Umno withdraws support for PN government, PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today repeated the decision of Umno Supreme Council to withdraw support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) government and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister. He said statements from an adequate number of Umno Members of Parliament (MPs) withdrawing their support for Muhyiddin as Prime […]

1MDB withdraws $1 billion lawsuit against legal firm, partner

KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has withdrawn its $1 billion lawsuit filed against legal firm Wong & Partners and its partner Brian Chia Hock Gee. Based on copies of court documents obtained by the media today, 1MBD as the plaintiff has withdrawn its suit against both defendants on July 19. The draft, approved by […]

Withdraw Emergency Ordinance on fake news

KUCHING: Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) is appealing to the government for the immediate withdrawal of the recently enacted Emergency Ordinance on fake news. Saying that it was deeply alarmed at the ordinance enacted on March 12, the organisation claimed that the law arbitrarily restricted freedom of expression and gave the government unfettered powers to silence […]

PDRM withdraws interstates travel restriction

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police has withdrawn its plan to impose interstates travel restriction due to Covid-19 outbreak. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador in a statement said the decision was made after the directive had caused congestion at police stations and bust terminals. Therefore, the order for people to obtain a permit […]

PSB to withdraw Sri Aman MP’s video statement

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) Presidential Council has decided that the video statement by Sri Aman MP Datuk Masir Kujat, in which he denied supporting Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad but supported Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister, be withdrawn.  Dr Mahathir announced on Feb 29 that he had received support from 114 MPs for […]