SABAK BERNAM: Barisan Nasional is not as strong as it appears to be, and it can easily lose 45 seats in the next general election, according to former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaking at an anti-1MDB ceramah last night, he said a study had shown the BN loss could come from a shift of…
Syerleena cites cases of ‘Umno cheating Malays’
PETALING JAYA: Stepping into a row about whether Umno has cheated the Malay people, Penang DAP’s Syerleena Abdul Rashid backed her party comrade Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud by citing several land deals as examples. Speaking to FMT, Syerleena cited several deals involving Malay reserve land being sold, including one in Penang in 2012 involving two…
11K signatures submitted to protest against parking fee hike and privatization of roadside parking
Today, the Pakatan Harapan MPs presented more than 11k signatures against parking fee hike and privatization of roadside parking collection imposed by DBKL. The signatures were collected manually and from online. FT minister and deputy minister were not in DBKL HQ today, so we presented the signatures to Fairus, the special officer to minister Tengku…
Kadir: The cat out of the bag on MO1
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan has dropped a nuclear bomb, acknowledging the Prime Minister is “Malaysian Official 1” (MO1), notes a veteran journalist in his latest blog posting. Rahman Dahlan’s disclosure, recalled Kadir Jasin, was preceded by western media reports on an international entertainment empire owned by an Arab….
Rahman Dahlan admits to saying PM is MO1
PETALING JAYA: Umno Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan has admitted to having named Prime Minister Najib Razak as the mysterious “Malaysian Official One” (MO1), mentioned by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) in its civil suits. He, however, emphasised that MO1 was never named as the subject of the DoJ’s civil suits against those alleged to…
Five things to know about Zika. Be aware; be safe.
Health Ministry confirms Klang woman is first Zika case in Malaysia (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia confirmed today the first case of the Zika virus infection in the country involving a Selangor woman who had visited Singapore. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the first confirmed case of Zika in the country involved the woman who had returned from Singapore with her husband…
In Merdeka message, Catholic bishops asks Malaysians to put country above self
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Malaysians should put the country first before any personal or political interests and work towards greater unity for greater progress, local Catholic bishops said today. In their Independence Day and Malaysia Day message, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia also urged for greater understanding among the different races in Malaysia…