SEREMBAN — All 10 former Negeri Sembilan Executive Council members whose appointments were revoked by Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir have been instructed to return their state government vehicles. Lenggeng assemblyman Datuk Mohd Asna Amin said the former Exco members received instructions from the State Secretary requiring government property in their possession to …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Four in five Gen Z Malaysians are choosing to buy condominiums or apartments, marking a sharp contrast with older generations who continue to favour...

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 (Bernama) — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has urged all MACC personnel to give their full cooperation to the new leadership and refrain from any actions that could undermine or sabotage the agency. Concluding his service with the MACC today, Azam said that esprit de corps within the commission was necessary to ensure it remained relevant and successful in its anti-corruption agenda. “If (MACC) officers do not cooperate, (it) means that they are sabotaging the organisation itself. “It (giving cooperation) is important. In any organisation, we must all obey the leader even […]

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 9 (Bernama) — The remand of a former chief executive officer (CEO) of a subsidiary of a federal statutory body has been extended by four days to assist investigations into alleged misappropriation, abuse of power and corruption involving the appointment of a developer for a project in Kuala Lumpur. A source said the remand order, which runs from tomorrow until Sept 13, was issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakaria after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) made the application at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court here this morning. “The remand application was made after the suspect’s initial remand period ended today. […]

PUTRAJAYA — DAP deputy secretary-general Hannah Yeoh has defended the party leadership’s collective decision for secretary-general Anthony Loke to offer his resignation as Transport Minister, saying the outcome of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting must be respected. Yeoh said the CEC, DAP’s highest decision-making body, had considered various proposals and opinions during its lengthy …

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP recommends that area development allocations be given equally to all elected representatives regardless of political party. DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke said that the principle should not only be implemented at the Federal level, but should also be extended to all state governments. “Area development allocations should be given equally regardless of the …

PUTRAJAYA: The actions of certain countries following Malaysian political developments is not strange given that they have their own interests in knowing what is happening in other countries. This was according to Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General, Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir when asked to comment on PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s claim that …

KUALA LUMPUR: Disappointment over the slow implementation of the reform agenda was the main factor behind Wong Chen’s decision to leave the People’s Justice Party (PKR) and relinquish his position as Subang Member of Parliament. The former three-term Member of Parliament said that he had begun to feel concerns about the direction of government reforms …

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Umno will require all applications from former members in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) seeking to return to the party to be vetted by its...

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) — The MADANI Government will continue prioritising the needs of the people in Sabah by ensuring that every government policy and assistance initiative is implemented effectively and reaches those who need it most, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In a Facebook post, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said he had reviewed several matters concerning development and the welfare of the people in Sabah. The prime minister said the issues were discussed during a courtesy call by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, who is also Batu Sapi MP, and […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to expedite the gazettement and implementation of the Political Funding Act to strengthen integrity and tackle increasingly complex corruption. President of the Malaysian Corruption Watch, Jais Abdul Karim, said the move was important given that corruption issues were no longer conventional, but were becoming increasingly difficult to detect due to developments in technology and the digital world. “Corruption is now becoming more complex, I can say it is like stage four cancer. If the medical field says it is hopeless, I still have hope that this problem can be addressed, among other things […]

KOTA KINABALU (March 16): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that the federal government is not appealing the High Court’s decision on Sabah’s 40 per cent revenue entitlement. Instead, it is seeking clarification on parts of the judgment that he claimed unfairly questioned the roles of past national and state leaders. Speaking at a Madani Iftar event at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) last night, Anwar categorically committed to the 40 per cent revenue share, saying it is final and undisputed by Putrajaya. “People are still asking: if that is the case, why are we going to court? My […]

PUTRAJAYA: Former Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has denied allegations of involvement in misconduct amounting to RM3.6 billion which is currently being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Through a video posted on his media page, he said the investigation involved two separate issues linked to him but there was no physical evidence or financial transactions indicating his involvement. “There was no seizure of hundreds of millions or gold bars. There is no evidence of hundreds of millions in my account, in fact, there is not a single piece of evidence but it is being peddled to become […]

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has identified more than 40 Facebook accounts and nearly 10 TikTok accounts believed to be involved in the dissemination of racially provocative content over the past 24 hours. Unity Government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that initial monitoring by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) found that the dissemination had characteristics of coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB), namely the coordinated delivery of information with the intention of manipulating public perception and inflaming racial sentiments. “As of 10am this morning, MCMC has identified more than 40 accounts on Facebook and almost 10 accounts […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told today that Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at all times aware of the status of his AmBank personal account and actively used the account for the purpose of issuing cheques. Former AmBank relations manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping, 54, said fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low contacted her several times via BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) conversations to ascertain whether Najib’s bank account was overdrawn. He said this during a re-examination by SRC International Sdn Bhd’s lawyer, Kwan Will Sen, in the RM42 million civil suit filed by SRC and its subsidiary, […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) decision not to proceed with action against the 47 charges facing Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is considered to be a lack of confidence and raises serious questions about the level of transparency in the investigation being conducted. Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh said the AGC’s explanation that the decision was made after a thorough review of the investigation materials was general in nature and failed to answer the core issue, specifically whether the High Court’s prima facie findings in 2022 were also taken into account. According to him, the […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced his new Cabinet line-up today, with several changes to key portfolios. Below is the complete list of all ministers and their deputies in the new Cabinet. Prime Minister: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Deputy Prime Minister I: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Deputy Prime Minister II: Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform): Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, with M Kulasegaran as Deputy Minister. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories): Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan, with Lo Su Fui as Deputy […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government is not planning a major Cabinet reshuffle in the near future, but he admitted that there are several portfolio vacancies that need to be filled. According to him, a Cabinet reshuffle may be considered if the Government has the appropriate time frame. “The current cabinet will function for a year or a year and a half (before the 16th General Election), I don’t think a major reshuffle should be done.” “However, I am contemplating what steps should be taken, but there is a need to fill the void,” he […]

BACHOK: The Public Service is currently facing an integrity deficit and negative perceptions despite the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s increasingly aggressive detection and prosecution actions, said Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz. He said data showed that the global perception of the level of corruption in Malaysia was still static, hence the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said a total of 41 out of 60 investigation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man will continue to lead the party for the 2025–2027 term after being returned...