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More mixed constituencies to dilute racial and religious campaigning
PUTRAJAYA: Having a larger number of mixed constituencies would curb politicians from campaigning along racial and religious lines that further divides Malaysians, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in a group interview. On that note he also blamed the former Election
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Polarising presidential candidate reaching out minorities amid suspicions
BERUWALA: Sri Lanka presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been a polarizing figure for much of his political life. It is an image he is trying to change. When he was defense chief in his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government he crushed
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No mass registration of Chinese immigrants by Kepong DAP
PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has denied allegations that Kepong DAP is planning to register MyKads for illegal immigrants from China as claimed in a video which went viral on the social media. In a statement issued today, it
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2026 Commonwealth Games: All parties will be consulted
PETALING JAYA: The decision to host the Commonwealth Games needs to be discussed among various parties, said Youth and Sports Deputy Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong yesterday, while welcoming the recent offer of Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari to do
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Why are former government members defying royal advice?
I am shocked and surprised that some Opposition leaders who were formerly in government are defying royal advice about fake news and hate speech and are totally reckless about jeopardising national unity in Malaysia. I would advise these Opposition leaders,
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Malaysia’s halal cosmetics, personal care products in high demand
BENGALURU: Malaysia’s halal cosmetics and personal care products are in great demand in India despite the slower sales growth recorded in 2018, said Halal Industry Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (HDC). Its international footprint manager Mohammad Shukur Sugumaran said Indian importers
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Step by step, promises will be delivered
RAWANG: Malaysians need to provide more time for the Pakatan Harapan led federal government to deliver their promises, step by step, said Minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of national unity and social wellbeing, P Waythamoorthy. “We respect (dissenting)
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Falling tree kills two, injures two
BENTONG: A camping trip for 25 friends on a weekend getaway turned tragic after a tree uprooted and fell on two of them at Lata Hammer Waterfall yesterday. Bentong district police chief Supt Yusuf Unis said another two individuals were
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Measure poverty with Multidimensional Poverty Index, says Suhakam
PUCHONG: The National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) urged the federal government to measure poverty using the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) in the wake of claims by United Nations’ Extreme Poverty and Human Rights special rapporteur Philip Alston that Malaysia’s poverty
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Dozens arrested for Papua protests that set buildings afire
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a police spokesman said. The area has been racked by civil unrest for two weeks over
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