The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ruled that the Royal Commission of Inquiry onto Malaysia’s withdrawal over its appeal in the International Court of Justice decision in 2018 that gave away Pulau Batu Puteh to Singapore will remain off-limits to the public. “The subject matter is not amenable to judicial review,” ruled High Court judge…
A Facebook group named Malaysian Chinese Forward (MCF) consistently posted statements regarding Malaysia’s education quota system and content that some might consider racist. “In recent years, due to the “quota” system, many outstanding Chinese students who excelled in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia have not been accepted into public universities. “Therefore, leaders and relevant organisations in…
China Press led with a report of a woman successfully obtaining a claim of RM16.44 million due to brain damage that affected the speech and swallowing ability of her husband. Her husband suffered due to a car crash involving three cars on the North-South Expressway on 12 February 2018. The discontentment and grievances due to…
The PH-BN coalition would be naming its Sungai Bakap by-election candidate tonight, confirmed unity government secretariat chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki confirmed last night. The decision was made after a meeting in Seri Perdana that was attended by the top leadership of the coalition. “The candidate who would represent the unity government in the by-election…
A group of activists and lawyers want Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong Wei Hung’s head to roll over the underhanded and unconstitutional tactics that the latter had revealed recently to convert minors in schools. They also wanted an end to conversion of minors to the Islamic faith. One activist Arun Dorasamy made his three…
National Consumer Foundation Sabah chairman David Chan thanks the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali for allowing Sabah and Sarawak to continue enjoying subsidised diesel. He also said the exclusion of Sabah and Sarawak from the new targeted diesel subsidy ruling by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reflects his…
Bulk subsidy systems only benefit T20 and foreigners, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Bulk subsidy systems cannot be maintained as they benefit ineligible groups (T20 and foreigners) and oppress the eligible ones. “If we were to pursue populism, we could simply continue with bulk subsidies and accumulate debt. However, out of awareness, the…
Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying stated that Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan will soon provide detailed information on the use of the fleet card. “There is a limit in terms of litres, not amount (value), but I think we wait for Finance Minister II (Amir) to make the announcement. We are…
Parti Rakyat Malaysia is the third party mulling over the question of whether to join the Sungai Bakap by-election which is scheduled to be held on 6 July. Prior to this, Muda and protem party – Urimai was reported to be keen in contesting the suburban seat in Penang. “This week, the top leadership will…
Singapore Airlines has offered US$10,000 (RM47,000) as compensation to passengers of the SQ321 who have sustained minor injuries during a turbulence on Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore. One died and 30 were injured during the flight on 20 May. There were a total of 211 passengers. “For those who sustained more serious injuries from…
