Earlier this month, construction on the Penang undersea tunnel was suspended after Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested businessman G. Gnanaraja. The suspect falsely claimed to help the project’s main contractor settle an MACC investigation on the RM6.3 billion mega tunnel project. With Gnanaraja recently having his Datuk Seri title revoked by the Pahang palace and…
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bin Yee is on a mission to eliminate the usage of single-use plastic. While on it, she discovered plastic waste were being illegally imported into Malaysia from developed western countries. More specifically, Australia is one of the countries that was called out for smuggling contaminated plastic and…
Ever since the abuse case of Nirmala Bonat made the headlines in 2004, Malaysia has been tainted with a reputation for abusing domestic worker or “modern-day slavery” cases. Common forms of abuse towards domestic workers are food deprivation, poor living and working conditions, and salary deductions. Last year, 21 year-old Adelina Lisao was rescued from…
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is wrapping up its investigation on the alleged RM90 million funds received by PAS. In the meantime, PKR President Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim has once again brought up the issue by claiming that he has the information regarding the name of PAS leaders who received the money from UMNO. According to…
The ambitious 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development project is set to get a “jump-start” from the Pakatan government after it was announced by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He claims the government has changed their views on the previously stalled project. Bandar Malaysia’s exposure in media outlets soared when its revival was announced in April.…
Former Johor state executive councillor Abdul Latif Bandi who previously was on trial facing 37 corruption charges was released on Sunday (April 21). Also cleared of charges were Abdul Latif’s son Ahmad Fauzan Hatim and his property consultant Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub. Sessions Court judge Kamarudin Kamsun said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima…
The past week saw two major industrial fires affecting Johor Baru and Kuantan separately. Images and videos of the incidents spread anxiously on social media. One of Johor’s Petronas oil and gas facility caused an explosion that emitted shock waves felt by Singaporeans in the middle of the night. It took five fire engines and…
One of the Government Linked Investment Companies (GLiC) which has been getting much attention from the media is Tabung Haji (TH) with 65.01% share of voice in the last seven days, followed by Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) with 24.02% and Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) with 10.97%. On the other hand, Retirement Fund (KWAP) has the…
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad promised to look into the quota system for students intake in the matriculation programme, which Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik had previously announced to remain according to the 90:10 basis. The issue was prompted by an urge from DAP Youth’s university affairs bureau director Leong Yu Sheng for the government…
“Less sleep and staying active” is Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s secret to life and the reason for his energy and stamina at the age of 93. “If you get tired and go to bed and do not think, do not conceive ideas, do not argue, you don’t find solutions to problems, if you…