PETALING JAYA: The strong lobby by tobacco industry players is the reason the generational end-game (GEG) element in the anti-smoking Bill is dropped, claims Khairy Jamaluddin (pic). While this is a win for the Big Tobacco and vape industry for the moment, the former health minister said the fight to protect Malaysians’ health was far from...
KUALA LUMPUR: An average of eight people contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) a day in the country, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic). The Health Minister said that the continued prevalence of new infections could derail the nation's goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030. "In general, Malaysia has succeeded in lowering new infections by up to 50% between...
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicles used to transport construction materials will continue to enjoy the diesel subsidy despite the upcoming targeted mechanism, says Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Fuziah Salleh. “Lorries that transport construction materials will not be affected (when the blanket subsidy is lifted) because they are still eligible for the diesel subsidy,” she...
KUALA LUMPUR: Any new additional pre-retirement withdrawals, whether targeted or open, will further exacerbate the issue of insufficient retirement savings, which is currently at a very alarming level, the Finance Ministry said. The ministry said it is also not a solution to the increasing financial burden of the people. "As of Sept 30, 2023, a total of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (pic) has rebuked an Opposition MP over the latter’s claims that military pension claims were not prioritised by the government. Major-General (Rtd) Datuk Khlir Mohd Nor (PN-Ketereh) claimed that he had not heard any Defence Minister raise the issue with the Cabinet. “This includes the current minister who has...
KUALA LUMPUR: Polygamy is not the teaching of PAS but is permitted in Islam, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pic). The PAS deputy president said it was disrespectful and rude for Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin to upload a posting on social media alluding that polygamy was a teaching of PAS. "He (Sim) has...
KUALA LUMPUR: It was the Perikatan Nasional administration under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that moved the Community Communications Department (J-Kom) to the Prime Minister's Department, says Teo Nie Ching. "The decision to move it from the (then) Communications and Multimedia Ministry was made during the Cabinet meeting on May 19, 2021, when Pagoh (Muhyiddin) was the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal says he was just reading a police report and denies claims he slandered Datuk Farhash Wafa Salvador during a press conference on Tuesday (Nov 14). The Bersatu youth chief pointed out the report was lodged by the party's youth wing that included a video attachment that claimed an...
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being convicted for corruption on Thursday (Nov 9), Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman still made a point of attend the Parliament sitting later in the evening, The Muda president, clad in a black suit, was seen entering Parliament at 6.49pm. Approached by reporters, Syed Saddiq said he came to Parliament despite a...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has asked about the progress made with research and development commercialisation projects at public universities and the use of citation frequency as a criterion of professorship. On Thursday (Nov 9), he asked Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal this as an additional question in the Dewan...
