By LOQMAN O. IDRIS I would have wanted to write this piece in a detailed manner. But for want of space and some amount of concern that my readers might lose keenness in reading comprehensively, I set it in an elemental frame. I made it as “sabotable” as possible, to borrow a term from my… Read More From Prison to Power: At long last, Anwar Ibrahim made it
Ailing nonagenarian leader undergoing medical checkup at National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur PMT Desk Staff KUALA LUMPUR — After many days of inconsistency in his health conditions, Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad on Friday, Feb. 4, said he has “recovered.” “I have recovered, not fully but have recovered,” said Mahathir in a video message… Read More “I have recovered,” says Malaysia’s former Premier Mahathir
All Macapagal said in a rebuttal was that he realized this was true but to allow Muslims to have either a mosque or a cemetery in Manila would only anger the Christians, who were predominantly Catholics.… Read More Of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Diosdado Macapagal, the Muslim Filipinos and Sabah
By Masiding Noor Yahya… Read More Malaysia PM declares lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will sign a deal on Monday to purchase the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine from British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Addressing media on Saturday, Malaysian Health Minister Adham Baba said the country reached an agreement with AstraZeneca for the purchase of vaccines. The vaccines are planned to be brought to the country… Read More Malaysia to sign AstraZeneca vaccine deal on Monday
Malaysia’s king Sunday rejected a proposal by the premier to declare a state of emergency and suspend parliament to fight the coronavirus after the plan sparked a massive backlash.… Read More Malaysian King Rejects PM’s Push For Emergency Powers
The president of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), the Malaysian Islamic party, said on Sunday a Malay-Muslim unity is needed to save and lead the country to the right direction.… Read More Party chief: Only Malay-Muslim unity can lead and save the country
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was on Tuesday found guilty of all seven charges in the first of five trials he faces over a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he founded. A Malaysian judge said Najib’s defense team had failed to raise reasonable doubt on a… Read More Malaysia ex-PM Najib found guilty of seven charges in first 1MDB trial
By Dzulkifli Abdul Razak The International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) created history last week when it was awarded the prestigious Green Gown International Award for the 2020 Sustainability Institution of the Year. This was announced in conjunction of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, July 8th, in New York. The feat… Read More Malaysia’s Islamic university scores three firsts on Sustainability Institution Award
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