Cabinet agrees to citizenship of kids born abroad to M’sian mums
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet’s nod to the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution, which would enable children born abroad to Malaysian mothers to gain automatic Malaysian citizenship, was announced by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said in a joint statement. Read full story
‘Set farming allocations with food security in mind’
PETALING JAYA: Farmers are hoping the government will consider giving a RM100 subsidy for each tonne of vegetables they produce. Malaysia Federation of Vegetable Farmers Association president Lim Ser Kwee said the government should allocate funds to agriculture to help increase efficiency and ensure food security. Read full story
‘Govt should consider more avenues for tax generation’
PETALING JAYA: Initiatives to widen the government’s scope of tax revenue along with a review of the implementation of generalised subsidies should be considered in the retabling of Budget 2023, say business groups. Read full story
Rakyat hope for better policies
PETALING JAYA: From affordable housing to better tax relief measures, Malaysians from different segments of society are hoping for the retabled Budget 2023 to include measures that can improve their livelihoods. Read full story
Miti wants to see more affordable electric vehicle imports
THE Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is encouraging the introduction of more affordable electric vehicles (EV) in Malaysia to advance the country’s EV industry, deputy secretary-general of industry Norazman Ayub said. Norazman added that there will be EVs coming to Malaysia in the second quarter of this year priced from as low as […]
Israel spat erupts at African Union summit
ISRAEL accused arch-foe Iran of orchestrating the expulsion of a top diplomat from the African Union (AU) summit today, with the help of Algeria and South Africa. The incident occurred on the first day of the summit, where leaders are discussing a slew of challenges facing the continent, including a record drought in the Horn […]
China blasts US over ‘hysterical’ balloon claim
CHINA’S top diplomat Wang Yi today blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as “hysterical and absurd”, in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power. Addressing a gathering of world leaders at the Munich Security Conference, Wang said President Joe Biden’s administration has a “misguided” perception of Beijing.
Don’t blame me for resigning as PM, that was democracy at work, says Dr M
PETALING JAYA: The blame should not solely be placed on me for resigning as prime minister in 2020, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Read full story
Finland wants to join Nato alongside Sweden
FINLAND still wants to join Nato together with Sweden despite Turkey’s objections to its neighbour’s membership bid, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said today. “We have sent a very clear signal and a very clear message to Turkey and also to Hungary… that we want enter Nato together and this is in the interest of […]
School vandals seen in viral video to undergo community service
PETALING JAYA: The pupils who were involved in vandalising school property on the last day of the 2022 school session will undergo community service, says the Penang Education Department. Read full story