DAP secretary general Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced the party’s candidates for the upcoming 17th Sabah state election today in Kota Kinabalu with 50% candidates being women. He announced that DAP will be fielding candidates in eight seats. “We will contest 8 seats compared to 7 previously. 4 are female candidates. “Of the eight, five…
DAP Sabah is set to announce its full list of candidates today. Of particular note is the interior constituency, where the party has decided to contest the Kemabong seat under the Tenom parliamentary area. The candidate will be the former Member of Parliament for Tenom and current Senator Noorita Sual, who will once again represent…
CIMB Securities is expecting Bank Negara to lower the Overnight Police Rate in the second quarter of 2026 to aid the economy against expected slowdown in external demand. It noted that the economic outlook for 2026 remains positive, with resilient domestic demand and a firm labour market. This is also supported by unemployment rate of…
Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung cautioned the government that the Attorney General Chambers (AGC) decision to appeal the High Court verdict would risk undermining public confidence in Madani ideals. “Madani government stands for compassion, respect, and trust. The court’s decision reflects precisely these values, acknowledging the deep anguish of the victims’ families. “Conversely, the…
Kazakhstan will announce that it is joining the Abraham Accords on Thursday, a senior US administration official told AFP, in a largely symbolic move as the central Asian republic already has diplomatic ties with Israel. US special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier that a new country would join the accords, under which four Arab nations…
The Human Resources Ministry has undertaken strategic measures to raise the participation of Indians in the high skilled job sectors via several initiatives. “The Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) has introduced the Malaysian Indian Skill Initiative (MISI) which is a targeted skills training programme to enhance the Indian community through career development and high…
As expected, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) opted to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75% after concluding its monetary policy committee meeting today. BNM had lowered its rate from three percent at its previous policy review in July. It said that the current rate is appropriate and supportive of the economy amid price stability….
Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari was told to read more and understand the digital sovereignty issue in the recently signed Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the US. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo reprimanded the opposition the lawmaker for giving an impression as if the government gave away its digital sovereignty. “I request Pasir…
Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) has called upon the government to establish a special task force on tariff crisis since the US imposed reciprocal tariffs at 19% affected the micro, small, medium enterprise (MSME) sector that represented 39.5% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP). “I would like to propose the establishment of a Special Tariff Crisis…
Malaysia is poised to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged today, with stable growth, benign inflation and a strengthening ringgit allowing the central bank to preserve policy ammunition. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate at 2.75% when it announces its final monetary policy decision for the year, according to…
