PUTRAJAYA, May 17 – The Registrar of Societies has revoked the provisional dissolution order issued to PPBM, effective yesterday (May 16), said Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim. He said the cancellation of the order, dated April 5, 2018, under Section 14 (5) of the Societies Act 1966, was pursuant
PETALING JAYA, May 17 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced today that he would also be the Education Minister in the Cabinet of the new government. At a press conference after a meeting of the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council here, he said PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who has
PUTRAJAYA, May 17 – Former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed had a meeting today with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Abu Kassim entered the Perdana Leadership Foundation building at about 8.30 am and was there for well over an hour, raising speculation as
MALACCA, May 17 – Malacca Chief Minister Adly Zahari announced the portfolio that he will be holding and those of the 10 other members of the state executive council line up at his office Seri Negeri here today. The Pakatan Harapan Malacca chairman said that the line up of new and experienced
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Sixteen ex-Umno members have filed an appeal against the High Court’s ruling to dismiss their judicial review application to challenge the legality of the party. The appellants’ lawyer Irzan Iswat Mohd Nor, said he submitted the appeal to the Court of Appeal on April 27. “The hearing date
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Several personal items such as handbags, clothes and gifts were seized from the home of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at his personal residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta here early today. However no documents were taken, Najib’s lawyer Datuk Harpal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) needs an estimated RM42 billion to settle the principal and interest on its loans maturing between November 2015 and May 2039. This was based on assumptions that the company’s rationalisation plan was implemented and no new loans was taken after October
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – More than 10 police cars and a police truck arrived at the residence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta here yesterday night. The lorry believed to be bringing boxes to be filled with documents and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – The Finance Ministry announced that starting from June 1, 2018, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be zero-rated for all goods and services in Malaysia until further notice. In a statement today, the ministry said the move does not include the goods and services
PUTRAJAYA, May 16 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed says Pakatan Harapan (PH) will not accept members from the Opposition. The PH chairman said many politicians from the previous government had expressed their willingness to join PH. “We find the people cannot accept them. Therefore, they should not be accepted as
PUTRAJAYA, May 16 – The government will expedite the process of appointing 10 cabinet ministers to allow the swearing-in ceremony and the Dewan Rakyat sitting to take place as soon as possible, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman said the first phase of the government
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – “Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), thank you Tuanku (Your Majesty)”. That was the response from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim following his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, at Istana Negara after he was granted a full pardon today. Anwar said this to Bernama before
Dear friends It has been exactly one week since the historic win in GE14. I took this long to write because understandably there were urgent matters to attend to in the immediate aftermath. Now that the dust is slowly settling down, I can turn to say thank you to all
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd (Utusan) will take the necessary steps to appoint new independent directors in due course. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Utusan said it acknowledged the importance of complying with the Bursa Malaysia’s listing requirements on the composition of independent directors on
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Malaysian Muslims will begin Ramadan fasting on Thursday, the Keeper of the Rulers seal Datuk Seri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad announced today. He said the date for the Ramadan fasting to begin followed a decree by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after receiving the consent of the Malay
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The audit report on 1MDB has been declassified, said Auditor-General Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad. In a statement here today, Madinah said the 1MDB Audit Report had been classified “Secret” on Jan 22, 2016 and tabled to the Public Accounts Committee on March 4, 2016. “I am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The appointment of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia will not be made in haste, said his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who has been named the new deputy prime minister. The PKR president said
LANGKAWI, May 15 – Seven NGOs today lodged several police reports seeking tough action against people who have uploaded offensive statements against the new Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, on social media. The reports were made at the Kuah police station here, said Pertubuhan Melayu Gagah Bangsa Bersatu (Kumega) Kedah
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reportedly said that he expected charges to be filed against former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak following an investigation into allegations that Najib syphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars from state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz today said the ringgit will perform better when investors’ confidence is restored both in the economy and country. The former central bank governor said the new government was working very hard to address all the areas of concern. “I believe the fundamentals
