The Trump administration has been sued for imposing reciprocal tariffs world wide. The suit by California Governor Gavin Newsom pointed out that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariff on Mexico, Canada and China or the baseline 10% tariff on all imports are unlawful. The suit claimed that Trump administration…
Political scientist James Chin pointed out that the MIC is in “ICU politics”. He said this in response to calls by MIC deputy president Datuk M Saravanan who begged the Indian community to overlook and disregard the provocations made by controversial Indian Muslim convert preacher Zamri Vinoth Kalimuthu. He described the Indian component party as…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called for closer cooperation in terms of trade with China, especially in the wake of the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US led Trump administration. “In these trying times, the world yearns for steadiness, reliability and purpose. We see this in China’s conduct. “Malaysia acknowledges such steadiness with quiet…
The suggestions offered by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat recently on reforms in respect of judicial appointments at the 24th Commonwealth Law Conference in Malta are welcomed and are certainly within the area of institutional reforms which the Madani government has made a priority. I note that there has been criticism of…
Singapore’s 14th General Election is scheduled to take place on May 3. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam dissolved parliament yesterday. Nomination would be held on Apr 23. Campaigns would go on for a period of nine days. No campaigns would be allowed on May 2, the cooling – off day. This is the first general election under…
Arjun Das Interesting developments have begun to take place in the laid back semi urban constituency of Ayer Kuning in Tapah. For the first time ever, two little known Indian parties have teamed up together in support of PSM which has fielded its Perak chairwoman, Bawani KS. The two are Urimai – a protem party…
The Trump administration is proceeding with probes into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on grounds that extensive reliance on foreign production of medicine and chips is a national security threat, Federal Register filings on Monday showed. The filings announce 21-day public comment periods and…
A Hamas official that the group is sending a delegation to the Gulf state of Qatar to continue indirect ceasefire talks with Israel over the war in Gaza, as the territory’s Health Ministry said that 38 people were confirmed dead over the past day. The Hamas official said teams have been discussing terms for a…
By: Sailaja Iyer PSM has always been champions of the downtrodden, championing the causes of the most affected but would it be able to capture the 14% Indian voters of Ayer Kuning? That is the question that one needs to ask. While the party does not campaign along 2Rs – race and religion, it was…
Measures to actively diversify and expand export markets have been undertaken by Penang to safeguard the sustainability of both the domestic and national economic chains. The move was crucial amid the current global economic uncertainty following the United States’ implementation of retaliatory import tariffs, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. “During times like these,…
