India’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes after at least two men intruded into the chamber, shouting slogans and spraying coloured gas. Images show MPs and security officials trying to catch one of the intruders, who is seen jumping from table to table, reported BBC News. Reports say the men were overpowered by security officials and taken…
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development R Ramanan still retains the position as the Special Committee chairman of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra). “Status quo for now,” he told the media when asked to comment on the position after scanning his time recorder card at the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry…
Every view and proposal can be discussed without ignoring the Federal Constitution, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this included Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s suggestion that more responsibilities be given to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, including direct oversight of MACC and Petronas. “We can discuss it…
Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) withdrew from the cabinet line-up to avoid accusations of nepotism, said DAP secretary general Anthony Loke. “Ramkarpal gave way because he felt that it is not right for both brothers to be in the cabinet,” said Loke who is also Transport Minister during a special press conference held at the DAP…
The ethnicity of the newly appointed cabinet members does not matter as long as they can perform their duties well, said social activist K Arumugam who heads a number of Indian NGOs. He is also a board of director of human rights organisation, Suaram. “Ethnicity is irrelevant if they can perform. Racial representation is important…
The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) has taken appropriate action to ensure that cyber-attacks targeting the infrastructure of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) do not recur. Its minister, V. Sivakumar said follow-up action would also be taken as soon as the mastermind responsible for hacking Perkeso’s system, information base and website since the beginning of…
Malaysia’s seventh richest man, Tan Sri Dr Chen Lip Keong has passed away at the age of 76 on Dec 8, 2023, due to an illness. His death was announced by Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd and Bursa Malaysia-listed FACB Industries Incorporated Bhd (FACB) today. Chen was the founder and senior chief executive officer (CEO) of…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called upon politicians, especially Members of Parliament to learn to be polite from the public. “They asked critical questions but it was done politely because they have values and morals,” he said in reference to the dialogue session of the Madani government’s One-Year Anniversary Programme in Bukit Jalil…
The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) says a legal framework is needed to standardise financial reporting practices for NGOs handling public funds in the country. SSM chairman Ahmad Sabki Yusof said this followed concerns that some charities were not complying with financial rules, leading to a lack of transparency in using public funds for charitable…
Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar has urged all parties to give the internal forensic team space to complete its investigation on the cyberattack that targeted the infrastructure and image of the Social Security Organisation (Socso). In a statement last night, he said the ministry calls on the public to halt all baseless speculations being circulated…
