Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be fielding questions related to the 47th ASEAN Summit that begins on Oct 26. He would also tell the Dewan Rakyat the achievements of Malaysia as ASEAN chairman and list leaders and international organisations that would be dignitaries to the summit. This issue is raised Datuk Seri Amirudin…
The Malaysian Education Development Plan (2026-2035) that is being developed and all the initiatives, policies and development plans are inclusive for the needs of all streams of education. “The key focus in the Malaysian Education Development Plan that is being developed is access and equity which stresses on equality for quality education opportunity without discriminating…
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) deputy president Senator Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin pointed out that an increase in allocations for Sabah does not equate to 40 percent revenue rights that Sabah is supposed to receive as guaranteed by the constitution. He called upon the federal government to implement Sabah’s 40 percent revenue rights as stated…
Howard Lee Chuan How (PH-Ipoh Barat) dares Pas, ulama council, PN to act against their Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) for likening Malaysia’s multi-ethnic society to the occupation of Palestine by Israel. “Pas must issue a formal statement clarifying its stand on Marzuk’s remarks. “Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary must apologise to all Malaysians for…
US president Donald Trump yesterday said he will soon travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, while expressing his desire “to be good to China”. Despite renewed trade tensions between the US and China, Trump struck an optimistic tone ahead of a possible meeting next week with Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic…
US President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be “eradicated” if it breaches the Gaza deal with Israel, but said he would give the Palestinian fighter group a chance to honour the truce. Vice president JD Vance headed to Israel shortly after Trump’s comments, joining two top US envoys after weekend violence threatened to wreck…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lambasted the notion that the Indian community has only been allocated RM100 million via the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA). “How much did we approve for the Indian community in 2024? RM 2 billion. Yes. But it is not in the media, not in the narrative. The narrative is…
An omnipresence strategy for the police force will be implemented soon following the Cabinet’s directive for the Home Ministry to increase police presence in schools. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this would be part of the government’s efforts to curb juvenile crime. “We need to enhance patrols under the concept of ‘omnipresence’,…
The Kuala Lumpur High Court in a landmark ruling said that individuals can sue their fellow citizens for breaches of constitutional rights. Judge Amarjeet Singh ruled that Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong can be sued by eight non-Muslim parents over a video that Wong posted that encouraged covert conversion of school going children. The…
MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran used the analogy of a bride who was given away to an irresponsible man to describe MIC’s position within the BN coalition. “Just imagine you gave away your daughter to an irresponsible. You cannot make any rash decisions, even if she decides to go for a divorce,” he said…
