KUALA LUMPUR: Warrants of arrest can be issued against those who refuse to testify before the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah and Tubir Selatan, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. "The RCI formed has several important powers to carry out an in-depth investigation to get the true facts for justice for...
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to call for a snap election to test his support among Malaysians. "During my time, I won elections with a two-thirds majority. "The people had the chance to throw me out, but they didn't. I challenge Anwar to call for elections today to see what the...
PUTRAJAYA: Businessman Mirzan Mahathir (pic) has been given 30 days to declare all his assets, be it in the country or abroad, says the country’s graft investigation body. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also confirmed it had, since August 2022, begun investigating all entities named in the Pandora Papers as well as the Panama Papers. On Mirzan,...
PETALING JAYA: The deafening silence by Perikatan Nasional on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's reported racist narrative implies that the coalition agrees with it, says Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan. The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) special committee chairman said there was a lack of action from the coalition when Dr Mahathir referred to non-Malays as "pendatang" (immigrants). ALSO READ: Dr...
JOHOR BARU: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should stop confusing the people, especially over 3R (race, religion and royalty) issues, urges Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. Tiong, who is also Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, said leaders should emulate former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who had chosen...
