GEORGE TOWN: After a bitter break-up between DAP and PAS over hudud two years ago, Lim Kit Siang today said he was willing to join hands with Abdul Hadi Awang. Lim, who is DAP’s parliamentary opposition leader, said they could work together again if PAS president Hadi was ready to commit to saving Malaysia from…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Earlier this month, BMW Malaysia announced that it sold a total of 10,906 units of BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad vehicles in 2016 and recorded the group’s best-ever growth in the country. At the same time, Perodua, the number one national car maker in terms of sales volume, delivered up…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed the need to bring PAS into a cohesive Opposition pact, claiming his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia could even defeat the Islamist party in multi-cornered fights. In remarks that are set to undermine PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s continued efforts to woo the Islamist…
This morning I went to Old Klang Road morning market to do a walkabout with my party members. We distributed mandarin oranges and my new CNY calendars to everyone that we met in the market. This is my yearly CNY walkabout prior to Chinese New Year. I believe in giving new year blessings to the…
This morning, I went to the opening of The Market Place, a renovated market in OUG. The opening was officiated by Tengku Adnan, Minister of Federal Territory. In his speech, Tengku Adnan mentioned about photocopied license by some hawkers in OUG. He blamed this to the gangsters. He then claimed that he was a bigger…
Federal police are investigating whether ill-gotten gains connected with Malaysia’s multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which has seen the country’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, accused of funnelling $US1 billion through his bank account, have been stashed in Australia. AFP officers are assisting at least one of the three known authorities — the Swiss, the Americans and the…
Today afternoon I attended a special celebration mass for Archbishop Emeritus Soter Fernandez to be awarded by Pope Francis as the first cardinal of Malaysia at St John’s Cathedral at Kuala Lumpur. The celebrstion was attended by 12 Catholic bishops throughout Malaysia and more than 30 dignitaries, including other Christian leaders and leaders of other…
Tonight many of the DAP Sabah leaders and Lim Kit Siang are extremely happy as Jannie Lasimbang, the Sabah Bersih chairwoman joins DAP together with her 80-year-old mother at Kota Kinabalu. Her brother Adrian Lasimbang has joined DAP in Sabah two years ago, Adrian has been actively working in interior area of Sabah for the…