KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) may get a new deputy chairman from Pakatan Harapan. A motion for Teresa Kok (PH-Seputeh) to replace Wong Shu Qi (PH-Kulang) as the deputy PAC chairman has been listed among the Dewan Rakyat's order of business for Tuesday (July 16), with the motion moved by the Minister in the...
SHAH ALAM: The opposition should come forward to discuss amendments to the Anti-Party Hopping Act, says Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pic). This was in response to the opposition's dissatisfaction over the retention of parliamentary seats by the six Bersatu MPs who have switched their allegiance to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Amirudin believes...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Health Department has denied claims of an increase in rotavirus cases at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital. Its director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong, said checks by the Kuala Terengganu District Health Office found only two cases, both involving children, reported on July 7 and 13. The patients were in stable condition and allowed to...
PUTRAJAYA: The government will take stern action against those who post offensive, intimidating and outrageous comments on social media and messaging platforms, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Speaking at the ministry's monthly assembly here on Monday (July 15), he revealed that immoral and intimidating statements have been circulated on such platforms, including death threats against Prime...
PETALING JAYA: An online system for the revamped Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme for applicants' use is currently in development, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister also dismissed claims that MM2H applications were solely handled by agents, adding that some procedures would be able to be done using the...
SELAYANG: Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu is willing to make way for Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to be the Bersatu deputy president, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Bersatu president said Ahmad Faizal, who is one of the party's founders, had agreed to take a "step back" and allow Hamzah to assume the deputy president role. "Peja...
SELAYANG: There are not expected to be any contests for top leadership positions at the upcoming Bersatu elections, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Bersatu president said that he held discussions and negotiated with party members to avoid any clashes in the lead-up to the October election in order to preserve party unity. "The idea for negotiations...
KOTA TINGGI: Barisan Nasional might forge ahead alone in the 16th General Election (GE16), says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Umno deputy president said that the party is not bound to any coalition and is only in the unity government based on the agreement to run the country. "Come 2027, we can ask ourselves – are we...
ACTOR Hafidz Roshdi’s (pic) former wife, Nurul Shuhada Mat Shukri, has agreed to withdraw the case she filed against him for allegedly assaulting her last year, Kosmo! reported. At the Kuala Kubu Baru Magistrate’s Court, both parties, through their lawyers, agreed to settle the case amicably. Hafidz (pic), 30, said he was relieved over the decision. The actor,...
PETALING JAYA: The Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) has issued an award for its first complaint involving physical sexual harassment by a male employer towards a female employee, says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry. It announced that the award was issued within 60 days from the first hearing date, which was on May 23,...
