Politics

Rohingya refugees must be given aid, HRW tells Putrajaya

By FocusM | | Politics

Putrajaya should not turn away Rohingya refugees who attempt to land on Malaysian shores, said Human Rights Watch (HRW). In an article on its...

In Opposition, Pakatan Harapan also disappoints

By FocusM | | Opinion, Politics

By Dennis Ignatius WHEN Pakatan Harapan (PH) lost power last February, there was much hope that they would quickly learn from their mistakes, get...

Leaked audio: Dr Mahathir ‘need not resign’ as PM

By FocusM | | Featured, Mainstream, Politics

ANOTHER leaked audio clip of the Bersatu supreme council on Feb 23 has surfaced after a Facebook page aligned with former prime minister Tun Dr...

Sri Ram mum on Apandi’s claim he wanted Najib arrested

By FocusM | | Politics

Former federal court judge Gopal Sri Ram has declined to comment on former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali’s allegation that Sri Ram had tried...

Sabah minister to be charged over Risda land deal, says report

By FocusM | | Featured, Mainstream, Politics

SABAH's Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony is to be charged at the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court tomorrow for a previous Rubber...

107 ‘Pakatan Plus’ MPs united, says Anwar

By FocusM | | Featured, Politics

Opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim has said that 107 MPs from Pakatan Harapan (PH), Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu faction and Sabah-based Warisan have...

Human rights group slams Putrajaya for clamping down on free speech

By FocusM | | Politics

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s commitment to free speech is in the spotlight as Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Prime Minister...

What is MACC’s endgame?

By Xavier Kong | | Politics

There has been a recent surge in the activity of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), with the most recent being the expectation that...

Shafie Apdal may be quizzed by MACC, say sources

By Emmanuel Samarathisa | | Featured, Politics

Sabah Chief Minister and Warisan founder Mohd Shafie Apdal is expected to be questioned over the alleged abuse of RM1.5 bil meant for rural...

MACC quizzes Warisan deputy president over RM155 mil graft case

By FocusM | | Politics

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has summoned Warisan deputy president Peter Anthony for questioning this morning. It is understood...

What’s Mahathir up to?

By FocusM | | Opinion, Politics

By Dennis Ignatius KUALA Lumpur is now a city awash in all sorts of meetings, press conferences and political manoeuvring. Plots are being hatched...

Cops to question C4 Centre chief for sedition over article

By FocusM | | Featured, Politics

C4 Centre founding director Cynthia Gabriel has been summoned for questioning by the police under Section 4 of the Sedition Act and section 233 of...

Bersatu reaffirms decision to axe Mahathir & allies

By FocusM | | Featured, Politics

THE Bersatu Supreme Council yesterday reaffirmed its decision to revoke the membership of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four others.

Bersatu man's resignation sends mixed signals

By Ranjit Singh | | Featured, Politics

Shahruddin Md Salleh’s resignation as deputy works minister has led to more questions than answers.

Bersatu meeting tonight illegal, contends Kadir Jasin

By FocusM | | Politics

By Xavier Kong BERSATU Supreme Leadership Council member Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin has objected to the calling of the council’s meeting on June 4,...

Deputy works minister quits

By FocusM | | Politics

DEPUTY Works Minister Shahruddin Md Salleh has resigned from his post effective today. Shahruddin, who is also Sri Gading MP, said he made an...

Umno merger on the table at Bersatu meeting tonight, say sources

By Emmanuel Samarathisa | | Politics

By Emmanuel Samarathisa BERSATU will be discussing how the party can merge with Umno at its emergency supreme council meeting tonight, sources from...

Bersatu purges Mahathir & his allies from party

By Emmanuel Samarathisa | | Politics

By Emmanuel Samarathisa BERSATU has initiated a slew of measures that signal the party's intentions to purge itself of co-founder Tun Dr Mahathir...

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