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| Abah schools Muda, calling party small, unstructured |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 01:59 PM - Forum: Politics
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KULAI – National Recovery Council Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin took a swipe at Muda saying that the newly formed party does not have big numbers and remains unstructured.
Commenting on potential battles between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Muda in the upcoming Johor polls, the Bersatu chairman added that he is unsure if Muda even has branches in the right places.
“Muda is still young, it still does not have big numbers, only a small number of members.
“We are not even sure if they have divisions in Kulai, it is still unstructured,” Muhyiddin told a press conference after a meet and greet session with residents at Felda Taib Andak here.
He commended Muda’s bravery for presenting fresh candidates, but also mentioned that it is a new party without signs of struggle.
“It will be up to the voters to decide if Muda is capable or not.”
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| 1MDB trial: Leissner reveals affair with ex-Astro CEO Rohana Rozhan |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 01:55 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment
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1MDB trial: Leissner reveals affair with ex-Astro CEO Rohana Rozhan, buys her silence with US$10mil home
KUALA LUMPUR – Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner’s testimony in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial in the United States turned salacious after he revealed having an affair with Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd former CEO Rohana Rozhan and the S$10 million (RM31.1 million) home he gifted her.
He alleged that he bought her a US$10 million (RM41.85 million) home in London in 2013 after she had threatened to expose his involvement with 1MDB and that the relationship was from 2003 to 2013, reported Bloomberg.
“Ms Rozhan was very upset that I was ending our relationship to be with my future wife, with Kimora,” Leissner was quoted as telling the jury, referring to his wife Kimora Lee Simmons.
“If I didn’t buy her a house, she would tell the authorities about my involvement in the 1MDB scandal. She was threatening to expose me. At the time, 2013, I was very fearful of that.”
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| Law minister says ‘on track’ to tackle party-hopping, AGC told to start final draft |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 10:49 AM - Forum: Politics
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Law minister says ‘on track’ to tackle party-hopping, AGC told to start final draft to amend Constitution
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has reportedly said that he is “on track” to table the law banning party-hopping by mid-March.
A report by the The Star today quoted Wan Junaidi as saying that the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) had been told yesterday to begin the final drafting of several proposed constitutional amendments to tackle the issue — which he expects to be passed by the end of the next Parliament sitting from February 28 to March 24.
“Instead of enacting a new set of laws which may have their constitutionality challenged in court, we are looking at the Constitution itself as the basis to stop party hopping once and for all.
“I am still on track to table the amendments by mid-March,” he reportedly said.
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| Beijing 2022 to 'break even,' has immeasurable long-term economic benefits |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 10:45 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment
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In a sign of their sharp business mind, many Chinese are discussing on social media the balance sheet of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which concluded just on Sunday but continue to occupy people's mind with lingering effects.
The Beijing Winter Games will have a large chance of breaking even, and may even come at a small profit, industry insiders and analysts predicted, although the long-term economic benefits are what really count, with millions of people to benefit from the Winter Games' legacy in the years, even decades, to come.
While the official audit of the Games is yet to be announced, analysts and economists said the event could basically break even, in line with official forecasts by the organizing committee of Beijing 2022, due to Beijing's implementation of the concept of delivering a frugal Olympic Games, China's advantages in population base and social system.
Unlike many of its predecessors, the Beijing Winter Olympics, the greenest gathering in the history of Olympic Movement, was by no means an extravagant event.
Based on current estimates, the Beijing Winter Olympics have achieved a balanced budget, Yan Jiarong, spokesperson for the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, told a press conference in Beijing on February 1.
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| Johor polls: Perikatan confident of securing strong win, paving way to form state gov |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 10:22 AM - Forum: Politics
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ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 23 — Despite expecting multiple-cornered contests in the coming state election, Johor Perikatan Nasional (PN) said it is optimistic it can secure a more than two-thirds majority to form the next state government.
Johor PN secretary Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal said the coalition’s leadership is aware of the increase in candidates vying for seats this time round and is confident that it can win the required seats and form the next state government.
He explained that this was based on the coalition’s previous experience of having its leaders in administering both state and also federal governments.
“PN has been in the government before. We also have a former prime minister and also mentri besar in our ranks.
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| Omicron variant no more severe than original strain: WHO |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 10:18 AM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic
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GENEVA – The BA.2 variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain is not more severe than the original, the World Health Organisation said yesterday.
Based on a sample of people from various countries, “we are not seeing a difference in severity of BA.1 compared to BA.2”, said Maria Van Kerkhove, a senior WHO official, in an online question-and-answer session.
“So this is a similar level of severity as it relates to risk of hospitalisation. And this is really important, because in many countries they’ve had a substantial amount of circulation, both of BA.1 and BA.2,” she said.
Van Kerkhove, who leads the technical side of WHO’s Covid-19 response team, was reporting the findings of a committee of experts tracking the evolution of the virus.
Their conclusions will come as a relief to countries such as Denmark, where the BA.2 variant of Omicron has circulated widely.
WHO said in a statement that initial data suggests the new BA2 variant “appears inherently more transmissible than BA.1”, and that further studies are ongoing to discover why this is the case.
“However the global circulation of all variants is reportedly declining,” it added.
The coronavirus has killed more than 5.8 million people worldwide, according to a tally compiled from official sources yesterday.
Taking into account excess mortality linked to Covid-19, WHO estimates the true death toll could be two to three times higher. – AFP, February 23, 2022
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| Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran to step down |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-23-2022, 10:06 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment
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Malaysiakini co-founder and CEO Premesh Chandran will step down from his executive positions at the end of February.
After serving Malaysiakini for over 22 years, Premesh said that it is time to let the next generation step forward and lead Malaysiakini.
“We have a very experienced and capable team, I am confident they will take Malaysiakini to the next level,'' he said.
Premesh, 52, initially announced that he would be stepping down in late 2019. However, with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the sudden change of government as a result of the Sheraton Move, the transition was put on hold.
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| Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sink on mounting Russia-Ukraine tensions |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-22-2022, 07:32 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment
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Digital currencies took a beating Tuesday as geopolitical tensions over Ukraine roiled global markets.
Bitcoin sank as low as $36,370 in early morning trade, its lowest level in more than two weeks. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency later pared its losses, last trading down 3% in 24 hours to a price of $37,495.
Other digital assets also tumbled, with ether falling 4% and XRP sinking 10%.
Analysts attributed the drop to escalating tensions over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, moments after declaring them as independent.
The move has fueled fears of a full-blown invasion, sending global stocks sharply lower as traders’ appetite for risk declines.
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| I never lie: Muhyiddin says no need for ‘sumpah laknat’ unlike Zahid |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-22-2022, 06:11 PM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin does not see any need to take a religious oath over his claims that Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had sought help over his court cases.
This comes after the Umno president threw a challenge to his political rival to take up a “sumpah laknat” to back his allegations.
In a press conference today, Muhyiddin said he would not resort to such an action, as he has never lied.
He maintained that his claims against Zahid were nothing but the truth.
“What I said may be bitter to the ears, but that is the truth. They were not made up just because of politics or the election,” he said today after chairing the National Recovery Council meeting.
“Whatever the situation is now, I will only speak the truth, and I hope the rakyat understands.”
On February 16, Muhyiddin had claimed during a ceramah in Tangkah, Johor that Zahid had met him to seek intervention in his ongoing court cases in the earlier days of the Pagoh MP’s premiership.
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