PUTRAJAYA, May 16 – The government will expedite the process of appointing 10 cabinet ministers to allow the swearing-in ceremony and the Dewan Rakyat sitting to take place as soon as possible, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman said the first phase of the government
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – “Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), thank you Tuanku (Your Majesty)”. That was the response from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim following his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, at Istana Negara after he was granted a full pardon today. Anwar said this to Bernama before
Dear friends It has been exactly one week since the historic win in GE14. I took this long to write because understandably there were urgent matters to attend to in the immediate aftermath. Now that the dust is slowly settling down, I can turn to say thank you to all
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd (Utusan) will take the necessary steps to appoint new independent directors in due course. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Utusan said it acknowledged the importance of complying with the Bursa Malaysia’s listing requirements on the composition of independent directors on
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Malaysian Muslims will begin Ramadan fasting on Thursday, the Keeper of the Rulers seal Datuk Seri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad announced today. He said the date for the Ramadan fasting to begin followed a decree by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after receiving the consent of the Malay
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The audit report on 1MDB has been declassified, said Auditor-General Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad. In a statement here today, Madinah said the 1MDB Audit Report had been classified “Secret” on Jan 22, 2016 and tabled to the Public Accounts Committee on March 4, 2016. “I am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The appointment of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia will not be made in haste, said his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who has been named the new deputy prime minister. The PKR president said
LANGKAWI, May 15 – Seven NGOs today lodged several police reports seeking tough action against people who have uploaded offensive statements against the new Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, on social media. The reports were made at the Kuah police station here, said Pertubuhan Melayu Gagah Bangsa Bersatu (Kumega) Kedah
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reportedly said that he expected charges to be filed against former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak following an investigation into allegations that Najib syphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars from state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz today said the ringgit will perform better when investors’ confidence is restored both in the economy and country. The former central bank governor said the new government was working very hard to address all the areas of concern. “I believe the fundamentals
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz said there will be no turning back on the proposed abolishment of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which came into effect on April 1, 2015. “It’s (decision to abolish) is final and work is in progress towards the abolishment, ”
GEORGE TOWN, May 15 – Penang Gerakan wants its chairman Teng Chang Yeow to continue leading the party although he had expressed his intention to retire from politics. Its vice-chairman, Oh Tong Keong, said the severe defeat in the general election of the Barisan Nasional (BN), of which Gerakan is a
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V hopes that all procedures relating to the proceedings of the Pardons Board Committee for a royal pardon for PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be finalised on Wednesday. Istana Negara Datuk Pengkalan Bijaya Diraja Datuk Wan
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the list of names of the Cabinet Ministers and the portfolios they would lead will be decided by him as the Prime Minister in principle. He said the Pakatan Harapan component parties had submitted the names of the Cabinet members and the ministries
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 – Incoming Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today said circulars on social media claiming that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would abolished from June 1 were fake, saying he has no authority to do so. Purportedly issued by the Ministry of Finance as the bogus
KOTA KINABALU, May 14 – The private secretary to the Yang Dipertua Sabah, Abinan Asli today delivered a letter of notification, stating that the Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Tan Sri Musa Aman is no longer the chief minister. When met by reporters here, Abinan said the letter was sent to
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 – Security control at the Malaysian Anti Corruption (MACC) headquarters at Precinct 7 here is being tightened today. A media survey at the building in the morning revealed that each vehicle entering or leaving the premises was thoroughly checked. The bonnet of every vehicle was also opened for inspection. According
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Pakatan Harapan Johor tonight held a meeting and decided on the list of executive council members for the state government. The meeting was chaired by PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Pakatan Harapan Johor chairman, and attended by Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is committed to create a conducive environment in the country, particularly in aspects of economic and educational stability, to help mothers play their role in educating and bringing up their children. New Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – While the media might have thought Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would have taken the Sunday off after a blistering campaign culminating with a resounding victory in the 14th general election on Wednesday and forming the government thereafter, he would have none of that. In fact, he is
