Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) were the five suitable consortium deemed suitable to participate in the privatisation exercise of the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) explained Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This was out of 145 companies that initially applied to take over MAHB. “Other companies wanted management rights, including the roles of chairman and…
China Press and Guang Ming Daily reported that an insurance syndicate that targeted individuals without close relatives was busted by the police. Agents of the syndicate would befriend the victims, to obtain their personal information without their knowledge. Afterwards, they would take out an RM 500,000 life insurance policy in their name and stage a…
US may limit its role in defending its close ally, Israel from the attacks of Iran based Hezbollah now compared to two months ago when it aided its ally in intercepting missile and drone attack, said US Joint Chiefs chairman general Charles Q. Brown Jr. “From our perspective, based on where our forces are, the…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be addressing two key issues today during Prime Minister Question Time (PMQT) in Dewan Rakyat. Datuk Shahar Abdullah (BN-Paya Besar) enquires further regarding government linked investment corporation’s decision to sell Malaysian Airline Holdings Berhad’s shares to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The decision has come under scrutiny due to…
The Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) and Bus On Demand (BOD) initiatives would be extended to the rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak, confirmed Transport Minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook. “The government would be implementing the DRT and BOD initiatives via proof of concept (POC) that allows end users to use this service to overcome the…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the allocated RM100 million for the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) last year was fully utilised. “The allocation was spent on 216 programs that targeted 134,247 participants,” he said via a parliamentary written reply to V Sivakumar (PH-Batu Gajah) who asked for the breakdown of funds spent…
Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said rejected a question that was raised by Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran) on the grounds that it was inappropriate to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat “The question is inappropriate to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat as it doesn’t meet…
The Multimedia and Communication Act, also known as Act 588, has never stifled freedom of expression, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. “In upholding the principles of democracy, every citizen is free to express their opinion and criticism but it has a limit, as long as it does not go against the existing laws. “In this…
Increasing international flights was an option to controlling ticket prices, said Anthony Loke Siew Fook. He explained that the government cannot regulate air ticket prices, which are subject to dynamic pricing, except for domestic travel during festive seasons. “We already have a policy during the festive season whereby there is a cap in terms of…
Democratic Action Party (DAP) national chairman Lim Guan Eng stated that, following the opposition’s logic, Malaysia would need to break off diplomatic relations with the United States for their support of Israel. “PMX said if this logic is extended further, then Malaysia would have to break off diplomatic relations with the United States for their…
