In reports from The Star, Free Malaysia Today and New Straits Times, it has been revealed that former-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has put himself under a two-week self-quarantine period after it was found that he had been in close contact with a Minister of Parliament that tested positive for Covid-19. Source: New Straits Times This quarantine period was necessitated...
In a live video posted by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s official Facebook page, he has given his reasons why he stepped down as Prime Minister on Monday (24th February). Dr Mahathir said that there are many reasons why he resigned, but since he has the support of everyone, he doesn’t know which party to choose. Additionally, he says that...
What once was can now no longer be; in a recent report by Malay Mail, Barisan Nasional, the once leading political coalition in Malaysia, has officially withdrawn its support for ex-Barisan Nasional member and current interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Source: Borneo Post Online This comes after the party was made known to the fact that the...
Contrary to popular belief that the interim Prime Minister can only stay in office for up to 10 days maximum, Malaysia’s Attorney-General Tommy Thomas has revealed that this isn’t the case when speaking to Malaysiakini yesterday (24th February 2020). Source: Malaysiakini As it now stands, Tun Mahathir can still act with all the powers that he was granted during...
While speculation has been rife as to who will take the place of interim Prime Minister after the seat was left vacant in the wake of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation, a startling decision has been made by our YDP Agong, as Astro Awani reports. Source: Sinar Harian Contrary to belief that the caretaker government will be led by...
In a media conference held today (24th February), DAP Secretary-General YB Lim Guan Eng, said: “DAP condemns the treachery of some PH leaders and MPs that attempted to form a back-door government to replace the existing democratically-elected PH government with a new coalition.” This new coalition, supposedly named Perikatan Nasional, consists of UMNO, PAS, MCA and MIC, and certain...
The news that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has resigned from his position has shocked all Malaysians and now, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has shed some light on the matter. He commented on Dr Mahathir’s resignation, saying that he had pleaded with Dr Mahathir not to do so. Source: Malaysiakini According to Malaysiakini, Anwar explained that he had tried...
It’s only the second month of 2020 and it looks like there are a lot of ups and downs so far, especially in the Malaysian political scene. Last night (Feb 23rd), rumours of a new coalition and various political shakedowns were rife and today, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has officially announced that he has resigned as the...
In a dramatic turn of events, it has been revealed to the Malay Mail by a source close to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail may replace Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the interim Prime Minister of Malaysia. It is yet to be confirmed whether Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...
JUST IN: BERSATU has decided to leave the Pakatan Harapan coalition, its president, Muhyiddin Yassin said in a statement today. In an official Facebook post, the Minister of Home Affairs said that “all party members of BERSATU have exited Pakatan Harapan.” “All of them have signed an oath to continue to support and trust Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as...
