THE government is expected to unveil the second 5G network next week, which can bring significant improvement in both service coverage and adoption rates, said Fahmi Fadzil. The communications minister also said that the country’s 5G adoption rate has reached nearly 36% as of mid-April, while the service coverage rate stood at 80.3% in February ..read more

MUDA and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will not be contesting in the May 11 Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat by-election, they announced today. In a joint statement, the parties said their absence will allow Kuala Kubu Baharu’s voters to decide between the unity government and the main opposition parties ..read more

The parties mentioned in a Bloomberg report yesterday that the government is mulling a second casino in Forest City will take action against the inaccurate report, said Anwar Ibrahim. The prime minister said this when asked if the government would request a retraction from Bloomberg or proceed with legal action against the New York-based news agency ..read more

BERJAYA Corporation Bhd today denied reports that its founder Vincent Tan was involved in discussions with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to open a casino in Forest City, Johor. The company said reports by The Edge Singapore and Bloomberg yesterday had included “inaccurate information that misrepresented its supposed involvement in discussions with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim regarding the project ..read more

MALAYSIA is a safe place to travel, the US Embassy said today, following claims by a visiting American academician that it is not The South China Morning Post reported the embassy’s rebuttal to Bruce Gilley’s statement, saying there was no change to the US travel advisory, which remains at level 1, for Malaysia ..read more

THE government must take the bold step of reviewing the repressive and archaic laws that that have existed in our country for a long time ..read more

DAP leaders Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow must put aside their differences and start working together to turn Penang into becoming a major investment destination, former Penang deputy chief minister P. Ramasamy. Ramasamy left DAP after falling out of favour with the two men ..read more

THE week marks the beginning of a new semester of the filmmaking programme I teach in university. I eagerly anticipate the start of each new academic semester, as it signifies the resumption of classes for the next 14 weeks. During this time, I get to do what I do best: teach and engage with students. It also offers some reprieve from the administrative paperwork and deadline-chasing that come with the job ..read more

ELECTORAL watchdog Bersih has questioned the Selangor government’s hosting of a Raya open house in Kuala Kubu Baharu during election time. The Bersih steering committee said such an event could be in conflict with many provisions in the Election Offences Act 1954 (AKPR ..read more

FORMER Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has expressed fears the state is losing high-tech investments, saying his successor must be more proactive in attracting investors. Taking aim at Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Lim said the man must explain losing at least one such top investment to Selangor ..read more