Missing private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has claimed in a video clip that he was offered RM5 million to retract his statutory declaration that linked Datuk Seri Najib Razak to murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaaribuu, reigniting allegations that the prime minister has vehemently denied. Balasubramaniam’s claims were aired in an undated 88-second video clip today hosted [...]

Some of the highlights of the Budget 2010 presented by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak are as follows; Employees EPF contributions will be raised again to 11 per cent on a voluntary basis with immediate effect. However, from Jan 1, 2011 employees’ EPF contribution will revert to 11 per cent. The Government [...]

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced a 28-member Cabinet with 25 ministries that saw eight ministers dropped and seven new faces appointed. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who won the Umno deputy presidency in last month’s party elections, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister. Najib, who took his oath of office as the new [...]

Najib Razak was sworn in as Malaysia’s sixth prime minister Friday, assuming charge of reuniting the fractured ruling party and steering the nation through the global economic downturn. Image via Wikipedia He took the oath of office in front of the Malaysian king at a ceremony at the palace broadcast live on national television. The [...]

Malaysia’s former premier Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday he will rejoin the ruling party UMNO which he quit last year after falling out with his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Mahathir, who spent more than two decades in power, hand-picked Abdullah to replace him 2003 but was enraged by the new leader’s decision to dismantle several of [...]

Malaysia’s incoming prime minister signaled radical reforms in the ruling party, warning Tuesday that failure to end deep-rooted corruption and politics of patronage would sound its death knell. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, who will take over the country’s leadership next week, said the United Malays National Organization party should learn from its humbling losses [...]