The Karpal Singh Law Scholarship is back this year, announced DAP’s national vice chairman Syahredzan Johan. The scholarship would be given to 10 Malaysians who are or would be studying law. A total of RM200,000 has been allocated for this purpose. “Applications can be submitted from today until 22 August at 5 pm,” said Syahredzan…
The Health Ministry admitted that it is difficult to ascertain deaths caused purely by vaping. “The ministry has received five reports on deaths that are likely to be caused by vaping since 2019 to June 2025. “Even though there are death cases of individuals who use electronic cigarettes or vape, the direct link between vape…
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng who is also DAP national advisor urged the Home Ministry to take action against the rabble rousing Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhammad Akmal Salleh since he was threat to “national unity, harmony, justice and rule of law”. “Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh should be condemned for not only…
By: Kesavan Gnanalingam Pas the biggest party in the opposition bloc seems to be welcoming the exit BN resolution passed by MIC chapters at the state level. This is especially so with the Pas Supporters Congress, the non-Muslim associate wing in the Islamist party. Which led me to wonder, does Pas have any gray matter…
BY: LIEW CHIN TONG It is unfortunate that political debates in Malaysia often descend to just shouting matches among hardcore groups of different political hues. More than a decade ago in the lead up to the 2013 general election, I published a book with the title “Middle Malaysia: Centre Ground is Battle Ground”. Barring the…
Penang MIC has been in the news for supporting a resolution by Kedah MIC that passed a resolution to leave the BN coalition. Why did it do so? A well placed source in the state chapter told Harapan Daily that Penang MIC endorsed the resolution during its 79th annual general meeting and would leave the…
The ongoing calls for both MCA and MIC to leave the BN coalition are merely noises to make the grassroots of both parties feel good, said a political analyst “There is a lot of noise because both MCA and MIC are facing tremendous pressure. A lot of their supporters are now at the DAP service…
Malaysia has neither discussed nor requested to deploy Indonesian nurses in public hospitals, confirmed Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He however took note of the remarks by Indonesia’s consul-general in Johor Bahru, Sigit S Widiyanto. “We are aware that various parties, including Cuepacs, NGOs, and the Malayan Nurses Union, have raised numerous issues…
Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, a move expanding military operations in the shattered Palestinian territory that drew strong fresh criticism at home and abroad on Friday over its pursuit of the almost two-year-old war. Germany, a key European ally, announced it would halt exports of military equipment to…
Malaysia has already recorded RM11.2 billion out of the RM13 billion it targeted in potential investments at World Expo 2025, held in Osaka, Japan Investment Trade and Industry Minister Senator Datuk Tengku Zafrul Aziz is confident Malaysia would achieve its target within the remaining three months before the expo ends. “Hopefully we can meet the…
