MIC’s sole MP, Datuk M Saravanan (BN-Tapah) has joined the bandwagon in calling for the Malaysian Indian Blueprint (MIB) to be revived under 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to resolve the socio-economic challenges faced by the Indian community. He also views the 13MP, from 2026 to 2030, as a comprehensive compass for the community that can…
Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) has confirmed that the controversial International Youth Rationalism Forum 2024 would continue as scheduled. “The organisers are renting the hall. No one has revoked the permit so the event is on,” said a KLSCAH staff who declined to be named. The International Youth Rationalism Forum is scheduled to…
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bollywood superstar and filmmaker Aamir Khan considered quitting cinema for good after dominating the Indian film industry for more than four decades. “It was in the middle of Covid and I was… thinking of a lot of things, and I suddenly felt that I had spent all of my adult life…
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer who is also Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) chairman has called upon the Home Ministry to cancel the International Youth Rationalism Forum 2.0 that is scheduled to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on 21 December 2024. “As a MP, I would urge Home Ministry to immediately…
Political analyst James Chin concluded that Pas just doesn’t give a damn about non-Muslims following new regulations in Kelantan that prohibit hotels from serving alcohol. The professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia also said that the non-Muslims would not be able to do anything since the new rule is part of…
Malaysia is on track towards eradicating hardcore poverty with only 2,191 families still remaining in that category, revealed Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. The above mentioned figure is in contrast to 91,789 families recorded the previous year. In addition to that four states have recorded zero cases of hardcore poverty. The four are – Putrajaya, Melaka,…
Would the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project be revived? That would be known as early as end of this month or early January 2025. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the policy paper on this project would not determine its revival. He added that Putrajaya would need to reengage Singapore since it…
Former Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy lost his defamation suit against consumer activist K Koris Atan. Judge Nasir Nordin ordered Ramasamy to pay Koris RM10,000. Ramasamy had sued Koris over remarks made in article published in The Vibes last year. It was over claims that Ramasamy, who was then Penang Hindu Endowment Board chairman…
A road safety activist is demanding RM2 million in damages, a public apology and a retraction of article from the troubled news portal The Malaysian Insight (TMI) over the latter’s alleged misleading defamatory publication against him. Shahrim Tamrin, a former board member of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), made this demand in…
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will make her first official visit to Malaysia on Dec 16) to attend the 7th Malaysia-Thailand Annual Consultation to explore potential areas for further collaboration. The visit is being made due to an invitation from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Paetongtarn will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at…
