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KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his support for an election in Negeri Sembilan amid a royal crisis plaguing the state, stressing that the rule of law and customary practices must be adhered to at all times. Declaring that the federal government continues to uphold Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir’s position as the Yang...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim told reporters today that the decision to dissolve a state legislative assembly rests with the respective state government. He stressed that his focus remains on his job, adding that some people don't think about this. Anwar said this when asked whether potential state elections could disrupt t...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has claimed that he is the second PKR lawmaker to lose access to the MyKhas online portal, which is used to manage constituency development allocations, among others."I would like to ask a very simple question: What exactly did I do wrong?” he said. Meanwhile, in a separate story, Parti Be...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Schools, underprivileged communities, rehabilitation centres, and government agencies are among those affected by the government’s move to suspend Subang MP Wong Chen’s access to the MyKhas portal. In a press conference today, Wong said his office has been denied access to the portal for more than a week without any official w...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. [KiniNews] PKR veteran Hassan Abdul Karim painted a grim picture of his party’s future ahead of the next general election. However, Hassan expressed optimism that PKR could weather the coming political storm and survive. “There is still time to prepare and strengthen ourselves for the 16th general election. Never surrender before death...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has taken his legal battle over the DNAA in the Yayasan Akalbudi case to the Federal Court, seeking to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that allowed the Malaysian Bar to proceed with its legal challenge against the Attorney-General’s decision. M...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] We look at the shifting dynamics in Malaysian politics - from escalating tensions between PAS and Bersatu within Perikatan Nasional, to growing questions surrounding the emergence of Parti Bersama Malaysia led by Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Bersatu yesterday issued a five-point...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] With temperatures rising amid speculation of a general election, PAS today issued a stern warning to Bersatu, even stating that the party may review its cooperation with the latter. PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang stressed that his party has remained patient with unilateral actions that he claimed that Bersatu had taken.“We are...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Pandan PKR Youth deputy chief Haqimi Zamri has announced his resignation and exit from PKR effective immediately. He also claimed that 18 other leaders from the division’s youth wing and its permanent chairperson have also resigned, which means that the Pandan PKR Youth leadership structure has lost its quorum and is automatic...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli has dismissed PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh’s claim that he joined Bersama before resigning from PKR, and challenged Fuziah to bring her alleged screenshot evidence to court. He said Fuziah’s claim wouldn’t withstand scrutiny, insisting that official party records would clearly show he joined Bersama only af...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad have submitted their formal letters to Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul, notifying him of their resignations as MPs for their respective constituencies in Pandan and Setiawangsa. The duo said that their resignations take effect today."The right and honourable course of action is to re...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.[KiniNews] Higher Education minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said that Putrajaya is not compromising the national education system with the latest policy for UEC, tahfiz students’ to enter public varsities. Zambry was responding to PAS information chief Ahmad Fadli Shaari, who accused the government of using tahfiz students to distract from U...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has questioned whether the investigation involving him could have been influenced by emotional factors. This follows former MACC chief Azam Baki’s farewell speech, in which he said he would not forgive those who had launched personal attacks against him and his family. Rafizi raised this outside the MACC...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Eight central leadership council members of PKR’s student wing, Mahasiswa Keadilan Malaysia (MKM), announced that they have quit the party, citing a loss of confidence in party president Anwar Ibrahim in his capacity as prime minister. Its chairperson, Ram Erfan Zur Nuqman, confirmed the matter during a press conference in Pet...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Outgoing MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki has questioned motives behind the organising of protests against the anti-graft agency, dismissing such displays from “problematic” individuals seeking to serve their self-interests. Azam, whose contract is due to expire tomorrow, asserted that those who hold demonstrations outside th...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify & Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Speculation is mounting as Nurul Izzah Anwar may contest a Federal Territories parliamentary seat in the next general election. At least three PKR sources told Malaysiakini that Nurul Izzah could move to her mother, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s Bandar Tun Razak constituency. Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan is holding a convention i...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Hundreds of Pakatan Harapan supporters gathered in Seremban last night as coalition leaders sought to reassure the public that the state administration, together with Barisan Nasional, remained intact despite Negeri Sembilan Umno’s insistence that its 14 assemblypersons had lost confidence in Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun. Cha...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Two individuals were identified for possible criminal charges over the government’s RM1.1 billion deal with semiconductor firm Arm Holdings, said MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki. In a press conference today, he said it will be up to the attorney-general to decide on whether to charge them when the time comes. However, Azam d...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Former economy minister Rafizi Ramli described his first day of questioning by the MACC regarding the government’s deal with semiconductor firm Arm Holdings as being focused on procedural matters.“It is straightforward because the investigation, at this stage, is not related to money or corruption, but concerns procedures… all...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] MACC is grilling former economy minister Rafizi Ramli today over the probe into the government's RM1.1 billion deal with semiconductor giant Arm Holdings. Rafizi arrived at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at around 9.30am and was greeted by several of his supporters. Previously, Rafizi had said that he expects to be cha...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke says Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi opposes any attempt to form a “tebuk atap” (backdoor) state government in Negeri Sembilan. Loke claimed Zahid raised the matter during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, following reports that 14 BN assemblymen had withd...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Khairy Jamaluddin has reminded PKR critics who condemned Negeri Sembilan Umno’s move to declare no confidence in Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun of the 2008 attempt to topple the federal government. Khairy hit back at those accusing Umno of engaging in “backdoor” or tebuk atap politics by capitalising on a crisis to stage a coup...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli advised the anti-graft agency to email him if they are interested in recording his statement for their probe involving an RM1.1 billion government deal with British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings. The Pandan MP said that it is the preferred method of contacting him since he does not use WhatsApp or answer calls...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. [KiniNews] Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun will continue leading the state under a "minority government", as per the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir's instructions. Aminuddin said he had held an audience with the state ruler after all 14 Umno assemblypersons declared the withdrawal of their...

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has presented Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar with a list of candidates to be the new MACC chief commissioner. When asked about the number of people on the list, the premier jokingly responded that he had submitted 120 names to the king. Meanwhile, in a separate story, Anwar de...