MCRA: Govt’s plan to delete ‘PR’ in Malaysia’s citizenship laws will affect ‘red IC’ natives’ children the most, remove foundlings’ protection

March 24, 2024 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Malaysian government should not change the Federal Constitution to remove the existing rights of children of “permanent residents” to automatically be entitled to Malaysian citizenship, as it will hurt the natives of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia who continue to be stateless and only hold “permanent resident” status, the … Read more

PM Anwar: Amendment to remove ambiguity over ‘parent’ in citizenship law due in Parliament this month

March 8, 2024 by Gias ul Hassan

PETALING JAYA, March 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said legal amendments to replace the words “whose father” with “parents or at least one of the parents” in Parts I and II of the Federal Constitution’s Second Schedule will be presented in Parliament this month. He said the move aims to ensure … Read more

At forum, calls for Pardons Board reforms to remove political appointees

February 20, 2024 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Pardons Board needs massive reforms beginning with the removal political appointees, said Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah and Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism director Cynthia Gabriel. They said the panel currently includes members appointed by the prime minister and three others by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which should … Read more

Shafee wants Netflix to remove 1MDB documentary ‘Man on the Run’; claims contemptuous, subjudice

January 8, 2024 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer complained that the Man on the Run documentary on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) amounts to contempt of court amid the former prime minister’s ongoing 1MDB trial, and wants video streaming service Netflix to stop showing this documentary. Before the 1MDB trial could resume this morning, … Read more

Finas orders GSC to remove Indonesian horror film poster over sensitivity issue

December 27, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) has ordered cinema operator GSC to remove an Indonesian horror film poster. This is after deeming it to touch on the sensitivity of the Muslim community in Malaysia. The official poster for the horror film Sijjin featured a possessed woman clad in a black … Read more

Transport minister: Israeli-based shipping company ZIM must remove 4,000 stranded containers soon

December 21, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 — Israeli-based shipping company, ZIM, needs to remove 4,000 transshipment containers that are still stranded in the country, especially at Port Klang, soon, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. This follows the Malaysian government’s decision yesterday to restrict and disallow the company’s ships from docking at any port in the country … Read more

Fahmi says not involved with X’s request for user to remove post

December 14, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said neither he nor his officers were behind a request from social network X, formerly Twitter, for a user to delete a tweet. The minister further said he was not aware of X’s request and has not seen the post in question. “I have to make … Read more

Wisma Putra: Israel’s threat against WHO to remove supplies from medical warehouse in Gaza neither acceptable nor defensible

December 6, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from the medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Wednesday said threatening a United … Read more

Report: ‘Max’ branding for bigger iPhone 15 Pro confirmed, Apple to remove one more iconic iPhone feature

September 11, 2023 by Gias ul Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Following an earlier report by top Apple analyst Mark Gurman that there won’t be an iPhone 15 Pro ‘Max’ this year, it looks like Apple will continue on with the Pro Max branding for the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro series that’s launching on Wednesday at 1am Malaysian time. Besides the … Read more

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