KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Malaysia is running for the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly presidency for the 2026-2029 term. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the ministry has been tasked to make all necessary preparations towards achieving the goal. “The Cabinet has decided that the Ministry of Housing and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Tan Sri S A Vigneswaran has retained his position as MIC president for the third consecutive time after winning the post uncontested for the 2024-2027 term in the party’s presidential election. MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Election Committee, announced this … Read more
SEOUL, March 19 — Former K-pop star Jung Joon-young left prison Tuesday after completing a five-year term for gang rape and illicit filming, in one of South Korea’s high profile spycam scandals. Advertisement Jung was found guilty of rape on two occasions in 2016 and of filming himself having intercourse with other women without their … Read more
SHAH ALAM, March 3 — Malaysia’s demographic landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the proportion of elderly citizens expected to soar to 40 per cent by 2043, highlighting critical implications for the nation’s fiscal outlook, said Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn, chief executive officer of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). With a projected population of 39.9 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd (Rapid Bus) is providing free shuttle van services between Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (KL Sentral) and Parliament in conjunction with the Third Term of the 15th Parliament from February 26 to March 27. In a statement today, Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd highlighted that the T851 service … Read more
ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that it has closed a refinancing and upsizing of its revolving credit facility and has postponed its planned opportunistic refinancing of its $1.19 billion term loan due in 2026, due to recent market conditions. In addition, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 12-year jail term has been halved to six years, which means he can be released earlier on August 23, 2028, the Federal Territories Pardons Board said today. The Pardons Board said it had also decided to reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Speculation about yet another bid to oust Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his unity government by courting defections has prompted leaders from the ruling bloc to call for a “Fixed Term Parliament Act” (FTPA). Proponents and supporters said a legislation that would allow a sitting administration to govern … Read more
JANUARY 18 — Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), answered by Projek SAMA Q1. What are the key features of the FTPA proposed by Projek SAMA? The Fixed Term Parliament Act proposed by Projek SAMA is one simple but powerful idea： The Parliament shall serve its full term of five (5) years unless one of these two … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has thrown his support for a proposed law for the federal government to run for a full five-year term without a general election being called earlier. He said the idea as suggested by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday will help … Read more
