Selangor exco for human resources and poverty eradication V Papparaidu strongly condemned the recent altercation between a devotee and the chairman of Bukit Gasing Sivan Temple in Petaling Jaya. “Individuals entrusted with leadership or responsibility within places of worship must be held to the highest standards of conduct,” he said in a statement. “Leadership in…
MIC deputy president Datuk M Saravanan is happy that BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is talking more about MIC even when the latter attends the annual general meetings (AGMs) of other parties. “I am happy that Zahid cares about us. He goes to IPF, Makkal Sakthi AGMs and yet talks about us. “I…
Despite reaching the Rubicon during the MIC AGM, it is now BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who called the shots. He stressed that the party must decide or risk getting the boot out of the BN coalition. “A certain party had decided at their annual general meeting that they would leave it to…
Tasmania University based political scientist James Chin is confident that there would be another controversy on Christmas celebrations in 2026. “Come December 22, 2026, expect yet another controversy surrounding Christmas in Malaysia,” he said in a Facebook post. He revealed what he believed is a political agenda behind the recurring controversy. “In recent years, without…
The ZK Trinity & AI Finance Summit 2025 assembled Infrastructure builders, exchange architects, AI practitioners, and ecosystem operators recently in Kuala Lumpur. The summit was aimed at examining how zero-knowledge technology and AI systems are reshaping the foundations of decentralised finance and real-world digital markets. It also focused on system design choices, engineering trade-offs, and…
An unprecedented case may be emerging from a civil suit undertaken by eight parcel condominium unit owners against the joint management body (JMB), the project owner and developer of a high rise living project. The case revolves around a suit filed in 2020 by eight individual buyers of the Haven Lakeside Residences in Ipoh with…
A female suspect who is believed to be involved in the assault of a disabled woman after an altercation on TikTok was called in to give her statement. Serdang OCPD Assistant Commissioner Farid Ahmad confirmed that the case was being investigated under section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt. “Investigations found that…
A Selangor state assemblyman has called upon the police and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission to beef up enforcement related to cyberbullying. This is in light of cases where bullying in cyberspace have spread to the physical world. “I urge the police and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission to take action against live…
Sabah Umno has identified four individuals as potential candidates to contest in the double by-elections which will be held in Lamag state constituency and Kinabatangan parliament constituency. Sabah Umno liaison chairman Datuk Jafri Ariffin said that the party is scrutinising the criteria of a winnable candidate after discussing with grassroot leaders. “We have identified several…
Sharifah Munirah Alatas We should not keep weaponising language discourses (English, Mandarin, UEC, BM, etc.) while perpetually remaining ignorant of the conditions of world order today…it is moving towards a “multiplex” system, whereby the world may no longer be unipolar, dominated by the US, or any one power. China and other spheres of influence have…
