An election petitioner who is challenging Hilman Idham’s victory with a razor thin majority in Gombak Setia claimed that the PN candidate gave RM150 to several voters. Registered voter Mohd Shaffie Omar claimed that an inducement of RM150 was given out to voters at Kompleks Sukan Sinamax in Sri Gombak between 4 and 5 August….
A little Napoleon from the Education Ministry who created an uproar by banning two Tamil songs from being performed at a Tamil language carnival held in Kepala Batas has been transferred out. The official whose identity and rank remains unknown and so are other disciplinary actions taken against the concerned individual. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek’s…
UK ministers are set to pick veteran TV executive Samir Shah as BBC chair to replace Richard Sharp, the former Goldman Sachs banker who resigned earlier this year. Indian born Brit, Shah, has had a 40-year career in TV and previously served as a BBC non-executive director in 2007 as well as in positions including…
The Senate in Dewan Negara has allowed an urgent motion to protest and condemn the cruelty and tyranny of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people to be debated this evening. Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar Wan Junaidi said the motion submitted by Senator Hussin Ismail under Standing Order 17 (1)…
The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to “act now” on coal, oil and gas pollution, reported AFP. Battle lines are being drawn over the future of fossil fuels at the UN…
Claims that government MPs will support Perikatan Nasional (PN) are mere speculation, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He urged opposition politicians to stop issuing statements that will confuse the public. He said the latest statement by Bersatu supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof claimed that 10 MPs from the government…
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will provide a framework within a month to allow all social media platform providers to register with the agency and facilitate the regulation of such platforms in the country. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said MCMC needed some time to complete the framework, including gathering matters from…
Malaysia hopes to see countries coming together with ambitious and concrete commitments to address climate change during the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Dubai. Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said through innovative solutions, sustainable practices, and collaborative initiatives, Malaysia…
The one day extension for truce has come to an abrupt end. Israeli Defence Forces have resumed combat operations after Hamas fired rockets at Israel. “Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organisation in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF is reported…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today registered with the National Digital Identity (Digital ID), making him the first person in the country to have a digital ID. The Digital ID facility allows the public and private sectors to identify the identity of users when carrying out online transactions. Without replacing the MyKad, the secure…
