2024

MALAYSIA’s Pardons Board said Friday it cut in half the 12-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Najib Razak who is incarcerated for corruption, a move analysts said could raise doubts about the sincerity of the Anwar Ibrahim government’s anti-graft …

DEPUTY Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi extended his highest congratulations to Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim on his appointment as the Regent of Johor today. Zahid in his official Facebook prayed that Tunku Mahkota Ismail and family would …

MALAYSIA is setting up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into how the government handled the review of an international court’s ruling on three disputed islets including Pedra Branca, a government statement said on Jan 24, said Law Minister …

JOHOR ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was installed on Wednesday (Jan 31) as Malaysia’s 17th king, the first time he is holding the post and more than 34 years after his father’s reign. Thousands of people thronged the streets in …

THE sincerity.of cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) has elevated the unity government to the pinnacle of success, said Deputy Prime Minister Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also BN chairman, said that this sincerity …

THE abolishment of the pension scheme should first start with the people's representatives before it is implemented to civil servants, said Umno Youth. Its chief Dr Akmal Saleh said while everyone understood the financial burdens of the government, it was …

UMNO paid tribute to Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah who completed his reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, yesterday (Jan 30). In a statement, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said his five-year reign as King was …

THE Supreme Council meeting on Friday (Jan 26) has set 21-24 August this year for the party's general assembly. Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the meeting has also decided that the annual delegates meetings for the three wings, namely Women, …

MALAYSIA sees Russia as playing an important role in ensuring global stability, said Umno Supreme Council member Abdul Rahman Dahlan. During a meeting between United Russia Party Chairman Dmitry Medvedev and representatives of Asean political parties yesterday (January 23), Abdul …