Rumours about launching a casino in Forest City were made by quarters who are against the government’s plan to establish a Special Financial Zone in Johor, charged Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. The negative public perceptions were caused by slanders by certain people who were against mega development six years ago. “I stress once…
The status of the six Bersatu MPs who backed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim remains the same since the opposition party have not notified the Dewan Rakyat. Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said he had not received any notification on the status of the six from Bersatu. “Nothing. No one. No calls,…
Airline companies are welcome to initiate international flights from the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (LTSIP) near Pengkalan Chepa in Kelantan with a caveat. All the airlines must obtain permission and approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Maaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom). “Actually, there are no issues for airlines to commence international…
Tourist buses from Thailand would be allowed to cross border and enter all states in Malaysia. The bus companies however would be required to send in their application to the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad), announced Transport Minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook. “They (Thai tourist buses) only need to apply to Apad for a temporary…
In terms of polling districts, the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional coalition regained two Malay majority polling districts in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. The coalition regained Kampung Air Jernih and Pertak that it lost during the state polls, revealed Institut Darul Ehsan. PH retained the Chinese majority and mixed polling districts. Opposition coalition, PN only retained…
State affiliated think tank, Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) revealed that the voting pattern in the recently concluded Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election saw the support for PH-BN increase among Malays by three percent. “The voting pattern along racial lines, when compared to the state polls last year, saw an increase of three percent among Malays,” IDE…
Institut Darul Ehsan revealed that over 15,000 voters opted to stay out of the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. “A total of 38.5 percent chose not to vote, equivalent to 15,480 voters. “Efforts need to be intensified to create voting awareness”, said the think tank in its analysis on the voting pattern in the Kuala Kubu…
A Selangor based think tank have urged the Pakatan Harapan – Barisan Nasional coalition to woo young voters. “The unity coalition needs to devise a strategy for the young voters,” said Institut Darul Ehsan in its post Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election analysis. The think tank made the call based on its aged based voting pattern….
Malaysia is eyeing overseas venture capital investment to speed up its technology startup industry, revealed Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. The focus is on spurring the development of Malaysian nascent tech companies. “It is very important to bring in mid-tier, sophisticated VC and [private equity] firms from around the world [to back tech startups],” Rafizi said….
A backbencher has supported calls for the national unity ministry to have a hotline for non-Muslim faiths, that would function similar to the hotline created in Jakim. “Of course I would support it. It augurs well with Madani government,” said Jelutong MP RSN Rayer. “The ministry would be able to go down to the ground…
