No single party should dominate seat allocation in the Sabah state polls, said Upko president Ewon Benedick. He called for constant discussions among the unity government components. “We do not want one particular party to dominate (seat allocation). It should be discussed in an open and mature manner (among our allies),” he was quoted as…
Four bills are tabled today in the Dewan Rakyat for the first reading. The most controversial of the four is the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024 that is related to the conferring of citizenship to babies born to Malaysian mothers abroad. Another vital bill is the Cyber Security 2024 Bill. Two other bills are amendments to…
An employee worked only two days before quitting and demanded pay for two days’ work, deeming the job unsuitable. The employer shared screenshots of their Whatsapp conversation on a Xiaohongshu account named “出生在星期天的Sundayz” questioned why the other party wasn’t afraid of losing face. The post revealed that the employee not only quit after two days…
India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely – a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas markets. Imposed by India – the world’s biggest exporter of the vegetable – in December, the ban was due to expire on March 31. Traders…
Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli stated that the government won’t extend the March 31 deadline for PADU registration, citing potential delays to subsidy restructuring and targeted aid. “As of now, there are no plans to extend the registration period beyond March 31. “Granting extensions would result in an additional cost of RM2 billion to the government…
Mydin hypermarket boss Ameer Ali Mydin called for an end to the exploitation of socks with Allah word issue by Umno youth chief, Dr Akmal Saleh. for the sake of narrow political agenda. He added that political parties also should steer away from 3R issues. “Both KK Mart and the vendor have apologised. What else…
Drug dealers camouflaged their drugs operations centre as a kindergarten to evade the authorities. However they ran out of luck as police arrested the suspect and seized drug tea packs worth RM1080 in Taman Dagang Jaya, Ampang. The suspect was earlier detained in Cheras, reported Guang Ming Daily. Home Minister Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s announcement…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek clarified that no allocation is needed for schools to implement the Dual Language Programme (DLP). “The ministry would like to clarify that no allocation is needed for eligible schools to open DLP classes,” she said. She said as per a circular released in 2020, there were four criteria that must be…
A total of RM44.1 million have been allocated to 882 government aided Chinese primary schools and RM18.15 million have been allocated for government aided Tamil primary schools this year, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek told. “The amount is part of an allocation amounting to RM900 million which was approved for the maintenance of non – movable…
A staggering amount of RM500,000 was found in a suitcase left at a parking space of a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya. This was the main story in Guang Ming Daily. China Press headlined that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for stringement enforcement and monitoring in view of rising food price. Sin Chew…
