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Malaysia Chronicle was started on June 1, 2010, by a veteran journalist. The team of one has since expanded to include other seasoned and well-known editors, writers and reporters. Malaysia Chronicle focuses on Politics, with Business news also a core feature since the pulse of a nation is often its economy.
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
4M ago
US-CHINA PROXY WAR HEADS OVER TO MALAYSIA – GEOPOLITICAL STORM OVER US BLACKROCK’S INVOLVEMENT IN TAKEOVER OF AIR ASSETS ERUPTS Written by Wong Choon Mei, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (politicsnowmy) – A geopolitical storm – a US versus China proxy war no less – is hovering over Malaysia, with a controversial takeover deal that may effectively hand over 25% control of the Southeast Asian country’s strategic airport infrastructure to an American fund that has been accused of being “pro-Zionist”. This has pushed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has long tried to shake off his own image of being a ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now! Malaysia Chronicle) – On 29 Nov 2023, the MCA Economic and SME Affairs Committee conducted crucial discussions on domestic economic affairs, imminent challenges, and the committee’s strategic outlook. The upcoming year is expected to test Malaysia’s economic resilience, notably with the impending targeted subsidies programme covering essential commodities such as cooking oil, diesel, and RON95 petrol. However, the government has yet to provide clear implementation details. The Committee stressed that subsidy cuts would impact not only the T20 group but also extend i ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Wong Choon Mei, Politics Now! Malaysia Chronicle KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – The sun will have to rise from the West before the Chinese will vote for a hardline Muslim-centric party like Pas party and by extension its ally such as the Malay-centric Bersatu party. And this analysis is not wrong even though in the past ethnic Chinese, who form about a quarter of Malaysia’s multiracial population, have supported both parties. Yet it also does not mean that embattled Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, or PMX as he is often called, and his multiracial Pakatan Harapan coalition c ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Stan Lee, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – In the latest doublespeak enraging and mocked by Malaysians, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to fix the ‘dysfunctional political thinking’ that he claims has wrecked the country. Yet after only a year in power, he himself is being condemned for the very same sort of non-logical mindset. “Anwar is now like the proverbial bull charging in a china shop. Like when critics express disgust over moves to get opposition MPs to switch loyalty by withholding what should be their rightful funding from the federal go ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Stan Lee, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – Malaysia is back to the bad old days when disgraced prime minister Najib Razak was in power and anyone who criticized or disagreed him was considered as “the enemy”. “It is disappointing. I thought Harapan was open-minded, but when they are in power, they are touchy, and any criticism is rejected as being motivated by agenda,” said Shahril Hamdan in the latest episode of the ‘Keluar Sekejap’ podcast that he co-hosts with Khairy Jamaluddin. “This is akin to the era before the 14th general election, where anyone cr ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Stan Lee, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – Swell-headed or not, PKR now wants an opposition politician arrested and charged for sedition for calling party president and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim “dajal kecil” – Malay for ‘small false messiah”. This, just days after telling coalition ally MIC to ‘walk away’ if they weren’t sincere in supporting Anwar. “After watching the video, I find that there were elements of sedition meant to sow hate among Malaysians in regards to the 3R issues of race, religion and the royal institution, just to gain votes in the K ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Charles Hector Investigate now allegations of existence of person who ordered or paid for Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder, and who paid for Sirul Azhar’s silence. Do not sweep under the carpet – reveal the truth without fear or favour. KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture) calls for prosecution and higher penalties for person/s that ordered or paid another to kill or murder. This is abuse of power and wealth. Merely prosecuting actual murderers/killers or criminals is not enough noting that there may be occasions where the murde ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Wong Choon Mei, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – Show of strength, show of false strength or a trap? Another month, another dreary controversy shrouds Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his government. This week, another opposition MP – Bersatu’s Bukit Gantang rep Syed Abu Hassan – has declared support for Anwar in exchange for federal funding. The fifth Bersatu MP to do so, Syed Abu Hassan took it a step further by hinting he was ready to take up a post in Anwar’s government. “My question is, is the prime minister ready to welcome the willingness of MPs with the expe ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – What a switch and a shame that it is now Umno’s Ismail Sabri who’s grilling PKR’s communications minister Fahmi Fadzil in Parliament for trying to curb media freedom by making use of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to clamp down on news portals and blogs. Ismail, the prime minister who preceded the ineffective Anwar Ibrahim, had posed a question on the status of the proposed Act related to royalty, religion and race-linked offences, as well as the restrictions imposed on news portals such as Utusan TV ..read more
Malaysia Chronicle » Politics
11M ago
Written by Stan Lee, Politics Now! KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) – Perhaps the fruits of power are too alluring, but Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party, which rose to popularity on a reformist platform, now appears to marching down the same oppressive and bullying paths they used to accuse past regimes especially Umno-BN of. At the PKR annual congress held over the weekend, delegates wanted a youth social media monitoring squad to be formed to fend off “defamatory remarks” by the government’s rivals. “In TikTok, there is no regulation. We are defamed every day. It is ..read more