Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad revealed that around 9.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, valued at approximately RM185 million, had expired and were subsequently discarded. During today’s Dewan Rakyat session, he said that expired vaccines accounted for 10.8% of the 84.5 million doses received by the government since the national immunisation programme started on…
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has stood his ground, refusing to vacate the seats of six former Bersatu MPs who have pledged their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Johari informed the Dewan Rakyat that his decision was made after thorough consideration. He emphasised that he was not a postman, merely there to…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek announced that all Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates with 10As that are still waiting to be accepted into matriculation programs, will secure placements by August. “Why the third week of August? This is because UPU offers will be made on Aug 6,” she mentioned today at the special session in the…
DAPSY National Varsity Affairs Bureau director Ho Chi Yang called on the Kedah state government to accept the High Court’s ruling that its decision to cease issuing and renewing gambling licenses is unconstitutional. On June 20th, the Alor Setar High Court ruled that the Kedah State government’s action in stopping gambling license issuance is unconstitutional….
International financial rating firm JPMorgan has upgraded its rating on Malaysia from “underweight” to “neutral” after almost six years, revealed Rajiv Batra, head of Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan/China) equity strategy at JPMorgan. The revelation was done during a recent interview with CNBC. The shift was due to several key factors including policy reforms, data-centred investments, and a…
Penang and Seberang Perai Dong Lian Hui chairman, Lee Tian Lin urged the Education Ministry to review the “Donate and Build” initiative. Penang and Seberang Perai Dong Lian Hui, is a organisation for Chinese schools committees in Penang and Seberang Perai. He said that building schools is a fundamental duty of the government. “We welcome…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul’s decision in not vacating the seats of the six MPs, now expelled from Bersatu. “We wanted anyone who was terminated to automatically lose their seats, but Bersatu opposed this at the time, which is why exceptions were included. “The (Federal) Constitution…
Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said institutional reform is needed so the 10As student appeal situation wouldn’t be repeated every year. “The most important thing is that we do not want the 10As student appeal situation to repeat every year. “What we need is institutional reform. This reform is the guarantee of places for…
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has called upon the government to recruit additional four police personnel for each of the 837 police stations in the country with an emergency allocations. This means the government would need an additional 3,348 police personnel to stand guard at the police station gates. This is meant to ensure that…
China Press, Sin Chew Daily and Kwong Wah Daily and Nanyang Daily headlined that the Dewan Rakyat Speaker has decided not to vacate the seats of six former Umno MPs. Nanyang Daily front paged that Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pointed out that the annual collection rate of the Sales and…
