August 29, 2022

Umno president’s message to Sabri on GE15 loud and clear

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has made his intentions clear in pressuring Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to call for an early 15th general election (GE15), and political observers believe the Umno president has the advantage as he has more grassroots support. Analysts told Malay Mail that Zahid […]

August 28, 2022

PM Ismail Sabri says not under pressure from Umno over Najib

PUTRAJAYA, Aug — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he has not felt any pressure from Umno to intervene in the ongoing hearing of party colleague Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is fighting against a 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine after being convicted of corruption. “None,” he replied to reporters here […]

August 24, 2022

Life in prison for Najib: What it means and can he seek release?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 24 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday became the first former prime minister in Malaysia to be sent to prison after he failed in his final appeal against his guilty verdict over the misappropriation of RM42 million belonging to government-owned SRC International Sdn Bhd. While the Federal Court yesterday decided to keep […]

August 24, 2022

‘Billion Dollar Whale’ co-author Tom Wright hails Najib’s jailing

KUALA LUMPUR — Co-author of the book Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright expressed his satisfaction at hearing that convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was behind bars tonight after the Federal Court upheld his guilty verdict over the multimillion-dollar SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption case. He said that it has been seven years […]

August 23, 2022

Malaysians can watch ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ on Sept 8 via Disney+ Hotstar

KUALA LUMPUR — If you still want to watch it, the movie will be available on the video streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar starting on the 8th of September 2022. Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder were supposed to be released in Malaysian theatres last month but it was banned due to LGBT elements. The online release […]

August 23, 2022

In South Korea, alcohol companies are looking to pop culture to boost sales (VIDEO)

SEOUL– Alcohol consumption in South Korea has traditionally been part of work culture. For many years, employees were regularly invited to drinking parties by their superiors. Now that attitudes to alcohol consumption are changing, particularly with younger generations, alcohol manufacturers are teaming up with entertainment companies to win over this demographic of consumers. Corporate culture […]

August 23, 2022

How Brussels is giving cyclists priority in its city centre

BRUSSELS, Aug. 23 — The roll-out this summer of a larger low-traffic zone in the hypercentre of the Belgian capital should further encourage inhabitants of Brussels to adopt soft mobility (including cyclists). A new traffic plan has been implemented in Brussels, with the aim of making certain districts more pleasant to live in by reducing […]

August 22, 2022

Sabri says won’t make mistake with LCS scandal like 1MDB

KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stressed that it is important to handle the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal properly and transparently, or his administration may face the same fate as Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s due to the 1MDB scandal. Sabri said that the previous government had failed to explain […]

August 22, 2022

Two months for opposition group to be ready for elections

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 — Rafizi Ramli’s ‘Ayuh Malaysia’ campaign for the opposition that aims to persuade people to vote,  will be ready to tour the country in one or two months. He said the team would focus on the marginal seats to ensure Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition will be ready for the 15th General […]

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