A total of 1,776 households have benefited from the Madani Afiat initiative, which was implemented in seven states to raise awareness and health issues among Malaysians. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said that a total of 2,863 residents, aged 18 years and above, in Selangor, Kedah, Terengganu, Johor, Perak, Melaka and Penang, underwent comprehensive health…
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has called for the establishment of the Chief Information Security Officer position within every ministry to effectively address the issue of data breaches following recent incidents such as the breach of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) database. He said the responsibility for this change lies with the Chief Secretary,…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given his assurance that there is no likelihood at all for the opposition bloc – Perikatan Nasional (PN)- to seize control and form backdoor government. He said this is based on the fact that the national unity government has a supermajority that would last until the end of…
Former Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad was replaced from having a second term in office despite BN having a supermajority in the state polls last year to reaffirm the Ruler’s power. “They made a mistake. Hasni was made to be a post boy, and all of them (BN assemblypersons) signed declarations supporting him. “What,…
After two days, the Madani Government One Year Anniversary Programme will end today with the main highlight being the closing ceremony by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar is expected to deliver his keynote address and conduct a Malaysia Madani dialogue session during the close at 3pm, with the Unity Government’s top leadership in…
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…
