Abang Jo thankful all 10 Sarawak MPs retained
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has conveyed his appreciation to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for retaining all 10 MPs from Sarawak in the new federal Cabinet. He also thanked Ismail for having appointed former Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Minister and Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar […]
Ismail Sabri announces new cabinet list
Putra Jaya: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced the list of his results-oriented Cabinet line-up which he described as a management team that will work with the people. Announcing the line-up at Perdana Putra, he said he formed the Cabinet, which is a reformulation based on the current situation, for the sake […]
PM leaves after more than two hours meeting with King
KUANTAN: The vehicle carrying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was seen leaving Istana Abdulaziz here at 1.38 pm, more than two hours after it arrived. Ismail Sabri, who was granted an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, arrived at the palace at 10.53 am believed to seek His Majesty’s consent for his proposed […]
Smart move not to have deputy prime minister
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan believes that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made a smart manoeuvre by not appointing a deputy prime minister. “This move stopped all lobbying for the post,” he told New Sarawak Tribune yesterday when he commented on the new federal Cabinet which Muhyiddin announced last […]
PM needs to put house in order
KUCHING: Serving as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia in a politically-divided nation, Tan Sri Muhyuddin Yassin must not take for granted the appointment of new Cabinet ministers. Fellow of Akademi Sains Malaysia, Assoc Prof Dr Madeline Berma emphasised that it was vital for the Prime Minister to appoint the right people with integrity, and […]
Caveats on Sarawak-Sabah Affairs Ministry
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) welcomes Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s noble intention to resolve issues affecting the Bornean regions through the creation of Sarawak-Sabah affairs portfolio. Its president Lina Soo, however, has a number of caveats. She said as the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) allude to equal partnership, there […]
Cabinet line-up expected by Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The new Federal Cabinet line-up is expected to be announced Tuesday, according to Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin. Zuraida also expressed hope that at least 30 per cent of the line-up selected by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin comprised of women, to enable more female-friendly policies to be adopted. “Currently, there are only nine women MPs […]
