Malaysia

SHAH ALAM – Proton Holdings Bhd has confirmed that additional 49 of its employees have tested positive on the Covid-19 screening after one employee tested positive last week. In a statement released by Proton today, all 49 employees are from its Engineering Division in their Shah Alam facility. The company has now requested all non-essential personnel from the said facility …

PETALING JAYA – Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today echoed the recent research findings released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the effectiveness of the drug dexamethasone on treating patients with Covid-19. According to the Health director-general, the findings reported by WHO obtained during the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial that dexamethasone which is the drug to prevent …

PETALING JAYA – New political party Pejuang has nominated its co-founder Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the third time as the Prime Minister in order “to save the country”. The announcement came in after Dr. Mahathir denied giving support to anyone as a candidate to replace the current Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Abu Bakar Yahya, Mahathir’s political secretary the the Pejuang’s …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says that the government will do its best to ensure that ample supply of the country’s water resources is being managed sustainably. Muhyiddin said that doing this will contribute to the overall achievement of the national key performance index of 99% of water supply coverage, 80% connected sewerage system services and …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that he will forgive his former mentor despite feeling wronged because he is a person who practices Islam teachings. The former prime minister and Pekan MP said that he was portrayed by Dr. Mahathir as Malaysia’s number one villain amid the 1MDB global financial scandal that resulted to destroying his party …

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that he will be under investigation for the six cases including one on sodomy charges. The federal police initially called in the Opposition leader concerning a purported leaked list of MPs backing him as the next prime minister. According to Anwar, this is an attempt by the police to ‘pressure him …

KUALA LUMPUR- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad denied that he will be backing anyone attempting to oust the present government. In a video recording that was uploaded early this week, he said that he never endorsed any candidate to become the next prime minister. He added that since he’s part of a new party (Pejuang), this party is free and not …

PUTRAJAYA – Consumers in areas currently placed under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) are being encouraged to shop online to help curb the spread of the Covid-19 infections. According to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the move can also limit crowd gatherings and movement of individuals in places such as restaurants, malls and others. …

KUALA LUMPUR – Umno said that it is considering to withdraw its support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) and will push instead to set new terms in writing to continue its alliance with the ruling coalition. According to UMNO secretary-general Ahmad Maslan that the matter was agreed upon unanimously by the party’s council on Tuesday night (Oct 13). The party will …

KUALA LUMPUR – Police authorities have summoned opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for an investigation into a purported list of MPs supporting his bid to form a new federal government. According to Federal Criminal Investigations Department director CP Datuk Huzir Mohamed, Anwar will be at the Royal Malaysia Police’s headquarters in Bukit Aman. The case will be investigated under Section 505(b) …