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PM suggests lighter approach on Indonesia over haze issue

Sep 26, 2019

The Prime Minister has turned down suggestions of an economic sanction on Indonesia for the transboundary haze.

"We should try persuasion. I think the Indonesians are suffering very much."

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was responding to a question at the World Leaders Forum on whether stricter action has to be taken against our neighbour. 

Tun M adds, unless Indonesia is willing to accept Malaysia's help to put out its forest fires, there's nothing we can do.

"You can blame Indonesia, you can criticise them, say nasty things about them, but if they continue to have their fires, you will still have the haze. The system doesn't allow us to interfere in the internal affairs of countries."

Tun M is currently at the UN General Assembly in New York City.

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Police aim to nab Jho Low by year's end

The police know where Jho Low is and are planning to bring him back by the end of the year.

IGP Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador was reluctant to make promises, but assures that authorities will make haste in the process of bringing Jho Low back.

The fugitive Malaysian businessman has been on the run since his alleged role in the 1MDB scandal was exposed.

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RM10mil will be allocated to increase interns' allowance

The Cabinet has approved a RM10 mil allocation to help fund the increase of allowances for interns at government agencies. 

This follows the Cabinet's recent decision to increase the allowance from RM1.60 to RM5 an hour.