SHELL is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its petrol station business in Malaysia, Reuters reports. Sources said talks began in late 2023, and a deal may be finalised in the coming months ..read more

THE Kuala Kubu Baru magistrate’s court today sentenced a 66-year-old man to jail for a month and fined RM3,000 for misusing the King’s picture on a car he was driving. P. Ramasamy, 66, was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 4A(1) of the Election Offences Act 1954 before magistrate Siti Fatimah Talib ..read more

THE demand for food from the low-income group has been on the rise since the beginning of this year, keeping Malaysia’s sustainability-led food bank The Lost Food Project (TLFP) busy. TLFP said the demand for food has increased by about 30% since January this year. Labelling itself as a food rescue civil society group since its founding in 2016, TLFP fights hunger and climate change by tackling food waste. – May 6, 2024 ..read more

SARAWAK Premier Abang Johari Openg said Sarawak’s legislature may soon enjoy a status equivalent to a “provincial parliament”. “We are surely eligible for a higher status than just being any other state. “In fact, we are higher than even being a territory and are comparable to a provincial parliament if we adopt the terminology used in certain Commonwealth countries like Australia. “Our state attorney-general is looking into all these and we will find an appropriate term to describe Sarawak once we drop the use of ‘state’,” he said after a Hari Raya gathering in Kuching. Abang Johari ..read more

“HAVE you registered with Padu?” was a popular question at the end of March. Although the registration drive had started on January 2, the slow uptake by the public until late came as no surprise to many observers, but the Madani government did what it could to boost the number of registrations in the final week ..read more

YB Senator Isaiah Jacob, WE, members of the OKU community that includes OKU advocates, disability rights activists, care partners and allies, are profoundly disappointed by your recent remarks and stance in a profile interview with Malaysiakini published on 22 April 2024 – that was raised, on May 1, for the attention of the OKU community. Our voices reflect the diversity of our lived OKU experiences and insights. Amongst us are individuals with expertise in research, advocacy, training, and policy development in sectors ranging from law, human rights, media, community building, self-empow ..read more

MALAYSIANS from the low- and middle-income households are hard-hit with the rising cost of living and the tough economic situation. With Malaysia’s inflation rate standing at 1.8%, day-to-day survival for these groups becomes increasingly challenging. For context, the inflation rate was at 1.5% last November ..read more

全国家教联合会建议，教育部成立一个独立委员会，检讨和改善世界银行报告点出我国教育体系的问题。 全国家教联合会会长莫哈末阿里哈山教授向《The Vibes ..read more

PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suggested that every leader in the country, including himself, be responsible for looking after a village to have first-hand knowledge of the problems faced by the people, Bernama reports. Speaking at an Aidilfitri gathering at Galeri Pejuang Cherok Tok Kun in Bukit Mertajam today, he said the proposal would involve the Cabinet, government leaders, senior civil servants and government-related companies (GLC ..read more

TWO men were arrested to assist police investigations into using His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia pictures on a sports utility vehicle (SUV) during the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election campaign. Hulu Selangor police chief Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said a police report was lodged yesterday after the SUV was spotted with photos of the King and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Harapan flags ..read more