PUTRAJAYA: No individuals will be protected by the government if they are linked to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised this during the Cabinet meeting earlier on Friday (Nov 28), addressing the graft scandal involving his senior political secretary, Datuk Seri Shamsul...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tempers flared in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Nov 26) as Opposition MPs accused PKR of corruption, triggering a tense showdown with the Deputy Speaker. The exchange started when Datuk Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (PN-Besut) criticised the government’s anti-corruption drive, claiming that graft was rampant among those surrounding the Prime Minister. Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim...
IPOH: PAS suggestion to set the Prime Minister’s age limit below 70 is being seen as a subtle way of rejecting Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as a candidate, says Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim. The PKR Youth chief said this was given that the Perikatan chairman has already passed that age. He said the proposal appeared more political...
PETALING JAYA: The nine PKR MPs must be prepared for the possibility that their action calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into judicial affairs could trigger the fall of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, says Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim. In a strongly worded statement, Hassan described the demand, led by former Economic...
IPOH: 16 Tambun PKR committee members who won during the party's election at branch level have been persuaded from resigning, claims Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad. The Hulu Kinta assemblyman said the 16, who hold a few key positions in the branch, have been advised to give their cooperation to the new branch chairman. "They had wanted to...
KOTA KINABALU: Talks between Sabah Pakatan Harapan and Sabah Barisan Nasional are held consistently, although neither state coalition's head needs to be present, says a DAP leader. Sabah DAP deputy chairman Datuk Chan Foong Hin said meetings on electoral pacts and other related matters were ongoing, with Sabah Umno treasurer and former chief minister Datuk Seri...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has never shied away from speaking the truth or standing up to those in power, says Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar. She said the Economy Minister, who has announced his resignation from the Cabinet effective June 14, has introduced transformative ideas and policies that have shaped...
KLANG: An urgent PKR central leadership council meeting has been called to discuss the resignation of Economy Minister Datuk Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. "We are waiting for further details on the timing of the meeting," shared a party insider. He said potential new candidates to take up both...
JOHOR BARU: First-timers who made it into PKR’s central leadership are looking forward to hitting the ground running. Newly elected PKR Youth wing vice-chief Dr Muhammed Taufiq Johari, who is also Sungai Petani MP, said the new party leadership line-up was a good mix of experience and fresh faces. "This new line-up will show that PKR is...
JOHOR BAHRU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) was officially announced as having successfully defended his position as Parti Keadilan Rakyat president in the party’s election for the 2025-2028 session. Anwar was announced as having won uncontested after no candidates offered to contest the position. The Central Election Committee (JPP) chairman, Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa,...
