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

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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

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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

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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 <<

Poll tips Labour's Arvind Boolell favorite in by-election

A poll carried out by Verde, a group specialising in statistical and marketing research, in the number 18 constituency in Mauritius gave the Labour Party candidate Arvin Boolell as the winner. He is tipped to win with 35% of votes from the voters in Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes, beating

Yogi brought Modi's message: Sack Soodhun and dissolve Parliament in December!

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s visit to Mauritius was the main trigger that started the downfall of former Deputy-PM Shaukatally Soodhun, a source said to WFTV. The source said Yogi Adityanath carried a strong and special message from the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that was directed to

High level meeting at No 6: MSM dissidents in action?

A group of ten MSM Parliamentarians and Ministers, including high profile figures from the embattled party, met at the Grand Baie and Poudre d’Or constituency in an emergency nocturnal meeting. The meeting, private in nature, was headed by Nando Bodha said a source. The meeting discussed the appointment of

MyHSR Corp to launch PDP tender

MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) will call for a tender to appoint the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project tomorrow. The company said the PDP will be responsible to develop the detailed design for the infrastructure works which includes the station

UK GDP in focus, but for how long?

Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM said there is a growing suspicion that Sterling’s abrupt appreciation last week (Friday) had nothing to do with a change of sentiment towards the currency but rather on the dollar weakness. This could be a volatile trading session for the currency with the

Expert: Unhealthy financial lifestyle a miscalculated cliffhanger

Maybank Foundation chief executive officer Shahril Azuar Jimin said in an exclusive interview with Malay Mail the level of financial literacy in Malaysia is not that low but the unhealthy financial lifestyle of some Malaysian is a miscalculated cliffhanger. The World Bank has produced a financial literacy test in 2015

OPR could become king maker in Mauritius!

The happenings at the Commission of Inquiry on Drugs in Mauritius may send the MSM-ML government in disarray following accusations against three of its VVIP’s close to the regime in power. According to our sources, the three VVIP’s are members of the MSM-ML alliance in power, and as

The nine lives of Soodhun: From Bombay to Jeddah

The former Deputy PM Shaukatally Soodhun, who faced numerous attempts to demote him, could not survive the final onslaught. We don’t have a real count of the many times people within the government and outside the government have tried to get rid of Soodhun, but in the end they

Is Soodhun mulling new party?

The former no 4 in the Pravind Jugnauth government Shaukatally Soodhun is said to be mulling the creation of a party that will join the opposition following his nocturnal rally today. A source told WFTV that Soodhun, disgruntled after his forced resignation and thinking that he has sufficient support among

Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo and Prem Koonjoo unhappy?

Is there a split at the top of the MSM leadership? Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo and Prem Koonjoo are rumoured as two ministers who are not in favour of the nomination of ex-minister for Gender Equality Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, as vice-Prime Minister. The cabinet reshuffle came after the almost sacking of ex-Minister of

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Soodhun and Jugnauth clashed before resignation

Sources told WFTV that the ex-Deputy Prime Minister Shaukatally Soodhun clashed with Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth before he finally submitted his resignation. The ex-minister refused to quit on the basis of the video recording that tarnished his image further, but sources said the PM was doggedly determined to let go

Faltering exports, slowdown in investment to plague Mauritius economy

Weaker exports, falling investment and the revisions to Mauritius’ tax treaty with India will all play into a harsher economic environment for the paradise island run by the unpopular MSM-ML-OPR regime. This comes on the back of the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s claims that the economy is doing

The Xavier effect: Did Yogi meet PMSD leader as part of New Delhi's wish list?

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister visit to Mauritius went down as a bad publicity for the MSM-ML-OPR regime, one which swiftly culminated in the fall of Shaukatally Soodhun as deputy Prime Minister. But in the mist of the cacophony raised by Yogi Adityanath’s visit, one political leader stole the