52+ min ago   (202+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — PAS has called on the government to explain why the Federal Territories Pardons Board deferred consideration of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for a royal pardon. The party argued the deferral could not have…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (534+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno Youth is ready to work with PAS in the coming Melaka state election and believes its support among young voters can help deliver another electoral victory, Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said today. Dr Akmal, who…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (315+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh has confirmed that the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) will convene tomorrow morning. Yeoh, who sits on the board as part of her portfolio, declined to disclose…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (295+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said he was hoping for the best when the Pardons Board considers former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's clemency bid tomorrow. Zahid reiterated today that the power of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (281+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno's women's youth wing, Puteri Umno, today extended its best wishes for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's clemency bid ahead of a meeting expected to discuss his application. This follows a report by Free Malaysia…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (291+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The women's wing of Umno has reaffirmed its loyalty to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, asserting that the party does not need to "erase history" to build its future. Speaking at the Wanita Umno general…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (120+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The first PAS delegates to attend an Umno general assembly received a warm welcome from party members here last night. Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan welcomed three PAS Muslimat delegates while opening the simultaneous assemblies…...

5+ day, 59+ min ago   (568+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has called for the abolition of laws he described as colonial legacies, alleging that these were obstacles to the unfettered implementation of Syariah law in Malaysia. In the statement, titled…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (274+ words) JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 8 — Johor is prepared to conduct cloud seeding exercises if any of the state's 17 dams experience low water levels in preparation for the El Nino phenomenon by next month, said Johor Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (240+ words) PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said there was room to improve the existing Asean mechanism for tackling transboundary haze. He stressed that the issue required more serious attention given its impact on public health. "There is…...