All the government ministries and departments have been given the greenlight to use their financial allocation to sponsor various major festival celebrations as it this would assist in promoting Visit Malaysia Year 2026 and Malaysia’s role as ASEAN Chair this year. “The Madaani government encourages the celebration of festivals such as Chinese New Year, Ponggal…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has given assurances that both vernacular and missionary schools would receive its due assistance to cover rising maintenance and electricity bills. “For the year year 2024, the government allocated RM44,942,952.60 to Chinese primary schools, RM 17,835,145.40 to Tamil primary schools and RM16.q9 million to missionary schools. The ministry has a special…
The White House has barred access for the Reuters, Associated Press, HuffPost and German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel to cover President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting. The White House Correspondents’ Association has traditionally coordinated the rotation of the presidential press pool. Reuters, an international wire service, has participated in the pool for decades. White House press…
Bukit Bendera MP Syerleena Abdul Rashid has confirmed that she is not contesting in the upcoming DAP’s central executive committee polls scheduled to be held in March. “I am truly humbled and grateful for the trust and support shown in my nomination for the CEC. It is an honor to be considered, and I deeply…
The current government policy doesn’t restrict foreigners unless they are on the Not To Land list and not the Rukun Negara, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. “The current government policy does not restrict individuals from any foreign countries such as India from coming to Malaysia unless they are on the Not To…
The Ayer Kuning by-election may end up a three cornered tussle as PSM is considering to contest the seat. The state leadership is discussing it. They have not made a decision yet,” said PSM deputy chairman S Arutchelvan. The seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Ishsam Shahruddin of BN on Feb…
Hamas said on Tuesday it has agreed during a visit to Cairo on a solution to end the delay of releasing of Palestinian prisoners. The solution is to release the Palestinian prisoners simultaneously with the bodies of the killed Israeli hostages who were agreed to be handed over during the first phase, the Islamist militant…
China’s fourth largest automobile manufacturing company, Chery Holding Group Co Ltd is investing RM2.2 billion at Beringin High-Tech Auto Valley (Beringin HTA Valley) over a five year period to establish the Chery Smart Auto Industrial Park. In its first phase, a 323.75 hectare ecosystem would be developed to bring world class automotive manufacturing and advanced…
As the date to DAP polls is drawing closer, party veteran M Kulasegaran announced that he is bowing out from the polls. Party vice president and Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran had announced his withdrawal from DAP CEC polls on Feb 21. The DAP polls is due to be held on March 16. Given this…
DAP deputy secretary general Liew Chin Tong debunked the notion of dynasty and divisions within the party as the DAP is set to decide on its new set of leaders in the upcoming party polls. “I don’t think we sound like a dynasty. I came from nowhere — I sold lottery tickets as a kid….
