Malaysians set to tighten purse strings as reality bites, World Bank predicts
(MM) - Domestic households that are the engine of the country’s economy are likely to spend at a slower pace as the effects of subsidy cuts, higher energy tariffs and rising debt all hit home, the...
View ArticleMalaysia Wants The Conflict In Syria To Be Resolved Politically
(Bernama) - Malaysia wants the bloody conflict going on in Syria currently to be resolved using a political approach instead of military intervention, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah...
View ArticleI’ll expose Anwar-Mat Zain relationship next week, says Umno lawyer
(MD) - Umno lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pic) today vowed to expose the relationship between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim, the former Kuala Lumpur CID chief behind a...
View ArticleAnwar in the US and Karpal in hospital so case delayed
Ram Karpal Singh, a member of Anwar's legal team in the sodomy case, said Anwar was in Washington for a seminar. V. Anbalagan, TMI Putrajaya has taken objection to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's failure...
View ArticleSuhakam needs more legal bite, says civil society
(The Star) - The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) needs to be given more bite to address weaknesses in Malaysia, said Human Rights Movement (Proham) secretary-general Datuk Dr Denison...
View ArticleIf other Muslim countries can have Shias and Sunnis, why can’t we? asks...
Sheridan Mahavera, TMIThe Malaysian Human Rights Commission, or Suhakam, has called for a dialogue between the country's predominant Sunni Muslims and the tiny number of Shia Muslims. Suhakam chairman...
View ArticleAll eyes on Kelantan MB when he names officials
(The Star) - Following his appointment as the new PAS state commissioner, all eyes will be trained on Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob when he names his officials in the new state party team....
View ArticleFollow the rules, IGP tells PR MPs
The Inspector General of Police told Pakatan Rakyat leaders to follow the rules at the planned gathering to hand over a memorandum to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall on Dec 16. (FMT) - Inspector General of...
View ArticleKhairy is spot on
There is no doubt that non-bumiputera firms discriminate the Malays - the reality is we are playing ignorance. Narinder Singh, FMT What is the big deal if Khairy Jamaluddin says that the non-bumiputera...
View ArticleCronyism in MAHB?
An insider from the airport regulator alleges of high level meddling in the tender process for MAHB publication, Convergence. G Vinod, FMT A senior executive at the Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad...
View ArticleSelangor MB to meet Pakatan leaders on salary hike
(TMT) - Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim will meet leaders from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition to explain the salary increase involving his executive council members and elected...
View ArticleIsu Syiah: AJK PAS Pusat mengalukan tindakan terhadap Mat Sabu
(Astro Awani) - AJK PAS Pusat, Dr Riduan Mohd Nor hari ini mengalu-alukan supaya tindakan dikenakan terhadap Timbalan Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu sekiranya benar beliau adalah seorang penganut fahaman...
View ArticleTalks with BN: ‘Anwar has own agenda?’
According to political analyst Prof Dr Mohamed Mustafa, Umno members know Anwar Ibrahim too well and will never allow for his return. Vignesh Kumar, FMTOpposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s offer to hold...
View ArticleLim Guan Eng calls Penang opposition chief a “racist grandmother”
(TMI) - There was name-calling after the Penang state assembly today when Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) accused opposition leader Datuk Jahara Hamid of being a "racist grandmother" when she...
View ArticleExco man declines comment on direct tender
Penang government came under fire for allegedly awarding a flood-mitigation project to a company through direct negotiations.Vignesh Kumar, FMTPenang state executive councillor Lim Hock Seng has...
View ArticleShias have right to practise beliefs, says ex-Perlis mufti
Diyana Ibrahim, TMI Shia Muslim followers have the right to practise their beliefs, says former Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (pic) today. He, however, qualified it by saying that he...
View ArticleZahid Hamidi stands firm on "PAS number two" Syiah statement
(The Star) - Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will not budge from his statement that a "PAS number two" leader is a follower of the Syiah branch of Islam considered deviant in Malaysia....
View ArticleSudden ‘Sunni’ fixation likely a political ploy, Pak Samad says
(MM) - Putrajaya’s proposal to place a legal shackle on the spread of non-Sunni Islamic ideologies here has irked Malay literary icon Datuk A. Samad Said who believes the move is not for religious...
View ArticleSultan of Selangor firm in defending rights of the Malays, Bumiputeras and Islam
(MM) - Firm action by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, in defending the rights of the Malays, bumiputeras and the sanctity of Islam is eagerly awaited by the people. Former...
View ArticleSaari Sungib told to walk the talk
(MM) - Hulu Klang assemblyman Saari Sungib (picture) should exhaust all avenues to resolve the Ulu Kelang Recreational Club (UKRC) land issue instead of “passing the buck” to the courts. UKRC...
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