Semalam saya hadir rumah terbuka Hari Raya yang dihoskan oleh Speaker Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin di halaman Bangunan Parlimen. Saya gembira melihat ramai pegawai Parlimen dan Ahli Parlimen hadir di rumah terbuka tersebut, termasuk Bung Moktar, Ahli Parlimen Kinabatangan, Sabah. Selepas bersalam dengan Tan Sri Pandikar Amin, saya duduk semeja dengan Lim Lip…
Ex-DAP man demands Tony Pua come clean on RM3m savings abroad
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — In the wake of opposition lawmaker Tony Pua’s criticism of 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a former DAP member has accused the Petaling Jaya Utara MP of parking RM3 million abroad in his wife’s name. Tony Tan Chee Chon, a former personal assistant to DAP vice-chairman Teresa Kok who parted…
Why block Sarawak Report when you can sue? DAP MP asks Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The government should have just sued Sarawak Report instead of blocking it as by doing so, they created an “unmitigated political disaster,” DAP MP Teresa Kok said. The Seputeh MP added that with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) move to block access here to the whistleblower site is merely…
1MDB Scandal: It is time for rational-thinking Barisan Nasional reps to right the wrong
Housing, Local Government and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Rahman Dahlan and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai’s ill-judged position to defend the censorship of Sarawak Report via internet block is rubbish as the reason given by both is also rubbish. Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan defended the move to block Sarawak Report by saying that…
We could not walk away on finding out about the scheme to cheat Malaysia of billions of ringgit
The Edge had reported extensively on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in 2013 and 2014 as it emerged that the government-owned entity had run into financial difficulties. Information was, however, scarce and limited because its annual audited financial reports were consistently late. Our journalists have met various contacts and pored through whatever available information they could…
Make English priority for Malaysia, says Nazir Razak
Malaysia should make proficiency in the English language a top priority, prominent banker and brother of the prime minister, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, said today. In a post on Instagram, the CIMB Group chairman said English proficiency in Malaysia had deteriorated and was an “edge” which the local workforce had lost. His remarks were posted…
Low Yat brawl tweets exposed Malay distrust of Chinese traders, research finds
KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — A preliminary analysis of Twitter remarks on the recent violence at Low Yat Plaza has revealed that many Malays had believed claims that Chinese traders at the tech mall cheat their customers, although the allegation had not been proven true. According to the study by social media research firm Politweet,…