UPKO president Datuk Ewon Benedick confirmed that he would be quitting his cabinet position as Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister. The decision stems from the fact that UPKO’s struggles is based on the implementation of Malaysia Agreement 1963, particularly Sabah deserves to obtain 40% of the revenue obtained from the state. The Kota Kinabalu High…
MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan pointed out that his party is crossing the Rubicon while officiating the party’s women, youth, Putera and Puteri delegates convention in Shah Alam today. He also used the controversy sparked off by International Islamic University’s Associate Professor Solehah Yaacob’s claim that Rome learnt to build ships from the…
Transport Minister Anthony Loke dismissed rumours of UPKO president Datuk Ewon Benedick quitting the federal cabinet as one that is unfounded. “We had the Cabinet meeting as usual. There was no talk it was his last meeting, so as far as I’m concerned, he is part of the federal Cabinet and Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH)….
DAP secretary general Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced the party’s candidates for the upcoming 17th Sabah state election today in Kota Kinabalu with 50% candidates being women. He announced that DAP will be fielding candidates in eight seats. “We will contest 8 seats compared to 7 previously. 4 are female candidates. “Of the eight, five…
DAP Sabah is set to announce its full list of candidates today. Of particular note is the interior constituency, where the party has decided to contest the Kemabong seat under the Tenom parliamentary area. The candidate will be the former Member of Parliament for Tenom and current Senator Noorita Sual, who will once again represent…
CIMB Securities is expecting Bank Negara to lower the Overnight Police Rate in the second quarter of 2026 to aid the economy against expected slowdown in external demand. It noted that the economic outlook for 2026 remains positive, with resilient domestic demand and a firm labour market. This is also supported by unemployment rate of…
Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung cautioned the government that the Attorney General Chambers (AGC) decision to appeal the High Court verdict would risk undermining public confidence in Madani ideals. “Madani government stands for compassion, respect, and trust. The court’s decision reflects precisely these values, acknowledging the deep anguish of the victims’ families. “Conversely, the…
Kazakhstan will announce that it is joining the Abraham Accords on Thursday, a senior US administration official told AFP, in a largely symbolic move as the central Asian republic already has diplomatic ties with Israel. US special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier that a new country would join the accords, under which four Arab nations…
The Human Resources Ministry has undertaken strategic measures to raise the participation of Indians in the high skilled job sectors via several initiatives. “The Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) has introduced the Malaysian Indian Skill Initiative (MISI) which is a targeted skills training programme to enhance the Indian community through career development and high…
As expected, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) opted to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75% after concluding its monetary policy committee meeting today. BNM had lowered its rate from three percent at its previous policy review in July. It said that the current rate is appropriate and supportive of the economy amid price stability….
