BY ZED YAMANI Pas keeps telling us Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is Malaysia’s technocratic success story. PhD in aeroengine combustion from Leeds. Calm. Serious. Data-driven. Now that he is chairing PN, Pas supporters are already chanting, “Dr Sam for PM11!” So I looked at the numbers. In my view, they tell a very…
Police are tracking activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak, believed to have fled the country. Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said intelligence suggested that he may have travelled to Thailand or the Middle East. “Our reports indicate that he left for Thailand, and there is also information suggesting he may be in the…
Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence has clarified that the presence of two United States Navy vessels at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) in Pulau Pinang from March 14 to 16 was a routine port call. Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said such port calls by foreign naval ships at Malaysian ports, have long…
By DR MASZLEE MALIK The Muslim world has emerged from yet another season of destruction. In the aftermath of war, the familiar ritual unfolds: cities reduced to rubble, fragile ceasefires proclaimed, and weary populations left to reconstruct lives amid ruins. Yet the most devastating consequences are rarely physical alone. They are civilisational. Every conflict in…
This Saturday, Muda will hold its first internal election since the party was registered four years ago. But despite the brave front put on by its new “leaders”, the party is clearly in shambles. Despite claiming to have 85 registered divisions, party officials declined to reveal its membership numbers in an interview with Malaysiakini published…
Malaysia strongly condemns the Zionist Israeli Regime’s continued closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli authorities during the holy month of Ramadan. The Foreign Ministry in a statement said, the discriminatory and arbitrary restrictions imposed on access to Jerusalem’s Old City and its places of worship constitute a grave violation of international law…
Malaysiakini co-founder Premesh Chandran has been tight-lipped following last week’s revelation that the company founders had lodged a police report over an alleged diversion of RM3million funds by senior figures formerly with the company. “The matter is still being investigated. Once we are ready, we will release what we know,” Premesh told Harapan Daily in…
The government has announced that the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) Phase 2, initially scheduled for April, will be brought forward to this Tuesday and will be paid in stages. Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that this move involves a financial allocation of RM1.3 billion, benefiting five million recipients. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s…
The corruption trial of former prime minister, Tan Sri Mahiaddin Md Yassin on charges of abusing his position to solicit bribes totalling hundreds of million ringgit, will begin at the High Court tomorrow. He allegedly abused his position to solicit RM232.5 million in bribes for Bersatu from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor…
AMANAH will bring up at the Pakatan Harapan (PH) meeting to discuss reclaiming the Puteri Wangsa state seat in the next Johor election, which currently held by Muda. AMANAH Johor Vice Chairman, Dr Zuhan Zain said, the decision is a sign of protest and AMANAH’s firm stance against MUDA’s action in withdrawing support for the…
