In conjunction with the International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) today, four female DAP candidates in the 17th Sabah state election have called for digital literacy, transparency and advocacy to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in the digital space. The four candidates are Janine Lasimbang (N25 Kepayan),…
LIEW CHIN TONG On 24 November 2022, almost 25 years after he was sacked as Deputy Prime Minister and thrown into prison, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister in a rather precarious situation as the nation’s 15th general election did not produce an outright winner. Three years later, especially…
Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) have joined forces in grand unity to ensure victory in Tanjung Aru. PH’s Tanjung Aru candidate, Datuk Chan Foong Hin hailed the display of grand unity by the three coalitions in his campaign. He was grateful to Putatan Umno deputy chief Reduan Aklee and…
A total of 300 teachers have been placed in Tamil schools nationwide since Nov 17. “The rate for teachers in Tamil schools would reach 99.8% if all the new teachers report for duty within 30 days since their placement dates,” said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek in a written reply in Dewan Rakyat. “Tamil school teachers…
“Daily Mail” owner Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) on Saturday said it has struck a US$650 million deal to buy the rival newspaper “The Telegraph” in a tie-up that would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain. The deal comes a week after United States-based private investment firm RedBird Capital…
The current Sarawak Cabinet that is made up of 11 ministers and 26 assistant ministers will be expanded due to the state assembly expansion from 82 to 99 seats, confirmed Sarawak assembly speaker Tan Sri Asfia Awang Nassar. “The ever-expanding, stupendous task and responsibilities of the Cabinet inescapably require an increase in the number of…
A federal legislator has called upon the Housing and Local Government Ministry to be transparent in allocation of funds for non Muslim places of worship (RIBI) by having annual reports accessible to MPs and website that displays the application status in real time. The federal government had allocated RM50 million for non-Muslim places of worship….
MIC is open to meet the BN leadership but it is also firm in its decision to BN, said party president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran. He said the move to quit BN was a necessary step for MIC’s political survival. “What we are doing is for the future of the party because we see that…
Bersatu Youth chief Hilman Idham confirmed that Perikatan Nasional (PN) would be discussing about MIC’s membership in the federal opposition coalition soon. He confirmed this in a podcast show, The Tiger Show last night. In its recent annual general meeting, MIC delegates had passed the motion for the ethnic Indian party to leave BN only….
Kota Kemuning state assemblyman Preakas Sampunathan is claiming RM10 million in aggravated damages from Joseph Prakash Sukumaran, Sumathi Tamilvanan and an NGO Pertubuhan Kebajikan Integriti Persahabatan Nasional. The RM10 million aggravated damages and statement of claim was filed by lawyers from Rishi & Partners. Despite having no role in a carnival, the defendants had implicated…
