Malaysia’s king to consult with rulers amid talk of emergency
Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah will consult with other rulers to discuss proposals by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the palace said on Saturday, after sources told Reuters the premier had asked the king to declare a state of emergency.
Political logjam over state of emergency plan drags Malaysia’s royal households into the fray
Malaysia’s nine royal households, which are part of a unique constitutional monarchy system, have long been content with playing a passive role in upholding Malay Muslim values in the country’s complex and often combustible multiracial politics.
No more home quarantine for PCA travellers after Covid-19 case: Malaysia’s health minister
Travellers coming into Malaysia under the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) will now be required to undergo quarantine at quarantine centres rather than at home… www.straitstimes.com
Malaysia’s opposition suffers huge setback with loss of non-Malay vote in Perak by-election
Defeat for former premier Mahathir Mohamad’s new party at Saturday’s Slim by-election was expected, but of great concern to the opposition will be the evaporation of previously fervent non-Malay support.
Malaysian minister, who raised public anger for flouting quarantine rules, remains defiant
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A Malaysian Cabinet minister who raised public anger for failing to observe a 14-day quarantine order as mandated by the government after returning from Turkey last month, has remained defiant about his behaviour.
Goldman, Malaysia sign off on $3.9 bn 1MDB settlement
Goldman Sachs and Malaysia have signed an agreement finalising the US bank’s $3.9 billion settlement over the 1MDB scandal, allowing for its implementation.
Malaysia’s Q2 GDP contracts 17.1 per cent, worst performance since Asian financial crisis
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 17.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, compared to a marginal growth of 0.7 per cent in the first quarter, Bank Negara and the Department of Statistics announced on Friday (Aug 14).
The former Malaysian workers in Singapore caught in limbo in Johor
“I have been working in Singapore for 17 years, but now I cannot go in … selling durian is the only way I can earn money for now.” A man selling the fruit in a carpark in Gelang Patah told me.
