Dr Maszlee rejects Mara Corp advisory committee chairman appointment
KUALA LUMPUR: Simpang Renggam Member of Parliament Dr Maszlee Malik has rejected his appointment as Mara Corp Advisory Committee chairman. The former Education Minister said he had taken note of the news report which linked him to the appointment as a committee chairman in a government agency. “I cannot accept the appointment right now. We have yet to […]
NRD opens all ID-related transaction counters by appointment
PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has opened its offices nationwide to assist the public with pending identification document (ID) transaction on an appointment basis. In a statement today, the NRD said most of its offices have been operating by appointment since the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) on May 4, except the offices […]
KSN announces appointment of four ministry secretaries-general
KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali today announced the appointment of the secretary-general (KSU) for four ministries. They are Datuk Seri Dr Zaini Ujang as the secretary-general of the Environment Ministry; Datuk Seri Dr Mazlan Yusoff (Higher Education Ministry); Datuk Zainal Abidin Abu Hassan (Housing and Local Government Ministry) and Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek (Entrepreneur […]
Wan Junaidi happy with Cabinet post
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said his appointment as Federal Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister was an unexpected but welcomed surprise. “I expected to be associated with the Ministry of Rural Development or the Ministry of Works, which I consider to be important for the infrastructural development of Sarawak as we are […]
New Defence Minister starts work
KUALA LUMPUR: Bera MP Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob officially began work as Defence Minister yesterday. He arrived at Dataran Wisma Pertahanan, at Jalan Padang Tembak here, at 9.30am and was greeted by Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz , who also started work yesterday. Also present were the ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Muez […]
Tengku Zafrul’s appointment seen as serious bid to win market confidence
KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of banking sector heavyweight Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz as Finance Minister is seen as a serious bid to win market confidence, said OCBC Bank economist (Global Treasury Research & Strategy) Wellian Wiranto. In a research note today, Wiranto said while successive Malaysian governments have been attempting to reduce the dependence of the government revenue […]
Six sworn in as senators
KUALA LUMPUR: Six new senators were sworn in at the Dewan Negara today following their appointments as ministers or deputy ministers in Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s Cabinet yesterday. The swearing-in ceremony took place before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran at the Parliament building. The six included Federal Territories mufti Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli […]
Wan Junaidi pledges to uphold trust given to him
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar who was today appointed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives has pledged that he will perform his duties to the best of his abilities. “I did not expect to be appointed as full minister in the new Cabinet line-up under […]
A DPM please, says PAS Sarawak
KUCHING: The Perikatan Nasional government should appoint a senior Sarawak leader as a deputy prime minister to ensure checks and balances on policies. Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak information chief, Zharudin Narudin, said this suggestion should be considered by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “As we know, the current number of parliamentary seats is […]
Sarawak first, says Abang Jo
BINTULU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not rush to make a decision on its choice of new prime minister but instead will put the interests of Sarawak first. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that GPS would take a cautious approach before making any decision pertaining to the political crisis. He said […]
