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Minister should have turned down sponsored flight, say activists Posted by: superadmin - 04-18-2021, 11:16 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Religious affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri should have turned down the offer of a sponsored flight from Riyadh to Medina, say two anti-corruption activists. Ramon Navaratnam, a former president of Transparency International-Malaysia said there was an “implied obligation” when accepting gifts at another’s expense. He said the minister should have politely declined the offer by the World Muslim League. Cynthia Gabriel, executive director of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism said the sponsored flight could have been a form of bribery if there was a quid pro quo situation, with the sponsor expecting something in return. Zulkifli had come under criticism last week after a video clip was circulated showing him in a first-class cabin. His office said the clip had been taken on a flight from Riyadh to Medina, sponsored by the Muslim World League, a non-governmental organisation funded by the Saudi government. - More -   Only the brave will survive – but who’ll be the one? Posted by: superadmin - 04-18-2021, 11:11 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies From Clement Stanley When I was growing up, I went to see the movie “None but the Brave” starring Frank Sinatra, about some American and Japanese soldiers coming to a truce while stranded on a small island in the Pacific during World War 2. The gist of the story was the question of whether they could deal with the distrust, suspicion, manoeuvres, tension and hatred for each other as they were sworn enemies. Sounds familiar? Umno and PAS were once sworn enemies. It got so bad that the unforgettable “Amanat Hadi Awang” declared that Umno were kafirs (infidels). Both sides maintained their disdain and mistrust of each other until they both ended up in the opposition while Pakatan Harapan were in power and declared a truce to establish Muafakat Nasional (MN). The agreement was designed to principally capture the Malay votes at the 15th general election. The idea was to take on PH head-on thereby making it possible for Umno and PAS to form the new government. After all at GE14, Malay support was overwhelmingly in favour of the two parties compared to Malay support for PH. Subsequent by- elections in any case pointed in that direction. - More -   Guan Eng: Disappointing to hear Dr Mahathir’s ‘DAP extreme’ remarks Posted by: superadmin - 04-17-2021, 06:56 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Guan Eng: Disappointing to hear Dr Mahathir’s ‘DAP extreme’ remarks, party never opposed DEB KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today said it was disappointing to hear former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s narrative that DAP is “extreme” and had opposed policies meant to help the Malays during Pakatan Harapan’s administration. In a statement today, Lim said DAP had never opposed any policies including the New Economic Policy (DEB) aimed to help poor Malays and give them equal opportunities. “However, DAP did strongly oppose the dual-identification of race with wealth and race with poverty. To say that all Malays are poor or rich Chinese people is simplistic and misleading and at worst, divisive and extreme. “DAP’s struggle for socio-economic justice is based on the principle that there should be no identification of poverty with race, and all Malaysians should be provided equal opportunity and given assistance based on needs so that the poor non-Malays are not left out. Since the majority of the poor are Malays or Bumis from Sabah and Sarawak, they will still be the biggest beneficiaries. - More -   Govt has no money? Learn from Pak Hamid Posted by: superadmin - 04-17-2021, 11:39 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies At a Sikh function for the Vaisakhi celebration in Petaling Jaya on April 12, Muhyiddin Yassin claimed that Putrajaya did not have much money left for the country. He is not alone. Throughout Malaysia, thousands of families (and businesses) are struggling. Some people have lost their homes because they have no jobs and no money to pay for food, mortgage or rent. Others have to move in with their parents as they cannot afford to live on their own. There are claims that the number of homeless people has increased. With the economy in such a perilous state, businesses have to lay off people, downsize and, in some cases, shut down. - More -   It’s tough for young leaders in Malaysia Posted by: superadmin - 04-17-2021, 11:28 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Austria’s Sebastian Kurz became the youngest head of government in the world at 31 in 2017. New Zealand’s Jacinda Arden was sworn in as prime minister when she was 37, also in 2017. Finalnd’s Sanna Marin took office at the age of 34 in 2019. The trend in recent years of young people coming into power suggests that voters in many countries are placing personal character above experience when they elect their heads of government, but analysts say it would be hard to see such a leaning in contemporary Malaysia. Speaking to FMT, Syed Arabi Idid of the International Islamic University Malaysia said political parties in the country still generally adhered to strict hierarchies, often reserving top posts to older members. He said he subscribed to the belief that it is not always necessary for a politically experienced person to hold the top post in a country. - More -   Coral reefs at Sabah’s Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park in danger Posted by: superadmin - 04-17-2021, 11:21 AM - Forum: Local News - No Replies Coral reefs at Sabah’s Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park in danger following aggressive crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak KOTA KINABALU, April 17 — While the city and parts of the state are fending off more Covid-19 infections, the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park here is facing an underwater outbreak of its own. The dreaded crown-of-thorns starfish (CoT), a known aggressive coral predator, has been invading the park. The local dive community fear the park is in danger of losing its coral reefs and eventually, its diving industry. “Large areas of our popular reefs are being destroyed right now. In three days, we have terminated some 150 or so of them, but there are many more, and we cannot possibly get rid of them all on our own,” said volunteer marine conservation group Dive Rangers’ founder Bob Hartley. - More -   Sources say Bersatu and PAS discussed contesting Umno seats Posted by: superadmin - 04-17-2021, 09:13 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and PAS have already started discussions about contesting several Umno-held seats at the 15th General Election (GE15). Several sources said the discussions — mostly informal and attended by state leaders — indicate that both parties are laying the groundwork for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) election machinery while completely alienating Umno. “Discussions (to contest Umno seats) have been going on for some time, but no official meeting has been held about the decisions yet,” a PN source told Malay Mail. On February 25, PN Information chief Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali started the ball rolling for the setting up of election structures at state levels. - More -   How Two Malaysians Moved Grab To Singapore And Grow It As SEA's Most Valuable Srartip Posted by: superadmin - 04-16-2021, 09:03 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies A $40 Billion Listing - How Two Malaysians Moved Grab To Singapore And Grow It As Southeast Asia's Most Valuable Startup Grab Holdings Inc. is going public in the United States through a merger with US-based Altimeter Growth Corp. The partnership, which values the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant at a mind-boggling US$39.6 billion in market capitalization, will see its stock trade on the Nasdaq Composite Index. Essentially, that makes Grab the Southeast Asia’s most valuable start-up.   The deal would also make Grab the first Southeast Asian tech unicorn to go public through a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) and give it funds – lots of cash – to expand. The merger will see investment firm Altimeter provides up to US$4.5 billion in cash proceeds to Singapore-headquartered Grab. But the tech unicorn actually started in neighbouring Malaysia. - More -   China's economy grows at record 18.3% after 2020 pandemic slump | DW News Posted by: superadmin - 04-16-2021, 08:13 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies   Covid-19 weekly round-up: Threat of fourth wave looms large for Malaysia Posted by: superadmin - 04-16-2021, 03:41 PM - Forum: Covid-19 Pandemic - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Was yesterday’s sharp hike in new Covid-19 cases an indication of an imminent “fourth wave”? Just a few days ago, Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba had expressed their concern over the probability of a resurgence of infections. Daily new cases reported over the week under review (April 10 to 16) exceeded 1,500 a number of times while active cases have climbed past 15,000. The R-naught (R0/Rt) value or infectivity rate of the coronavirus stood at 1.17 nationwide throughout the week. An R0 value of 0.5 would be needed to flatten the infection curve. - More - Pages (1034): « Previous 1 … 912 913 914 915 916 … 1034 Next » Jump to page: