The International Monetary Fund has upped Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP growth by 0.3 percentage points to 4.3% for 2026 and 2027. IMF also estimated Malaysia’s real GDP growth at 4.6% in 2025 compared to 5.1% in 2024, according to its January 2026 World Economic Outlook update. The report, “Global Economy: Steady Amid Divergent…
Upto 55 personal and corporate bank accounts related to IJM Corp Bhd has been frozen by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission involving funds amounting RM15.8 million. The move is part of MACC’s probe into the company assets worth RM2.5 billion. MACC that is conducting Ops Heart has thus far inspected and searched four separate locations…
Perikatan Nasional has claimed MIC as its component even as the BN supreme council convenes a meeting today. The decision to accept MIC as part of PN was reached on Dec 9 last year. “In the meeting, (then) PN chairman Mahiaddin Yassin reportedly gave a lengthy explanation regarding a letter submitted by the MIC leadership…
Law and institutional reforms minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said argued that the government always upheld the royal institution, respected the federal constitution and upheld the freedom of the judiciary with regards to the implementation of the royal addendum. “The position of the legislative with regards to pardon and the implementation of a sentence is…
Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) took Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar to task for challenging lawyers representing the families of victims in the Durian Tunggal police shootout case to sue him. “This is not about suing. This is about finding the truth. “Why are there two truths?” The Melaka police chief dared a suit…
Ts Datuk Dr Husin Jazri Mobile phone data (MPD) has become a focal point of debate in Malaysia. Public concerns over privacy, surveillance, and consent are valid, especially in a country that has experienced high-profile data leaks. Yet these concerns risk overshadowing the immense potential of MPD when handled ethically, transparently, and within the boundaries…
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has called for the revival of the UPSR examination at primary level since Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to launch the National Education Plan 2026-2035 tomorrow. He also called for more emphasis on science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) education under the new blueprint. “At a minimum, UPSR…
Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Umno’s latest general assembly was theatrical, not transformative. The banners were bright, the chants familiar, and the speeches polished — but the performance could not hide the rot. This was not a party plotting a comeback; it was a party rehearsing its own eulogy. Malaysia has moved on. Umno has not….
Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told his BN components – MCA and MIC – to stop sulking and remain in BN coalition. He added BN had to join the unity government in the name of national interest. That was among the issues that led to the current strained ties with the two parties….
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has called upon the government to impose compulsory purchase of 50 percent local products to protect Malaysia’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). He said this measure is vital to protect the sector from the US tariffs and dumping of foreign goods and services instead of action against social visa…
