Najib to be pushed out if Umno loses share of seats in GE14 In a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), an analyst said Prime Minister Najib Razak will be ousted if the party does fails to perform in the upcoming general elections in 2018, or the GE14. Barisan Nasional retained federal power because the first-past-the-post system saw it win 133
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim President Gurib-Fakim praised for good governance in Mauritius The President of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is praised for her role in ensuring that the tiny Island republic in the middle of the Indian Ocean remains on top of the ‘good governance’ report on Africa. The report, an index of the top African nations with good governance by the Mo
PM Ministry officials face transfer over Soodhun tape At least three top officials of the Prime Minister’s office, including one very high official, are being investigated over WFTV’s article on the fatal tape that brought an end to former deputy PM Saukatally Soodhun’s reign. WFTV was told by a source close to the matter that
MAURITIUS Mauritius 3Q17 trade deficit rises 5% Another sign that the economic situation of Mauritius is in very bad shape: Mauritius trade deficit increased by 5% in the third quarter from the same period last year, on the back of higher fuel imports, the statistics office said as reported by Reuters news agency. This is happening while
Would Media Prima's new business initiative save the company? With the Media world in tatters, and the firing squad readying its line-up of who to fire and who not to hire, some in the industry in Malaysia is still hopeful. Take Media Prime for example. It is called Malaysia’s leading fully-integrated media Group. Why? Because it has a
CIMB Foundation launches MOZEK for students. The CIMB Foundation today launched CIMB MOZEK, a holiday camp for students promoting integration and unity. The project was launched in collaboration with Teach For Malaysia (TFM) and is Cimb Foundation’s flagship initiative embracing its “Diversity and Inclusion” guiding principle. “These principles cuts across all of the Foundation’s
IoT: The French Connection THERE is a lot happening in Southeast Asia in the world of the internet of things (IoT), the new buzzword of today, but did you know that a lot of this internet “science” comes with French Connections? It started with French company SigFox, the world’s leading provider of connectivity
Suddenly, the Chagos Islands gets prominence: What is in it for Britain? Over the summer, Britain suffered a major diplomatic blow after their attempt to block a Mauritius-led initiative for an International Court of Justice advisory on the Chagos Islands was thwarted. Members of the UN General Assembly voted 94 to 15 in favour of the motion. The Chagos Islands, referred to
Universal Robots: Automating SMEs to re-energise manufacturing AS Malaysia approaches the third year of its Eleventh Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), re-energising its manufacturing sector has grown to be a priority. A key focus is enhancing productivity using Industry 4.0 technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics. The government has made notable attempts to encourage automation among small-
AmBank Group Reports Net Profit of RM659.7 million for H1FY18 AmBank Group second-quarter net profit slipped 6% year-on-year (y-o-y) on higher interest expense and other operating expenses, said the bank today in a media release. Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir (Dato’ Sulaiman), AmBank Group Chief Executive Officer said the group's modest 2.3% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) improvement in total income
Why Bérenger and L'Express are hitting at XLD? The answer is here! With strong political meddling, the local media in Mauritius is as divided as the opposition parties, along clear social and political lines. The same division is seen among the political parties, even among those in power, as they are parties born out of the social and ethnic divide in the
Tourism: Mauritius the irresistible Who could resist a red telephone box from which you can call an international landline at no charge? Not me. I surprise my friend at her desk in Melbourne. “I think this is the only time in my life I’ll get a call from Mauritius,” she says, in a
Maybank pushing for stronger regional digital agenda In the race to remain ahead of competition, Maybank, the leading Malaysian bank in Asean ranking (ranked fourth after three Singapore banks) is pushing for the enhancement of its regional internet infrastructure in some of its emerging markets, said Maybank Group Head community financial services head Datuk Lim Hong Tat.
Japan’s soft values useful to Malaysia IN the 60 years of Malaysia’s independence, the one country that has been consistently investing in Malaysia, not just in capital and investments but also in human capital, has been Japan. This, perhaps, is crucial for policymakers to understand the context of Malaysia which is now catapulting itself to
Editorial: Labour is wrong on Bhadain The Labour Party started to play an old, lame game in trying to derail the campaign of the Reform Party’s chief Roshi Bhadain, while asking whether the latter is not playing the game in PM Pravind Jugnauth’s favour. Well, we at WFTV believe Bhadain did one of the
2018 a good year for Mauritius tourism with expected 4.8 pct rise in earnings Reuters said Mauritius expects tourism revenue to rise 4.8 percent in 2018 owning to a surge in visitor numbers, based on the statistics office figures. Statistics Mauritius said it forecast tourism earnings to climb to 61.6 billion rupees ($1.83 billion) from an estimated 58.8 billion for
India to help Mauritius with digital locker services The Government of India will assist Mauritius to develop and set up digital locker services, a top official said on Thursday as reported by The Hindu. “With Mauritius showing keen interest in India’s DigiLocker service, we will be helping them to set up the service,” said Ajay Kumar, Additional
Soodhun India skeptical on Soodhun's promise Saudi Arabia to build RS800m hospital The visit of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s to Mauritius, which was the main trigger that started the downfall of former Deputy-PM Shaukatally Soodhun, was also about Saudi Arabia’s plans for Mauritius. According to WFTV sources, the UP CM visit was also to query on Saudi Arabia’s
Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus and drug paddlers denial Roubina Jadoo-Jaunbocus, the new junior Minister of gender equality said she is clean and is a person who has nothing to do with drug pedlars. She said this in reference to the accusations against her and the fact that her name was heard several times during the Commission of Inquiry
Berenger MSM leader hot on heels of Paul Berenger Berenger, ready to listen to all parties in the country in order to plan his party’s come back in power to try salvage the country from the current horde of leaders, is said to be willing to meet the MSM leader in question. “The meeting will take place this
Japan’s most useful export: The principles of Kaizen FROM the debris of World War Two, Japan had risen to be a formidable economic player on the world stage. Its tenacity and perseverance to do so is worthy of emulation of other countries. They exported their products to more than 100 countries in the world in the form of
RHB Islamic Bank Brainy Bunch drive savings among kids RHB Islamic Bank (RHB) signed a strategic partnership with Brainy Bunch International Montessori (Brainy Bunch) to inculcate the habit of saving money in children, and it will be Islamic accounts under the Commodity Murabah (cost plus profit) concept. The partnership between RHB and Brainy Bunch will see a three month
Threats between two leaders moments before resignation of Soodhun A series of threats, denunciations, a refusal to quit and an internal rife (within the MSM) led to the resignation of the deputy Prime Minister Shaukatally Soodhun, according to sources close to the events that unfolded three weeks ago. WFTV was told that Minister Soodhun had a private meeting with
Linking 1MDB to the Century Bank of Mauritius The Mauritius bank, Century Banking, owned by a group from Qatar opened its doors in Mauritius in 2011 and is located along the waterfront in the capital, Port Louis. Mr. Jho Low’s (implicated in the Malaysian 1MDB money laundering scandal) family trust previously bought a high-end building in London
ANWAR IBRAHIM The man in the mirror this morning << This morning, I did look in the mirror >>, says Anwar Ibrahim the future Prime Minister of Malaysia in response to his deputy who told him to do so with scorn yesterday at the Parliament. It is a case of misunderstanding created by the so-called <<
