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Free Malaysia Today
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- Politics
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Syahredzan slams PAS leader for turning MP's suspension into race issue
Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan said PAS's politics remains 'stuck in the same old rut'. PETALING JAYA : Pakatan Harapan MP Syahredzan Johan has criticised a PAS leader for playing up religious sentiments after an MP from the Islamic party was suspended from the Dewan Rakyat by deputy speaker Alice Lau. In a Facebook post, Syahredzan told PAS deputy youth chief Hafez Sabri that Pengkalan Chepa MP Ahmad Marzuk Shaary was suspended because he did not comply with repeated warnings from Lau after a heated exchange over Tabung Haji's rebranding exercise. 'What happened had nothing to do with Lau's political affiliation or religion. But, as usual, PAS leaders such as Hafez only know how to play up racial and religious sentiments,' the Bangi MP said. 'A young elected representative should be bringing fresh and mature politics, but unfortunately, PAS's politics remains stuck in the same old rut … of perpetuating narrow racial politics.' On Monday, Lau suspended Marzuk for two days after he repeatedly ignored her warnings to take a 30-minute break during the debate on Tabung Haji's rebranding exercise. Later that day, Hafez, the Manjoi assemblyman, criticised Marzuk's suspension as being ordered by a 'non-Muslim speaker from DAP'. He also asked why a debate regarding important issues for Muslims was presented before a 'non-Muslim speaker from DAP'.
Free Malaysia Today
05-08-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Close to RM5bil in ‘wang ehsan' given to Terengganu and Kelantan, says PM
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the 'wang ehsan' was distributed to Terengganu and Kelantan despite no petroleum being 'won and saved' from the two states. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A total of RM4 billion in 'wang ehsan', or goodwill payment, has been distributed to Terengganu between 2023 and 2025, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. Kelantan has received RM967 million, Anwar, who is also the finance minister said. These funds were meant to implement projects and programmes that benefit the people of the two states, he said, adding that the allocation was not distributed to other states. Anwar said this in a parliamentary reply to Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa), who wanted to know the status of the payment of petroleum royalties to the east coast states. He said the wang ehsan was distributed to Terengganu and Kelantan despite no petroleum being 'won and saved' from the two states. In March last year, Anwar said his administration allocated a total of RM1.55 billion for Terengganu's development last year, despite petroleum royalties amounting to only RM786 million. He said the development expenditure of the PAS-led state increased to RM1.59 billion this year. Anwar also said total petroleum royalties for Terengganu increased during his administration compared to when PAS and Bersatu were in the federal government, with only RM399 million recorded in 2022.
