Malaysian food comedian Nigel Ng, also known as Uncle Roger has hinted at opening a restaurant in Malaysia later this year. He said this in his latest video titled “Uncle Roger Miss Anthony Bourdain.” The video was a tribute to the late American chef Anthony Bourdain. “Another reason to go to Malaysia: Uncle Roger is…
The Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming announced that his ministry has finished constructing a total of 101,516 affordable housing units for the lower-income group. “This commitment is ongoing. Under the Budget 2024, 19 new PPR projects are being built including 6,006 units that will benefit approximately 24,000 low-income households. “We are now…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasized that Malaysia should preserve its identity and cultural vibrancy amidst its pursuit of development. “Our architects are trained in the West. I’m pleased to know they are more familiar with and committed to showing that what we show is not just a concrete jungle. “It has to have…
Datin Wong Mei Choo has been a victim of scammers over the past few months. She is the wife of Malaysia’s badminton legend, Datuk Lee Chong Wei. Scammers have been using her photos and identities to create at least 50 fake accounts falsely claiming that her husband endorses a Japanese air conditioning brand. She had…
Malaysia will not compromise on its sovereignty, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin. “The government is resolute in not compromising on matters relating to our country’s sovereignty. “From the beginning, we have been firm in defending our sovereignty and we will continue to utilise existing platforms to negotiate with China (on the matter). “We…
Dapsy National urges Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh to cease making futile suggestions that only serve to disrupt racial harmony, said DAPSY chief Kelvin Yii. He was responding to Akaml’s proposal that proficiency in the Malay language should be a prerequisite for entry into matriculation courses. “Akmal does not need to make pointless…
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed to initiate a judicial review against the government to compel the production of a purported “supplementary decree” from the former Agong that would enable him to serve his remainder jail term under house arrest. High Court judge Amarjeet Singh said that there was no arguable case that…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the construction of the new Chinese primary schools (SJKC) approved by the former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid on October 26, 2017, has been included under Malaysia Education Ministry (MoE)’s new initiative known as the Donation and Build Initiative. “This initiative aims to create opportunities for agencies, foundations, non-governmental…
The 2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita statistics from Department of Statistics puts all four Perikatan Nasional administered states at the bottom. The four PN administered states are Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan. The only state with a GDP per capita below RM20,000 is Kelantan. It merely obtained RM16,836. The PN state with the…
Based on e-IPTS system, there are a total of 56 private universities registered under the Private Higher Learning Institute Act 1996 with 48,511 students. The majority of the foreign students private universities are from China. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir revealed the above in his written reply to Onn Abu Bakar (BN-Batu…
