face overcrowding, dilapidated facilities or both. It is being handled. It is not limited to Sabah and Sarawak. It is also in Johor and Kelantan,” he said…
A new allocation of RM100 million have been announced to boost up security facilities along the northern border of Peninsular Malaysia. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim justified the allocation on the basis that the current border securities were dilapidated. He called for the fund to released as soon as possible so that the upgrading…
Two police officers are suspected of soliciting coffee money from a man on the roadside, reported China Press. Unbeknownst to them, the entire incident was filmed and reported, leading to their eventual arrest by their own colleagues. The incident purportedly happened in Taman Taming Jaya, Balakong, Selangor. The Association of Chinese Chambers of Commerce and…
There is a need to create an Orang Asli predominant constituency in Kelantan and this could be best achieved by merging the state seats of Galas and Nenggiri, said former Kelantan state legislative assembly speaker Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah. “This would be an ideal seat. Merging Galas and Nenggiri seats would give a…
Controversy surrounding the fund raising event by a beer company in support of the Chinese school needs to stop as it is highly politicised, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. “These fundraising programmes have been conducted for vernacular schools to raise funds without any issue for years. There is no need to create controversy over this…
The DAP will only campaign in the Nenggiri by-election if and when needed, announced party secretary general Anthony Loke. “Our stance is simple: We will assist if needed, but if we are not needed, we will not go.” Anthony Loke said this when asked about Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s suggestion for DAP leaders to…
All is not well within the federal opposition coalition known as Perikatan Nasional (PN). That’s the impression that is given over the weekend when Pas declared that it would not cooperate with its coalition component party, Gerakan. Pas and Gerakan are at odds due the difference in stance taken over the issue of alcohol beverage…
