Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to visit Australia on a four day official visit beginning tomorrow. His inaugural visit to Australia would see him attending the Second Annual Leaders Meeting tomorrow and the Special ASEAN -Australia Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both events are scheduled to be held in Melbourne. China Press…
Pas is attempting to revive Muafakat Nasional with Umno again. Its spiritual advisor Datuk Hashim Jasin claimed that the opposition towards MN is only from Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and some top leaders whereas the grassroots are all for it. Umno president and several top leaders were the only people rejected, but many in…
Sin Chew Daily headlined Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s assurance that government does not take sides in allocating the economic cake. He said that the government provided substantial aid amounting to RM2.4 billion to the populace in 2023, that 70% of the aid is directed towards indigenous communities, with 15% allocated to the Chinese,…
Israel has “more or less accepted” a proposal for a six-week ceasefire in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a US official said on Saturday (Mar 2) as Palestinian negotiators were expected in Cairo. Mediators have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month which begins on Mar…
The absence of statements from Pas members regarding their president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s insolence against Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah indicates that Pas is unsure over their next move. “Until now nobody in PAS issued a statement in support of Hadi Awang, and nobody also issue any statement in support of the…
A 65-year-old man have been detained over the death of a Kedah E8 Special Branch officer. “Initial investigations show that a team from Sik police headquarters, Kedah state Special Branch, Central Kedah District Forestry Office personnel and civilians entered the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve area at noon on Feb 27.” Sik OCPD Deputy Supt Abdull…
Food prices remain high post Chinese New Year in Ipoh, Perak since most food business owners had adjusted their prices ahead of the festival to offset the rising cost. The culprit? A surge in the prices of coffee powder, sugar, milk, and other essential ingredients, left merchants feeling the pressures of rising costs. “If merchants…
Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan admitted that Israel’s military response “has gone too far” but severing ties with Israel would neither resolve the ongoing conflict nor reduce sufferings of the Palestinians. “We manage our international relations by remaining engaged with the international community and maintaining ties with as many countries possible,” he said, as…
The opposition bloc, Perikatan Nasional is practising pin drop silence over anti-corruption efforts undertaken by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) against the super rich, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. “I observed in parliament, that the opposition behaves as if it is angry and resentful, and there is no opposition voice supporting the…
Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to allow its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. After Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to free up medicinal use in 2018, and then recreational use in 2022, tens of thousands…
