Malaysia is set to reopen its border to international travellers from April 1, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced in a nationwide address today (March 8). Fully-vaccinated travellers will be allowed to fly into the country without needing to serve out a quarantine. However, they will still be required to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test two...
Just last week, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak found himself facing backlash from other politicians as well as the rakyat when he stated that not a single sen of public funds have been used to repay 1MDB debts and that the government should not blame the country’s financial situation on the 1MDB debt. Following the backlash, Najib explained that he will...
One of the biggest questions pertaining to Covid-19 and its endemicity has finally been answered. Source: Berita Harian Just a moment ago, in a press conference, Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri had announced that Malaysia will officially move into the endemic phase on 1 April 2022. Not only that but the borders of the country are also expected...
Two former Goldman Sachs bankers sought advice from a feng shui master in 2016 on how to handle a US investigation into the looting of funds from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, one of the bankers, Tim Leissner, testified on Tuesday (March 1). Leissner is the prosecutors’ star witness at the Brooklyn federal court trial of...
Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the evacuation of its diplomatic staff in the under-siege Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday (Feb 26) was part of a detailed plan previously endorsed by the country’s top leaders, and refuted claims that the effort was bungled. The South China Morning Post had reported based on multiple government...
An artist’s impression of the moment star witness Timothy Leissner points out former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng in the ongoing US trial over the 1MDB scandal.Reuters file Revelations in the ongoing trial in the United States of an alleged key player in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal are continuing to cause shock waves, with the ex-leader Najib...
Low-income groups aged 40-years-old and above, who are also recipients of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) initiative will receive additional aid through the Skim Peduli Kesihatan for B40 groups (PeKa B40). Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin took to his Facebook page to introduce this new initiative to the public. Source: Khairy Jamaluddin “PeKa B40 aims to meet the health needs of...
Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s official visit to Thailand this week is expected to bring in some ‘good news’ in regards to the reopening of Malaysia-Thailand borders according to Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Jojie Samuel. As reported by national news agency Bernama, Jojie Samuel said that Ismail Sabri’s 3-day visit to Thailand was at...
Getting up early isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Some people prefer to stay in bed and sleep! However, there are things worth waking up for. Such as watching this rare sunrise. On 27th February, this Sunday, the sun will be rising right between the Petronas Twin Towers. This phenomenal view only happens once or twice a...
Tya Arifin became the talk of the town on social media this week for the wrong reason! The wife of Asyraf Khalid, Siti Nurhaliza’s stepson, was recently spotted celebrating the birthday of Dato’ Sri Khalid Jiwa (or Datuk K), with the rest of her family members yesterday (Monday, 21st February). However, things turned sour after a...
