The government has agreed to implement work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for the public sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) effective April 15 as a proactive measure to address the global energy crisis. In a video message, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, the purpose of this initiative is to save fuel consumption and ensure the sustainability…
BY DATUK RAJA KAMARUL BAHRIN SHAH The Iran versus US and Israel Gulf war offer valuable lessons for Malaysia and ASEAN to learn from. The Arab Gulf nations are suffering enormously from the US and Israel’s irresponsible actions and they are partly to be blamed for their short sightedness and subserviant attitudes towards the US…
By DR SHAHNOR BASRI The meeting in Jakarta between Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, and Indonesia’s President, Prabowo Subianto, could not have come at a more consequential moment. As tensions between Israel, Iran and the United States edge closer to a wider regional war, their high-level engagement signals more than routine bilateral diplomacy—it reflects the…
By LOKMAN ADAM The opposition is at it again, recycling the same script with different actors. This time, Victor Chin is being paraded as the moral champion. But strip away the noise, and the story looks all too familiar. What is the similarity between Albert Tei and Victor Chin? Both allegedly gave bribes, and when…
The government has increased the RM200 Budi MADANI cash assistance under the Budi Diesel programme to RM300. In a Facebook post, the Finance Ministry said the increase took effect on March 17. The move comes as diesel prices in Peninsular Malaysia rose to RM5.52 per litre following a sharp increase in global oil prices. Prices…
Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the MADANI Government has assured that subsidised RON95 will remain at RM1.99 per litre through BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) to protect the rakyat. The Ministry of Finance Malaysia said in a statement, prices of other fuels will be adjusted gradually in line with the increase in global prices…
In recent days Malaysiakini has unearthed yet another so-called whistleblower named Victor Chin. This man is like an Albert Teh 2.0, once again trying to convince the whole world to sympathise with him because his alleged bribery attempts have not worked out. Firstly, this is Malaysiakini, a media outlet bogged down with embezzlement reports and…
BY ZED YAMANI Pas keeps telling us Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is Malaysia’s technocratic success story. PhD in aeroengine combustion from Leeds. Calm. Serious. Data-driven. Now that he is chairing PN, Pas supporters are already chanting, “Dr Sam for PM11!” So I looked at the numbers. In my view, they tell a very…
Police are tracking activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak, believed to have fled the country. Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said intelligence suggested that he may have travelled to Thailand or the Middle East. “Our reports indicate that he left for Thailand, and there is also information suggesting he may be in the…
Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence has clarified that the presence of two United States Navy vessels at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) in Pulau Pinang from March 14 to 16 was a routine port call. Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said such port calls by foreign naval ships at Malaysian ports, have long…
