GEORGE TOWN, Nov 21 – The Opposition leader of Penang State Assemblywomen, Datuk Jahara Hamid urged Permatang Pasir assemblyman tostand on his position as the sole representative of PAS. She said as an elected representative of the PAS, Salleh Man should abide the decision from PAS as the opposition party in the state. She said
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 21 – PAS Assemblyman, Datuk Salleh Man Mat Aji will be determined in Penang state government after a PAS later handed over the formal letter to the speaker. Speaker, Datuk Law Choo Kiang said that until now, there is no official confirmation of the Islamist party’s position Salleh Man whether
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 21 – Penang Deputy Chief Minister YB Dato’ Haji Mohd Rashid Bin Hasnon announced a state gazetted event, Golf Amal TYT 2015 which will be held in January 16, 2016 (Saturday) at East Course of Penang Golf Resort. This event will be collaborate between the State Government and Penang Golf Resort
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 21 – Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president Japiril Suhaimin wants the state government to bar Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar Ibrahim from entering Sabah following her meeting with princess Jacel Jamalul Kiram. Japiril in his Facebook posting on Thursday which urging the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – An NGO on Thursday called on the government to impose a total ban on vaping pending a comprehensive study to show that it is safe and posed only limited danger. The Malaysian Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association (Perdasama) said the government had the authority to provide the
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 20 – The Penang state legislative assembly today passed the motion to amend the Members of the Administration and State Assemblymen (Remuneration) (Amendment) Enactment 1980, which will see a salary hike for all state executive councillors and assemblymen next year. State Urban and Rural Planning and Housing
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – US President Barack Obama admitted at the at the Young South East Asean Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) town hall here today said that the prices of medicine are expected to go up once the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations have been ratified. However, Obama said the nature of such
KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 20 – President Barack Obama urged young people in predominantly Muslim Malaysia on Friday to reject the “terrible vision” that drove the Paris attacks, offering an alternative vision in which traditional cultures coexist with a diverse modern world. “You can set an example. Not just to stand up
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – US President Barack Obama says he will “definitely” raise issues of human rights and corruption when he meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur today. He said he definitely will going to be do it. He said this in his response to a question
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – Malaysia and the United States have agreed to make Malaysia a counter-messaging centre to fight violent extremism. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama in Malaysia’s capital Friday said that Malaysia would work closely with the US
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), which is in the process of approval by each of the 12 negotiating countries, is a balanced deal that took into account everybody’s benefit, says United States (US) President Barack Obama. Addressing the concerns by several quarters on the TPPA,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – In the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris, United States President Barack Obama today called on youths of Southeast Asia to set an example by standing up together against violence and extremism. In facing the challenge, he said, young people in the region should hold
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – Within hours of flying in to this Malaysian capital from Manila where he attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, United States President Barack Obama held talks Friday with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Najib-Obama meeting was held at the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – The United States is seeking to deepen its engagement with Southeast Asian countries as Washington views the region as a key element in its foreign policy, said President Barack Obama. As such, he said, the US would strive to deepen its engagement with the people and
General And Political Questions Can you provide a progress update on Malaysia’s preparations to host the 27th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits? We are ready. Over the past few months, a tremendous amount of work has gone towards preparing for the ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. I have been personally
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – ASEAN ministers gathered in Kuala Lumpur are engaged in a series of meetings preceding the 27th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits under Malaysia’s 2015 chairmanship of the grouping. The meetings taking place today include the 13th ASEAN Political-Security Community Council meeting chaired by Malaysian Foreign Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) is looking at creating the right framework for the development of the region’s games industry. MDeC Creative Multimedia Division Director Hasnul Hadi Samsudin said the framework could spur collaborations among ASEAN games developers, given its huge potential moving forward. “We’re looking
BAMAKO, Nov 20 – Gunmen have launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali’s capital, Bamako, witnesses say. A security source told the reporters that the apparently it’s an attempt to take hostages. It reported that the police are there and are sealing off the area.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Friday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at furthering Washington’s bid to rebalance ties towards Asia and challenge China’s increasingly assertive posture in the region. In the meantime, the security was unusually tight in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Friday to Monday. On top of his agenda will be promoting cooperation between China and the ten ASEAN members towards a community with common destiny, hoping to boost regional economic growth and maintain financial stability. Premier
