Malaysia

PETALING JAYA-  A group of Arab refugees in Malaysia is crying foul, alleging that the Malaysian division of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees discriminated against and marginalized them (UNHCR) The organization has submitted a petition to the UNHCR, accusing “deliberate and systematic neglect” of their rights.Saying that in the process of resettlement, UNHCR Malaysia discriminated and marginalized Arab …

PETALING JAYA: For all districts in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, the conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be extended until January 14 next year, Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. Ismail said this, speaking at a press conference, was due to the high number of active cases in the affected regions.Except in the districts of Sabak Bernam, Hulu Selangor …

KUALA LUMPUR, – Today, the government denied that the expense of the Covid-19 vaccine was more costly for a Malaysian than in Belgium. Commenting on the issue, Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah said that 33.5 million doses of vaccines had been ordered by the Belgian government to be distributed to 16.7 million citizens in the country at a …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia advises individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not have symptoms of Covid-19 to first self-isolate at home, as cases involving foreign employees are on the rise. These patients who are asymptomatic should keep in touch with their health offices in the area.Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of the Health Ministry, said that these …

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec – Transport Secretary Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that Lim Guan Eng, former Penang Chief Minister, is still ‘shamelessly’ behaving as if he were still running the state. Lim’s right to lift the decision of the federal government to end the ferry service in Penang was challenged by the MCA chief.Last week, he commented on …

AMANAH (Parti Amanah Negara) led by Mohamad Sabu has called on the Opposition to form a grand coalition to oust Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 15th general election (GE15). Sabu, the party’s president in his speech reminded the party and its components that Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the general election in 2018 was due to the leadership and partnership of …

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a thorough investigation over the “meat cartel” scandal, which is believed is syndicate to have been passing off non-halal imported meat as “halal” for decades in Malaysia. The Opposition Leader who is also the PKR president said such “immoral activity” is a wake-up call for everyone, including the government, to step up the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is in negotiations to buy 6.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and is seeking to boost its imports from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech as the country is looking to boost its pandemic arsenal.Around $500 million is being invested by the Southeast Asian nation to purchase enough vaccines to inoculate 26.5 million residents, or 82.8 …

ALOR SETAR, Dec 23 — Kedah is still seeking payment from the Penang government for fees on the raw water drawn from Sungai Muda to the island. Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said that the state government expects to charge 10 sen for each cubic meter of raw water consumed, but is prepared to negotiate the price with the …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Unified Democratic Alliance (Muda) youth movement wants to take legal action against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the delay in registering as a political party for the community. Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas and former Malaysian Bar President Ambiga Sreenevasan were roped in by the party to help campaign for their cause. The group of …