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…
Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) launched salvo, aimed at MCA chief Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) to the point of calling Wee a Milo tin since the latter had dismissed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s response on the addendum for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The addendum from the then Agong and Pahang…
An American tourist claimed that Malaysians overall speak “far better English than practically any other Asian country”, sparking a heated discussion on X. The post by @AJA_Cortes on Dec 8 highlighted Malaysia’s affordable and accessible healthcare system, expressing surprise that doctors and staff spoke English fluently. It amassed nearly 12 million views. Supporters agreed that…
Consultation with the legal team would be the order of the day following the Court of Appeal’s decision to reduce the payment imposed on former PKR vice president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin for breaching party bonds terms, said former PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. “The main difference from the High Court’s decision is the…
Deputy National Unity Minister K Saraswathy admitted that her ministry is not empowered to act against independent preachers who stir up controversies by raising racial and religious issues. “At the ministry level, we invite them to discuss with them. That is why Religious Issues Management and Mediation Bureau was formed so that we can mediate…
MIC number 2, Datuk M Saravanan has called upon BN to abandon the incumbency formula in determining candidates for the next general election. “If we had followed this formula, we wouldn’t have given up the Cameron Highlands (parliamentary seat) to Umno,” he said at BN’s golden jubilee celebrations at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur…
