Independent senator Datuk Sivaraj Chandran downplayed calls for him to be the next Dewan Negara President after a political analyst highlighted him as a viable candidate to fill the vacancy. “It is upto the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Madani government to decide. All the senators are potential candidates,” said Sivaraj to…
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission confirmed that former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin would be charged in court as it has already obtained the green light from the Attorney – General’s Chambers. Daim would be charged under the MACC Act, said chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. Unfortunately the prosecution process hit a glitch when…
Slovakia’s proposal for Ukraine to cede its territory to Russia as a measure to end the ongoing war has been rejected. “There can be no compromise on territorial integrity, neither for Ukraine, nor for Slovakia, nor for any other country,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Facebook, CNN reported. “Let’s be honest: if Ukraine…
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has refuted claims that the probe by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission is politically motivated or an act of revenge. “I don’t see it (investigations into Mirzan) as a political revenge or (instigated by) feelings of vengeance. Maybe such (assertions) are merely his (Dr Mahathir’s) own feelings,” Fahmi said during a…
Israel has proposed that senior Hamas leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire agreement since it is struggling to achieve its goal of destroying Hamas completely, CNN reported. Four months into the war, Israel failed to capture or kill any of Hamas’ senior most leaders in Gaza. Senior Hamas leaders are based…
The 1MBD asset recovery taskforce are probing on whether negotiators and lawyers representing the Malaysian government botched their duties in the settlement agreement with Goldman Sachs. “Such lapses on the part of negotiators and lawyers, in failing to negotiate a fair and clear settlement agreement have compromised the government of Malaysia’s position in the ongoing…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to push back today against media speculation that a new Gaza truce was in the works, telling relatives of hostages held by Hamas that the Palestinian militant group has not made any solid offer. “There is no real proposal by Hamas. It’s not true. I am saying this as…
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick has called upon the Sabah state government to register its claim over the 40% tax revenue payment with Putrajaya. He who is also Upko president stated that Sabah never formally submitted a request that demanded a payment settlement which the state is entitled to under the Federal…
US Central Command forces yesterday conducted strikes against three Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch, the US military said on X. US forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US…
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) today received the thumbs up, over its probes on the exposes revealed via the Pandora and Panama Papers, from a member of the government’s Special Committee on Corruption. The MACC however was reminded to conduct the probe in a non-partisan manner. “Don’t let it be that only those who…
