Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's coalition has been roiled by senior figures jumping ship to a new Malay-based party announced on Friday (Aug 7) by former premier Mahathir Mohamad. The defections threaten to weaken the four-year-old Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia although it is not even clear if Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin, a Bersatu leader, would allow the...
Due to the negligence of a few individuals, new clusters have emerged in the country these past few weeks. At the forefront is, of course, the Sivagangga cluster. So far, Kedah, Perlis and Penang have been linked to the Sivagangga cluster with an accumulative of 45 people being infected by Covid-19. The Health Ministry (MoH) released a...
Malaysia’s former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday in connection with corruption allegations over a $1.5 billion (S$ 21 billion) undersea tunnel project, state news agency Bernama reported. Lim, a senior opposition leader, will face one charge in court on Friday and two others next week, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said in a...
Dato’ Seri Vida’s daughter, Cik B (full name Edlynn Zamilleen Muhammad Amin) caught everyone’s attention with her stunning appearance recently. The Qu Puteh owner updated her followers with a photo of her child on her Instagram. She accompanied the post by writing, “Peek-a-boo! Your smile is so sweet,” praising Cik B’s beauty. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDiPcQQgws4/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet But what caught the attention of the...
Broadcaster Al Jazeera said Malaysian police had raided its office in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, amid an investigation into a programme it aired on the country’s treatment of undocumented foreign workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The July 3 programme, entitled “Locked up in Malaysia’s lockdown”, prompted a backlash in the Southeast Asia nation, with authorities branding...
A young and handsome idol messages you on Facebook and asks to continue a personal relationship online. Dream — or scam — come true? Unfortunately, a Malaysian woman living in Johor Bahru took it for real and is now left broken-hearted and RM60,000 ($20,000) poorer. The woman, a 50-year-old marketing manager who identified herself as Kai Li, told local Chinese newspaper...
If you’ve been following Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Idris on Instagram, you will surely notice the significant difference in his physic recently. In speaking to Harian Metro about the impressive achievement of losing up to 22kgs, TMJ revealed that the key to his success is to practise proper diet as well as diligent exercise. Interestingly, he...
What do a cheesy crunchy snack food and a global financial scandal have in common? In Malaysia, it boils down to one man: Najib Razak, the former premier convicted of corruption and abuse of power – and aficionado of the local snack Super Ring, a bright orange cheese powder-dusted snack popular among schoolchildren. Super Ring became strongly...
Najib Razak ’s first 1MDB -linked criminal trial may be done and dusted, but the former Malaysian prime minister faces another cliffhanger. Now he has been convicted and sentenced to jail, albeit with bail pending appeal, the next big question is this: will his long-time allies in the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) stand by him...
Just last week, we saw a couple of irresponsible Malaysians with Covid-19 wristbands breaking home quarantine rules. Earlier today (Wednesday, 29th July), another woman with the pink tag on her wrist was seen queueing in line to enter a bank in Raja Uda, Bagan, Penang. An admin on the Penang Kini Facebook page uploaded a few pictures of...
