Former rural and regional development minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal today broke ranks with his fellow Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers over the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), saying there are many issues to be resolved before Malaysia could sign the trade pact. The Semporna MP questioned the need to “rush” into signing TPPA, and said…
No criminal offence over RM2.6 billion in Najib’s accounts, case closed, says A-G
Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, the attorney-general said today, after close to six months of investigations into the RM2.6 billion channelled into the prime minister’s bank accounts and into Finance Ministry-owned firm, SRC International Sdn Bhd. Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, who is also public prosecutor, today told a…
Fearful of polls backlash, Sarawak PAS tells Hadi to hold inter-faith dialogue
Sarawak PAS commissioner Jofri Jaraiee has called on his party president to hold an inter-faith dialogue to clarify his derogatory statement on Christianity and missionaries in the state, ahead of the expected polls in March. Blaming the media for possible distortion to sensationalise the sensitive issue, Jofri said the best way to settle the matter…
Guan Eng tells Hadi: TPPA initiated by Umno, not DAP
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng warned that it was “preposterous” for PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang to allege that DAP was supportive of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and attribute this alleged support on the grounds that trade in the country was purportedly controlled by the Chinese community. The people would expect such…
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Two wrongs don’t make a right. Instead of banning Hadi Awang, Sarawak government should invite him on a fact finding mission in Sarawak.
Following Sarawak minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing’s support for SUPP’s proposal to ban Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang from the state for his derogatory remarks about Christian missionaries, it appears that Hadi will most likely and soon be added to the Sarawak list of unwelcomed persons. It is not a surprise that Hadi Awang…
Wee ‘playing with words’ on JPA scholarship issue, says MP
PETALING JAYA: Minister Wee Ka Siong has been accused of “playing with words” over the announcement that Public Service Department (JPA) scholarships for degree programmes have been suspended. In a statement issued today, MP for Seputeh Teresa Kok took issue with Wee for a message he posted on Facebook last night denying he had said…
JPA scholarship suspension: Instead of playing with words, Wee Ka Siong should help to resolve the students” plight
In his facebook posting last night, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong denied saying the Public Service Department (JPA) has suspended government scholarships and that the matter was being studied by the department. He said that he had not officially announced or confirmed the suspension. I wish to advise Wee not to play with…