Day: 20 March 2023

Time for political funding law

FORMER prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s seven charges of bribery and laundering more than RM230 million are in the spotlight. It is another eye-opener, although nothing compared to the court cases of another former prime minister, Najib Razak, who allegedly emberzzeld US$681 million.

Johor opposition members are now ‘balancers’

THE Johor assembly now uses the term “balancers” to refer to members of the opposition to better reflect their role as ordered by the state ruler last week. Speaker Mohd Puad Zarkashi announced this during question time at the state assembly in Kota Iskandar today.

Ex-US Marine accused of helping China lured to Australia, says lawyer

THE lawyer of an ex-US Marine accused of training China’s military today accused Australia of luring him to the country for arrest and eventual extradition to the United States. Daniel Edmund Duggan was arrested in Australia in October 2022 at the request of the US government, which has accused him of violating an arms embargo […]

Asean must enhance food security

THE economic procuring of marine commodities from fisheries for the purposes of trade and consumption by Asean member states is instrumental to preserving food security in the region – fundamental to the livelihood of millions of people – given its increasing demand. The ever-growing depletion of marine resources threatens Asean’s marine industrial complex, exacerbating the […]