Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Chan Ming Kai who is the former Alor Setar MP and Sungai Petani MP Dr Taufiq Johari among the winners in PKR division polls in Kedah today. Chan defeated Ang Say Thong with 932 votes to 471 for the Alor Setar PKR division chief position. Taufiq won…
Beijing has unofficially declared a tariff war against the US. It has announced that it is raising the tariff rates from 84 percent to 125 percent effective from tomorrow. The move comes after President Donald Trump announced a pause on reciprocal tariffs. The pause however does not include tariffs on China which is at 145…
The National Investment Council is looking into various funding strategy for the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS). It is also a measure taken to ensure Malaysia transition from a foreign direct investment reliant nation to a self reliant nation. This is done to ensure Malaysia remains competitive on the world stage, revealed Investment, Trade and Industry…
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz confirmed that all ASEAN leaders would be raising the reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump have announced. This would be done via a special US-ASEAN summit. “And I was made to understand from the Asean secretariat, now we are waiting for the US to revert…
A political analyst has urged the non-Muslims against voting for Pas which he referred to as Moon Party. “Here’s the real issue: if you’re an elected YB representing a diverse constituency, including non-Muslims, and you refuse to meet them in their places of worship (which isn’t about religion, just connecting with voters), especially in a…
A political analyst pointed out that the reciprocal tariffs of 24% that US President Donald Trump has announced in Malaysia was not meant to punish Malaysia. Professor James Chin of Tasmania University, Australia also pointed out that Trump wants Putrajaya to remove bureaucratic red tapes and non-tariff barriers. “Not much Malaysia can do due to…
The US will proceed with a 104% tariff on China beginning Wednesday, the White House announced. “There will be 104% tariffs going into effect on China tonight at midnight,” said spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing on Tuesday, Bernama reported citing Anadolu Ajansi. Leavitt said President Donald Trump believes China “has to make a…
The US tourism industry was expecting a surge in the numbers of foreign tourists but thanks to US President Donald Trump’s big mouth over policies and the reciprocal tariff, people are shunning away from the US. The federal government’s National Travel and Tourism Office released preliminary figures Tuesday showing visits to the U.S. from overseas…
All ASEAN nations would be dispatching their official to Washington DC to conduct engagement sessions with the Trump administration over the recenty announced reciprocal tariffs. The move to initiate discussions is part of Malaysia’s alignment with the “soft diplomacy of quiet engagement” as opposed to “megaphone diplomacy”, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Together…
The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar due to a lack of buying interest, as market uncertainty persists following US President Donald Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs. At 8.09 am, the ringgit depreciated to 4.4485/4765 against the greenback from last Friday’s close of 4.4335/4400. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid…
