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Aid resumption to Afghanistan unlikely: World Bank Posted by: superadmin - 11-09-2021, 08:43 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies WASHINGTON – World Bank president David Malpass indicated yesterday that the institution is unlikely to resume direct aid to Afghanistan, after suspending financing at the end of August when the Taliban seized power.  “I would not envision us operating inside given the full breakdown” of the economy, he said in a conversation at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. “One of the challenges is the payment system,” he said, noting that “there’s not the ability to have money actually flow, given what the current government is doing.” The Washington-based development lender paused aid in August amid concerns about the security situation and women’s rights following the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country, saying it is “closely monitoring and assessing the situation”. - More -   Tuaran MP slams criticism comparing alcoholic drinks to urine Posted by: superadmin - 11-09-2021, 08:26 AM - Forum: Stop Racism and Religious Bigotry - No Replies KOTA KINABALU – If coffee was your cultural drink, would you not be offended if someone compared it to urine? This was the question posed by Sabah-based think tank Wisdom Foundation chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau when he was asked about the negative remarks recently made during the climax of the “Timah” controversy. During a webinar hosted by Wisdom titled “Alcohol and Borneo Sensitivity” last Saturday, Tangau, as one of the panellists, said alcoholic beverages are part of the culture and custom in Sabah and Sarawak. “In Sabah, it has become a tradition, a custom for a group of people – villagers, family or friends – to eat and drink together after an activity such as a gotong-royong. This does not mean that we in Borneo are alcoholics. “We also have alcoholic drinks, like lihing, montoku, bahar, tuak, langkau, that are part of our indigenous cultural heritage. - More -   Siakap shocker: Langkawi restaurant told to explain Posted by: superadmin - 11-09-2021, 08:17 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - Replies (2) PETALING JAYA: A seafood restaurant in Langkawi has been slapped with a notice from the authorities over a customer’s complaint of being charged RM1,196.80 for a dish of ‘siakap’ (sea bass). The action comes after a customer’s online rant about the bill, allegedly an eye-watering RM1,759.50, for a meal for seven people. The bill was said to have included RM1,196.80 for the fish weighing 7.48kg. The customer said he was shocked when he saw the bill. However, the restaurant owner said she informed the customer about the price of RM16 per 100gm for the fish. Harian Metro reported today that the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry has issued a notice to the restaurant under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act. The restaurant has five days to respond. - More -   Never too young to serve, says youngest candidate Farzana Posted by: superadmin - 11-09-2021, 08:12 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MELAKA: Melaka’s youngest election candidate, Farzana Hayani Mohd Nasir, says her age would not be an obstacle to serving the people if she was elected in the Sungai Rambai seat. Farzana, 21, who is known as ‘Nana’, an undergraduate at Universiti Teknoloji Mara (UiTM), said she was ready and willing to serve the people of Melaka, especially the community in her area. “I never thought I would be chosen as a candidate, but I am very ready to help the people and the community in Melaka,” she said on Bernama TV tonight. - More -   Book review: Nazir Razak’s candid look at dad, career and country – P. Gunasegaram Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 06:54 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies WRITING a book linking the work of your father to your own values and career and what you think the future path your country should take is a rather tall order, especially when your father is one of the nation’s founding fathers, its first deputy prime minister and its second prime minister. And when you were a mere nine years old when your dad died. Well, that’s exactly what Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, a well-known corporate icon in Malaysia and the youngest son of Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, has succeeded in doing with his book, What’s In a Name, which is available for sale at bookshops today at RM89.95. It’s a bold, brave and, most of all, admirable effort considering the pitfalls and potholes such a path would come with, and the amount of disagreement and controversy that such an undertaking would generate even in the best of times due to its complexity. - More -   GPS, Perikatan start crossing swords over Sarawak seats Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 06:45 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MIRI – The tussle for seats in Sarawak has already gotten hot, even before the date for the 12th state election has been announced. State Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties Bersatu and PAS indicated their intention to contest certain seats, but their partner, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), has retorted with a big “no”. PBB vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said all the 82 state seats are already planned to be contested by the ruling coalition of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). GPS is made up of PBB, Sarawak United Peoples’ Party, Parti Rakyat Sarawak, and Progressive Democratic Party. PN has been on friendly terms with GPS. It comprises Bersatu, PAS, Sabah Star, Sabah Progressive Party, and Gerakan. “We in GPS have identified our candidates for all the 82 state seats,” he said. “There is no vacant seat for PN. - More -   PAS struggling to hold on to political brand in Perikatan, says DAP’s Chin Tong Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 06:25 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — PAS is facing a brand identity crisis in its political alliance with Bersatu in their Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, according to DAP strategist Liew Chin Tong. The Opposition politician said the conservative Islamist party is struggling to uphold its brand of religious politics as it has to contend with the dynamics of PN, handle its position in government and also prepare to face off with Umno again in GE15. “Being in the federal government means the party cannot burn the house down by championing racial and religious issues in a fiery tone but has to deal with legal constraints, problem solving, and managing daily affairs, none of which are PAS’ strength. - More -   Mahfuz wins suit against Sanusi, awarded RM50,000 in damages Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 06:20 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ordered Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor today to pay RM50,000 in damages to Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar over a defamatory statement made on Facebook two years ago. Judicial commissioner Mohd Arief Emran Arifin made the order after allowing a defamation suit filed by Mahfuz as the plaintiff against Sanusi as the defendant. Lawyer Noorazmir Zakaria, who represented Mahfuz, said the court had ordered Sanusi to pay the damages within 14 days from today. “The court also ordered the defendant (Sanusi) to write an apology to the plaintiff on the defendant’s Facebook page within 14 days, besides paying legal costs to the plaintiff amounting to RM15,000. “Other orders imposed are an injunction restraining the defendant or his agents from publishing defamatory words against the plaintiff in the future,” he said when contacted by reporters via WhatsApp after the decision was announced via an online proceeding today. - More -   Muafakat Nasional is ‘dead and gone’, says Ramasamy Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 10:52 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Muafakat Nasional, the political pact between Umno and PAS is “dead and gone”, says a DAP leader ahead of the Melaka state elections in which the two parties will clash in seven seats. Penang state assemblyman P Ramasamy, said the political scenario which brought PAS and Umno together does not exist anymore. He said this in commenting on PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man’s remarks that the Islamic party has no plans to leave MN despite the impending clashes with Umno in the Nov 20 elections. - More -   Will it be Sulaiman or Rauf? Rafiq or Ermieyati? Posted by: superadmin - 11-08-2021, 10:49 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: With Pakatan Harapan torn between two rivals as potential candidates to be Melaka chief minister, a DAP strategist has turned the focus on the possible choice of the rival political coalitions. Liew Chin Tong, the DAP political education director, called for live debates between the potential chief ministerial candidates, and said Adly Zahari of Amanah could represent Pakatan Harapan. - More - Pages (1335): « Previous 1 … 997 998 999 1000 1001 … 1335 Next » Jump to page: