An additional 500 placements for Indian youths to undergo Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses in China would be made available this year. The suggestion that was raised by Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) chairman P Prabakaran received the green light from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “I approved it….
Almost all positions in Pas polls this year saw its incumbents retain their respective positions. Pas president Tan Sri Hadi Awang and deputy Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim retained their positions to helm the party for another term. The three vice presidents – Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, Bagan Serai MP Datuk Idris…
Opposition party Bersatu’s estimate that the 16th general election would be called in as early as next year was panned by backbenchers and analysts alike as it is nothing but political fodder. Sany Hamzan (PH-Hulu Langat) said there was no need for the parliament to be dissolved earlier since the nation is on the right…
A picturesque electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions derailed and crashed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Five of the injured were in serious condition and a child was among the injured, Portugal’s National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement, adding that an unknown…
Bank Negara Malaysia is scheduled to announced the new overnight policy rate (OPR) and many are expecting it to be retained at 2.75%. The confidence stems from the Ringgit Malaysia that has been able to hold its position at RM4.20 against the US Dollar since May. It is against this back drop and US Federal…
The Health Ministry has defended its pro-health tax raise plan based on at least four studies. “Tax implementation Effectiveness and Impact Assessment on Sugared Sweetened Beverages in 2022 found that carbonated drink intake among teenagers reduced from 36.9% to 16.4%,” said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. “There was also a reduction of 54.5%…
BY: RAJA AHMAD ISKANDAR FAREEZ 3 September 2025 Commemorating National Day is a special moment where we celebrate our uniquely diverse heritage that makes Malaysia our home. It reminds us both of how far we have come and how much further we can grow together as a nation. Sadly, some bad-faith clout chasers tried to…
TikTok has been summoned tomorrow to meet Communication Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, Attorney General Tan Sri Dusuki Mokhtar and Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Ismail. The short video app company is scheduled all the four tomorrow in Bukit Aman at 11am due to its delayed response to the authorities. “TikTok was very slow…
Indonesian police have fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in a major regional city, student bodies and authorities said on Tuesday, adding new tensions to deadly protests that have rocked the country since last week. Student bodies of the Islamic University of Bandung, known locally as UNISBA, and nearby Pasundan University,…
The entire population of Gaza would be relocated and the United States would take control of the Palestinian territory under a plan being considered by the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The body that would administer Gaza under the plan now being considered would be called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation…
