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...
By now, you would have probably heard the good news that Southeast Asia’s most anticipated theme park – Genting SkyWorlds has opened its gates for its soft opening on 8th February 2022. The theme park is currently offering 20% discount from its published rates for bookings until 31st March 2022. During this soft opening period, some...
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...
He made his name and built his fame as his alter ego Uncle Roger, poking fun of famous chefs and saying inappropriate things. But Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng is finding out there's a limit to how much political incorrectness the public can take from him. And despite a few days of brickbats from netizens, the 30-year-old...
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...
The chairman of Berjaya Corporation Berhad Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun is turning 70 this Wednesday (23rd February) and it looks like the family are already kicking off his birthday celebration. Daughter Chryseis Tan (陈雪铃) took to her Instagram Stories to share snippets of their joyous occasion where the Malaysian tycoon got to spend time...
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...
