KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Everyone loves a good bargain. Especially if it’s sushi. My relationship with sushi is complicated. In the beginning, I was happy to scarf down conveyor belt sushi or supermarket sushi. For me, these were quick, accessible sushi. One could grab-and-go your selection of sushi for an express meal. Once the … Read more
APRIL 15 — As the recently collated data on Padu gets reviewed, targeted subsidies will replace blanket subsidies soon. While this saves the government lots of money, will it truly ease the financial burden on the rakyat? There’s an elephant in the room behind rising costs of living: our heavy reliance on personal vehicles. This … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 25 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has today explained that the proposed citizenship law amendments would not affect children of stateless Orang Asli or Orang Asal parents. He said the amendment intends to curb children born to permanent resident (PR) parents with other nationalities from automatically getting Malaysian citizenship, rather … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government has assured that the new civil service remuneration scheme being drafted will not result in any loss to newly appointed civil servants. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the proposed new system would certainly attract the most qualified in the country to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — An MP today insisted that he would not be stepping down voluntarily as lawmaker for his parliamentary seat, despite Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) decision today to change the political party’s constitution to cause him to lose his seat. National daily Berita Harian today reported Bukit Gantang MP Datuk Syed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Hoteliers’ prediction of up to 30 per cent higher room rates due to the increase in sales and service tax (SST) should not weigh down the local travel industry, groups said. Advertisement Malaysia Tourism Federation president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said that the plan to increase the room rates were … Read more
PETALING JAYA, Feb 9 — The RM20,000 reward offered by the Selangor chapter of the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) for information leading to the arrest of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s murderer will not hinder police investigations. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the reward was an initiative by the non-governmental organisation to … Read more
KUCHING, Feb 6 — Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of former governor Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, has called on Sarawakians to stop making assumptions about and accusations towards her. In an open letter shared with the media today following allegations that Taib was taken out of a private hospital here against … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Challenged to a debate, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh today said he will not be participating in the purported event that was posted by persons unknown on the Facebook page of convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The DAP lawmaker added that he refuses to be exploited for … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Putrajaya should focus on recovering the economy to ensure so-called “3R” issues — royalty, religion, and race — do not catch the public’s attention, MCA said today. Its vice-president Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said this includes efforts to tackle inflation, food security and affordable housing. “If the welfare of the … Read more
