The current Sarawak Cabinet that is made up of 11 ministers and 26 assistant ministers will be expanded due to the state assembly expansion from 82 to 99 seats, confirmed Sarawak assembly speaker Tan Sri Asfia Awang Nassar. “The ever-expanding, stupendous task and responsibilities of the Cabinet inescapably require an increase in the number of…
A federal legislator has called upon the Housing and Local Government Ministry to be transparent in allocation of funds for non Muslim places of worship (RIBI) by having annual reports accessible to MPs and website that displays the application status in real time. The federal government had allocated RM50 million for non-Muslim places of worship….
MIC is open to meet the BN leadership but it is also firm in its decision to BN, said party president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran. He said the move to quit BN was a necessary step for MIC’s political survival. “What we are doing is for the future of the party because we see that…
Bersatu Youth chief Hilman Idham confirmed that Perikatan Nasional (PN) would be discussing about MIC’s membership in the federal opposition coalition soon. He confirmed this in a podcast show, The Tiger Show last night. In its recent annual general meeting, MIC delegates had passed the motion for the ethnic Indian party to leave BN only….
Kota Kemuning state assemblyman Preakas Sampunathan is claiming RM10 million in aggravated damages from Joseph Prakash Sukumaran, Sumathi Tamilvanan and an NGO Pertubuhan Kebajikan Integriti Persahabatan Nasional. The RM10 million aggravated damages and statement of claim was filed by lawyers from Rishi & Partners. Despite having no role in a carnival, the defendants had implicated…
A total of 42 individuals have been charged for stalking since the act was criminalised. “Since section 507A has been enforced, 154 investigation papers were opened and probed. From this amount, 42 were charged and 89 more are still under investigation,” said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in a written reply to Young…
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah revealed that the police force is only made up of 5.5% non- Bumiputeras during the oral question session in the Dewan Rakyat. “As of 31st August, there 136,503 officers and staff in the police force. From this figure, 7,581 of them or 5.55% are non-Bumiputeras,” said…
Klang MP V Ganabatirau has called for more focus Indian community empowerment programmes that are carried under the various ministries. “Empowerment efforts under the various ministries, be it Agriculture and Food Security Ministry or Investment Trade and Industries Ministry are needed. “How are the empowerment done in different ministries?” he told Harapan Daily in response…
DAP CEC member M Thulsi questioned MIC’s plan to quit BN while throwing its support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “The delegates have signaled their intent to leave. This now presents a critical question for MIC: on what basis do they justify continuing their support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim through…
The Economy Ministry pointed out that the Indian community are doing better based on Household Income and Expenses Survey (HIES) 2024. “The HIES2024 recorded that the average income for Indians have risen to RM 9841 in 2024 compared to RM8950 in 2022. “The Indians household median income too increased to RM7934 from RM6627 within the…
