Following the announcement by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad regarding the ban on Israeli athletes against entering Malaysia and subsequently participating in the upcoming 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in Kuching, the Malaysian government has decided to prohibit Israeli representatives from entering the country for any kind of programme in the future. Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah mentioned, in addition to …

The Malaysian government is channelling all of its efforts into seeking reparations as a result of the financial damage caused by the scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) during the previous administration, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. In an exclusive interview with with CNN news anchor Kristie Lu Stout on News Stream during an official visit to Hong Kong on Monday …

Malaysia will remain "steadfast in negotiating" with Singapore regarding the bilateral territorial disputes concerning Johor's airspace and the maritime area off Tuas in order to safeguard the former's sovereignty and independence, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. Datuk Saifuddin told reporters after a press conference at Wisma Putra, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday (16 Jan): “What is most important …

Following the release of the full report on the SingHealth cyber attack last July by the Committee of Inquiry (COI) on Thursday (10 Jan), SingHealth's information technology arm Integrated Health Information Systems Private Limited (IHiS) has decided to impose penalties on several staff members found to have been negligent in dealing with signals of potential cybersecurity breaches leading up to the …

Workers' Party (WP) should target and secure at least one-thirds of Parliamentary seats to prevent a "wipe-out" of the elected opposition and subsequently risking giving the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) "a blank cheque to govern", said the Party's Secretary-General Pritam Singh. In his speech at this year's WP Members' Forum on Sunday (13 Jan), Mr Singh revealed that he …

The sentencing of Singapore-based British DJ Ye Ming Yuen to 24 strokes of the cane and 20 years of imprisonment has purportedly sparked tensions in diplomatic relations between the Republic and the United Kingdom. 29-year-old Mr Ming's sentence was determined based on two counts of ‘repeat drug trafficking’ – one of 69g, and the other of 60g of cannabis. Another …

An opinion-editorial article published on Friday (11 Jan) on Singapore's mainstream multimedia Malay-language news platform BERITAmediacorp, which allegedly shames the Malay community in Singapore for their purported lack of concern regarding their own health, has received mixed reactions from Malay Singaporean netizens. The article, submitted by Osman Sidek, begins with the following premise: "Apakah masalah berat badan dalam kalangan orang …

Singapore will postpone an annual meeting with Malaysia as a result of Johor Menteri Besar Osman Sapian's alleged "intrusion" into the maritime area of dispute between the two countries on Wednesday (9 Jan), said Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Responding to media queries regarding the deferment of the meeting, a MFA spokesperson said that "the intrusion by Johor Menteri Besar …

The Malaysian Marine Department (MMD) rejected an allegation regarding the presence of its primary vessel, the MV Pedoman, in Singapore's territorial waters, and insisted "that MV Pedoman and Polaris have always remained within Malaysian waters". The department's Head of Corporate Communications Unit Yusnan Abdul Rani told Bernama in an email on Wednesday (9 Jan) that the vessel was well within the …

Inadequate cybersecurity awareness and training, failure of IT staff in significant positions to respond promptly to and report about instances of security-related incidents, and loopholes in the SingHealth IT system's setup were some of the key findings cited in the Committee of Inquiry (COI) report on the SingHealth cyberattack that took place in July last year. The COI on the …