Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has confirmed water supply has been restored in all the areas that has been experiencing water cuts due to asset maintenance and replacement works at the Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant for the past two days. The water supply has been back to normal in Petaling,…
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh Tseow Tsuan has called for the retirement age of judges to be raised at least upto 75 years old. She said that the current retirement age of 65 is not fair to the bench since it takes judges a long time to be promoted to the Federal Court and…
Academic Ahmed T Kuru, who is also the director of Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies in San Diego University, said that exploitation of faith for political reasons is not right for any faith and it is also detrimental for a country’s well being in the long run. Specifically, Kuru who authored “Islam, Authoritarianism and…
Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF) president S Shashi Kumar countered allegations by Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung who claimed that the former is merely politicising the issue of the latter’s TikTok video. “I am not a politician to politicise the matter. I am just heading an NGO. He is openly telling others…
Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo defended Penang government’s decision to appoint Datuk Baldev Singh Gurcharan Singh as the Appeals Board chairman for the implementation of the Freedom of Information Enactment 2012. “A new chairman has been selected and I will announce the name soon,” Jagdeep said. “I think it is unfair to penalise…
Indian National Congress (INC)that leads the federal opposition – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (Indi Alliance) wants Rahul Gandhi to be the opposition leader in the Lok Sabha. This growing clamour has become louder following the election result that saw INC and its allies winning 232 seats to BJP and its National Democratic Alliance that…
The Health Ministry is looking at holistic approach to overcome the healthcare manpower crisis since Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and his ministry considers healthcare workers its most invaluable asset. “Keeping this in mind, the Health Ministry is earnestly revisiting longstanding practices, such as the excessively long on-call hours. “Healthcare workers, our most…
PKR top leadership would be discussing candidate nomination for the Sungai Bakap by-election this evening. PKR vice president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the meeting would include party president, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and several other top leaders. “This evening, there is a meeting with the president, election director Rafizi Ramli, Penang PKR chairman Nurul…
The Election Commission confirmed that it did not receive any petitions against the results of the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election, confirmed EC acting chairman, Azmi Shahrom. “So far none,” he said during a press conference today. Earlier on he chaired a meeting to fix the date for the Sungai Bakap by-election. The confirmation was made…
Election Commission has decided to hold the Sungai Bakap by-election on 6 July. Acting EC chairman Azmi Sharom said the nominations would be held on 22 June and early voting is set to be held on 2 July. The nomination and vote counting centre is Dewan Serbaguna Jawi, Jalan Serindit, Taman Desa Jawi, Penang. There…
