Anwar holds bilateral meeting with Li Qiang, thanks China for BRICS support

SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at The Grand Halls on Tuesday (Nov 5), following up on matters concerning Malaysia and China since their last meeting in Putrajaya on June 19, 2024. During the meeting, Anwar said Malaysia is "extremely thankful” that China has been...

Albertine’s mum thanks cops and public, ready to go back to work with confidence

JOHOR BARU: The mother of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui has taken to social media to express her gratitude to the public and police for their help in bringing her daughter home safely. In a post on Facebook on Friday (July 26), Leo Qieo Xin, 37, said she is now prepared to return to work, knowing...

End call to boycott

IPOH: Calls for boycotts as well as criminal acts of attack on KK Super Mart convenience stores should stop. The people should let the law take its rightful course, says the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). MCPF Kinta district chairman Chung Kok Heung said Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh must end his calls to boycott...

Zaid ‘advises’ Muhyiddin on how to attract non-Malay support

SHAH ALAM: Malay political parties in the country tend to take on impossible tasks and then question their own failures, says Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim. The former law minister said, in a post on X on Sunday (March 10), that this can be seen from the actions of some of the leaders of major political parties...

I was offered RM1.7mil in allocations to betray PN, says Wan Saiful

KUALA LUMPUR: A shouting match broke out in the Dewan Rakyat when an Opposition MP claimed he had been repeatedly induced to pledge support for the Prime Minister. While debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address on Wednesday (Feb 28), Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor) alleged that if he had thrown support...

Eateries thrive with Sultan’s support

FOR years, these food and beverage businesses operated at humble roadside stalls until one day, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar decided to build them proper facilities in Stulang to continue serving the dishes in a better environment. Norshazlin Abdullah, who occupies one of the five stalls along Stulang Walk in Johor Baru, said her father...

Opposition MP support for PM does not violate Anti-Party Hopping Act, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: The action of several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition bloc in pledging their support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Unity Government recently does not violate the Anti-Party Hopping or the Constitution (Amendment) Act (No.3) 2022 (Act A1663), says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic). The Minister in the Prime...

Four Bersatu MPs who support PM urged to step down, pave way for by-elections

PETALING JAYA: The four Bersatu MPs who have pledged support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have been told to resign immediately to pave way for fresh by-elections. Bersatu information chief Datuk Razali Idris branded the quartet as 'traitors' for giving their support to Anwar. "They should resign and re-contest on the ticket that they really...

Bersatu’s Labuan MP declares support for Anwar

KOTA KINABALU: Another Perikatan Nasional Member of Parliament has voiced his open support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Bersatu's Labuan MP Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman is the second MP from the party to declare support for the unity government. In a statement issued Monday (Oct 30), Suhaili said his decision to throw his support behind...

Judiciary will continue to act without fear or favour, says CJ

KUALA LUMPUR: The judiciary will continue to serve its function without any fear or favour, says Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. "As the head of the Malaysian judiciary, I can assure you that the judiciary, through the principles of rule of law espoused by the Asean collaboration, will continue to perform its function without...