Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim clarified that the withdrawal of funds from Account 2 of the Employment Provident Fund to purchase Medical Health Insurance Takaful (MHIT) is merely one of the suggested methods for consumers to purchase their policies. “If the basic MHIT has been finalised, EPF is willing to consider improvements to the…
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil brushed off the need for a new act that can serve to curb racial and religious discrimination on social media. “There are plenty of laws that can be used to handle discrimination on social media. Among them are Sedition Act 1948, Communication and Multimedia Act 1998 and the Penal Code….
Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) questioned the ‘immunity’ that has been granted to Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh over the current national flag gaffe. He called for Akmal to be probed for sedition. The former deputy law minister justified his call due to Akmal’s “extreme and unacceptable” statements that were divisive with racial undertones….
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…
