Malaysia

Malaysia – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has promised to give his help Rohana Abdullah, a two-month-old infant who was abandoned at a kindergarten 22 years ago when her Indonesian mother fled to her homeland. Ismail Sabri addressed the issue in a video posted on the social media account of his press secretary, Asyraf Afnan Ahmad Murtadza. The prime …

Malaysia – After the recent fruitful purchase of local online meal delivery service provider Delivereat, AirAsia Group intends to become Asia’s leading food delivery and ride-hailing firm, in addition to only operating flights in the region. Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, AirAsia’s chief executive officer (CEO), expressed confidence that the company’s food and super app may become one of Asia’s largest meal delivery, …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin did not request an RM3.5 million commission from the investment agency to authorize the RM150 million investment in Public Mutual unit trust, according to the Sessions Court. Madhi Abdul Hamid, a Public Mutual Berhad investment agent, stated in a meeting with the MP for Kinabatangan and many other persons at Hotel Intercontinental in …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s aide said the former prime minister did “umrah” in March 2021 without a complete Covid-19 or meningococcal meningitis (MM) vaccine because they were not necessary at the time. Mohd Naim Mahmod said in a statement that all of the delegates at the time, including the former prime minister, had received their first dose of Covid-19 …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Rais Yatim stated today that the Public Service Commission would decide whether Tan Sri Azam Baki should take a leave of absence from his job as the chairman of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) awaiting the outcome of current investigations into his suspected proxy stock trading. The tradition, according to Rais, president of Dewan Negara and …

Malaysia – The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will step up inspections and surveillance to seek down anyone selling counterfeit Covid-19 immunization certificates in Malaysia. Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, Inspector-General of Police, said he couldn’t rule out the potential that such syndicates operated in other states aside from Terengganu. According to him, as a result of this, he have given …

Malaysia – According to Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, whos is the Umno secretary general, the 2021 General Assembly would take place over four days and will be starting on March 16. He also noted that the general assembly will be conducted in a physical set up with the attendance of 14 delegates from the different wings of every division, which has …

Malaysia – Vivian Balakrishnan, who is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore has given a statement as saying that the country is ready to assist Malaysia in the aftermath of the recent floods that occurred. “We stand ready to give Malaysia any additional support that we may be able to provide should the country request it,” he said in a …

Malaysia – S. Sunther, the son of former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam, has shifted political allegiances to Parti Warisan Sabah, claiming that multiracial parties are the way ahead. Sunther, who served on the MIC central working committee for two terms, said in a report that he had already begun preparations to assist develop his new political party. “I joined …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azam Baki is adamant that he would not resign from his position as chairman of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), despite repeated calls for him to do so. He believes that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the only person who has the authority to fire him, according to a report. An investigation into Azam’s purchase of …