Malaysia does not have a “culture” of seeing its prime ministerial candidates debate in public, according to the Barisan Nasional’s “poster boy” Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Saying there were no benefits to holding public debates, Ismail Sabri today turned down the proposal from his Pakatan Harapan (PH) rival Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the […]
Malaysia is likely to have a unity federal government after the November 19 general election, according to both Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar. The two politicians from opposing parties had appeared on the “Agenda Awani” programme hosted by the broadcast channel last night. To Azalina, […]
Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today that the party rejected an alliance with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia to prevent “bigger harm”. The Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman also said that the decision to not collaborate with Bersatu in the 15th general election was made collectively as a party and not his alone. “Bersatu […]
Incumbent Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob reiterated that he has no problems with Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as speculated by certain parties after Parliament was dissolved. Ismail Sabri, who is also the BN deputy chairman, said that he has known Ahmad Zahid for a very long time and […]
Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho or Jho Low and his father Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng have reportedly been sentenced to prison by the High Court for failure to abide by a Mareva injunction granted to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its subsidiary Global Diversified Investment Company Ltd. The warrant of committal was issued […]
Neelofa is annoyed that pictures of her son, Muhammad Bilal, has been shared on social media without her consent. The 33-year-old celebrity entrepreneur was upset that the photos surfaced online, and that some people had disrespected her privacy. “Like any other mother, I would usually bring my son out,” said Neelofa, whose real name is […]
A law student in Spain came up with an ingenious way to cheat in an examination – by artistically etching the answers on pens. The trick came to light when the student’s lecturer Yolanda de Lucchi shared the pens that were seized from the student, on her social media. Lucchi, who teaches at Malaga University, […]
Malaysians aged 18 to 21 could play a significant role in shaping the outcome of the 15th general election (GE15), said leaders from Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) and the Undi18 movement. Muda information chief Luqman Long said political parties planning to dismiss the group would do so at their peril, notwithstanding predictions that the […]
After the age of 50, aging and environment play a greater role than genetics in the development of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease or Alzheimer’s, according to an American study. According to US research, published in Nature Communications, genetics is not the factor that most determines our health as we age. Indeed, “age […]
