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…
The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) contributors are now asking government to allow 100 percent of EPF dividends to be channelled into Account 3, for them to prepare for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations. During a recent live broadcast of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, netizens flooded the comment section with calls urging the government to approve…
Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has been appointed as the Senior Political Adviser to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The announcement was made earlier today in a media statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. The former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry will assume the role for a two-year term starting…
Early February this year, government announced a RM100 one-off Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) aid to all Malaysian 18 and above. Influencer known as Ustaz Tido, took to Facebook to express his appreciation, praising the government for “working for the people.” In his post, he shared that it was his first time using his MyKad to…
By MARTIN VENGADESAN The year began on a positive note when prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pledged to get four key reforms through Parliament. These included bills to separate the powers of the public prosecutor and attorney general, a 10-year term limit on the prime minister, an ombudsman and a freedom of information bill. However…
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed, a plot aim to topple the current government is driven by the large-scale corruption investigations being conducted by the Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (MACC). He said, preliminary investigations found that the plan had been outlined since August last year, with a timeline extending until the next general election….
Toh Puan Na’imah Khalid, the wife of former minister Tun Daim Zainudin who is being investigated for attempting to topple the current government claimed that the person who lodged a report against her at the Brickfields police station yesterday had grudges against her as he had failed to be part of her communications team. She…
DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng has suggested that the party bring forward its special congress slated for July 12 if the cabinet rejects the party’s proposal for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate allegations of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission colluding with a corporate mafia. “If the cabinet does not accept it, the…
