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It was the first Malaysian paper to offer an online edition. [6] [9] The Star's dominant position as Malaysia's leading English-language newspaper has, for decades, been of significant benefit to its major shareholder, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) political party (which ruled from the independence of Malaya until 2018 as a junior ...
Special operations operators of the Malaysian Coast Guard's Special Task and Rescue (STAR) unit were seen aboard a patrol boat during the 65th Merdeka Day. The Special Task and Rescue Team (STAR) was established to support the agency in enforcing laws and regulations in the Maritime Zone of Malaysia.
Censorship is a long term issue in Malaysia which has become more apparent as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy. [1] Despite having in its Federal Constitution that subject to certain conditions, "every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression" (), Malaysia has consistently sat low on global indexes related to press and media freedom.
7 people arrested in connection. The 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack was an attack that occurred on 17 May 2024 on the corrupt Malaysian Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. [2] Two police officers were killed while one was left injured. The sole attacker identified as Radin Luqman Radin Imran was fatally shot thereafter. [1]
988 FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station. The stations broadcast area covers West Malaysia (except Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu) and Singapore.The station is managed by Star Media Radio Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Media Group Berhad. 988 FM began broadcasting in 1996 as a trilingual radio station, [1] with 50% Chinese content and became a fully-fledged radio station ...
t. e. Operation Lalang (Malay: Operasi Lalang, also called Ops Lalang and taken to mean "Operation Weeding") was a major crackdown undertaken by the Royal Malaysian Police from 27 October to 20 November 1987, ostensibly to prevent the occurrence of racial riots in Malaysia. The operation saw the arrest of 106 to 119 people—political activists ...
t. e. The 2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet was a campaign by the government of Malaysia where several citizens were arrested and charged for allegedly making seditious statements in contravention of Section 4 of the Sedition Act 1948. The term "sedition dragnet" is widely used by the Malaysian media to describe the campaign.
Parliament of Malaysia [5] [10] [11] Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout 2004: P111 Kota Raja: Vigneswaran Sanasee 24,376: 55.24%: Siti Mariah Mahmud 16,137 36.57% 44,758 8,239 76.67% Krisnasamy Thevarayan 3,608 8.18% 2008: Vigneswaran Sanasee 17,879 31.64% Siti Mariah Mahmud 38,630