KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s approval rating as prime minister fell again in the latest Merdeka Center survey, dropping four percentage points to 44 per cent in January. According to the independent pollster, the latest decline in Najib’s support was rooted in Malaysia’s lagging economy, as well as the impending implementation…
Home minister, not A-G, has power to let Anwar attend Parliament, say MPs
It is the home minister and not the Attorney-General (A-G) who decides if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim can attend next month’s Parliament sitting, Pakatan Rakyat MPs said today. They said Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was wrong in stating that it was up to the A-G to allow Anwar, the Permatang Pauh MP,…
No GST on maintenance fees for all high-rise units, says deputy minister
Maintenance fees for all types of stratified residential properties will now be exempted from the goods and services tax (GST), Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said today. He added that this was a shift in the government’s policy on the consumption tax which residents of low and low-medium cost apartments had feared would still…
Have mercy already, Borders asks JAWI ahead of renewed case against manager
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Borders Malaysia today implored the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) to end its continued prosecution of bookstore manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz that was twice ruled illegal and unconstitutional. Pointing out that the charge was adjudged to unlawful by both the civil High Court and Court of Appeal,…
Why set up special unit to handle sedition cases, DAP asks top cop
The DAP today questioned the need for special police unit D5 to investigate sedition cases when the focus should be on the threat and influence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) in Malaysia. Parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang reminded Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar that there were more…
CNY Walk-about at OUG & Sri Petaling Market
My members and I had been giving mandarin oranges and my CNY pocket calendar to hawkers and members of public at markets and coffee shops in my Seputeh constituency in the last one week. There are about 8 markets in my constituency and I have been doing the CNY walkabout every year ever since I…
Let’s hope that there will be more conscientious BN MPs who will be the true voices of the people
BN Putatan MP Datuk Marcus Mojigoh deserves praise for his courage and preparedness to speak the truth about Umno leadership and the sentiment of Sabahans. Let’s hope that other conscientious MPs will also speak up. In an interview with the Malay Mail Online yesterday, he has said that he is seriously considering leaving Barisan Nasional…