PETALING JAYA: The 1MDB scandal has lost much of its power to influence voters since the last general election, according to two analysts. National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said Barisan Nasional’s landslide victories
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Ask Takiyuddin what he meant by ‘agreement’, says Hamzah
PUTRAJAYA: Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin has asked his PAS counterpart to explain about a “memorandum of agreement” the latter said he drafted for the deputy prime minister’s post. “Ask him what he meant by an
Read moreMalaysia still caught in the Jurassic era of work
Whenever there is any suggestion that could improve the lives of those of us who have to work for a living, you can be certain that the grumpy old men of the employers’ community will
Read moreTime to review all federal-state ties, says Kit Siang
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has called for a review of federal and state relations to bring about greater decentralisation and autonomy from Putrajaya. Following recent debates over the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63),
Read moreSabah cathedral vandalised, statue and cross damaged
PETALING JAYA: The St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Keningau, Sabah, was vandalised today. “An unfortunate and unexpected incident occurred this morning at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Keningau at around 7.30am when an unknown
Read moreMACC raids migrant worker recruitment firms owned by ‘Datuk Seri’
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raided several firms owned by a businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title who is involved in the recruitment of Bangladeshi migrant workers. A source told FMT the
Read moreTok Mat suggests a New Malaysia Agreement on Sabah’s rights
PENAMPANG: Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan has suggested a New Malaysia Agreement as a more concrete way forward to realise the state’s rights and demands instead of the 1963 agreement that led to
Read moreStorm brewing in MTUC over claims conference is ‘illegal’
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is facing controversy just a day before its triennial delegates conference, which is set to be attended by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. A general council member,
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