MIC strategy director Senator Datuk Sivaraj Chandran has called for severe police action against a coalition of 140 NGOs who would be holding a protest rally against illegal places of worship on Feb 7 in Kuala Lumpur. “Police must take stringent action. They are targeting one particular faith group. It has the potential to erupt…
No policeman have arrested and charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for the Durian Tunggal police shootout of three Indian men. This is because the reclassification was done to widen the scope of investigation that was previously limited under section 96 to 106 of the Penal Code. “At this stage the Royal Malaysian…
KXP AirportCity Holdings Sdn Bhd the company that would be developing the Kulim International Airport (KXP) has not yet address the issues raised by several agencies, namely the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) which has led to a delay in it obtaining the due approval. “The RMAF…
Perikatan Nasional’s Indian component party MIPP has confirmed that it has sent official letters to its Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang and Bersatu president Tan Sri Mahiaddin Yassin to forbid its members from attending the upcoming the Anti Illegal Houses of Worship rally. “Our party president have send official letter to Pas president…
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer has called for a Malay nurse who fed her Indian patient to be named as Malaysia’s unity icon. On that note he also questioned the lack of action by the authorities against four individuals identified as Zamri Vinoth Kalimuthu, Firdaus Wong Fei Hung, Ridhuan Tee Chuan Seng and Cikgu Chandra. “From…
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng trained his guns at SME Bank after the bank was slapped with an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) by the central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). This is especially so because SME Bank plays a vital role to the micro small medium enterprise (MSME) sector “Can SME Bank be trusted to…
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has dismissed calls by Pas that has been demanding for the resignation of deputy chief minister Mohamad Abdul Hamid over allegations of zakat funds abuse for the purchase of a land by a senior state government official. He said that the issue was already addressed by Mohamad during the…
Law and institutional reforms minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said confirmed that the Cabinet approved the proposal to limit a prime minister’s term to just two terms or 10 years to prevent excessive power concentration. The 10-year limit would also boost public confidence in the country’s leadership institutions and is in line with mature democratic…
The official launch of the Association of Malaysian Credit Recovery Agencies (AMCRA) has raised hopes for a better structured and clearly regulated credit recovery industry in Malaysia. The credit recovery industry has supported Malaysia’s banking and financial system for decades, particularly in the management and recovery of unsecured consumer debt. “As consumer credit expanded alongside…
There is a need for a mechanism to be in place to ensure that the Attorney General (AG) and public prosecutors are held accountable for their action, said Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) “We need to have a mechanism to ensure that they are held accountable. “If there is one, I am confident that the AG…
