PM wants cabinet, civil servants to work as a team
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the cabinet and civil servants to work as a team, inculcating trust in the work culture. Anwar said the relevant elements need to be applied to be free from all wrongdoings that have occurred and may occur. Anwar acknowledged that there is seriousness in the teamwork shown […]
Seats decisive factor in Anwar line-up
KUCHING: It is no surprise that Parti Bangsa Malaysia was left out of the deputy minister line-up by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday as the party only won one seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). Political analyst Professor Dr Novel Lyndon is inclined to think the appointment of Members of Parliament […]
List of deputy ministers to be finalised soon
KUALA LUMPUR: Appointments to the posts of deputy ministers will be finalised soon, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a Facebook post today. The prime minister also noted that the weekly Cabinet meeting this morning was productive and was conducted in a harmonious manner. “I stressed that issues affecting the people especially the cost of […]
Hoping Cabinet can restore people’s trust
MUKAH: The head of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Mukah Branch, Abdul Jalil Bujang hopes that the Cabinet members who were appointed on Friday and were sworn in yesterday, will be able to successfully bring Malaysia back to the peak of glory by restoring the trust of the people and foreign investors who can increase Malaysia’s […]
Pan Borneo Highway proof of Putrajaya’s commitment to S’wak
SELANGAU: The 27km Selangau stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway is now officially open to the public. The project, which started on Nov 1, 2016 at a total cost of RM588 million, is one of the two sections under Work Package 08, Sungai Kua Bridge to Sungai Arip Bridge. Prime Minister Datuk Patinggi Ismail Sabri […]
S-MM2H: Ministry sets 90-day KPI for approvals
BY NATASHA JEE and ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The State Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) is setting a key performance indicator (KPI) for Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) applications to be approved by 90 days. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting said previously the approval process for the S-MM2H was not under […]
Back and forth shows how parliamentary democracy works
KUCHING: Senator Robert Lau said the proposed tabling of the anti-party hopping law will demonstrate how parliamentary democracy works. “Some people have taken a sceptical, and even cynical view, on all the goings-on surrounding the process. There was much back and forth between the government and opposition and even within the Cabinet and the parties […]
Bill empowers the Cabinet to aid other native races
KUCHING: The Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 empowers the Cabinet to aid other native races which are not included in the indigenous races listed in Article 161A (7). In accordance to this, Datuk Gerawat Gala (GPS-Mulu) stated that before the amendment in the said Article, there were 20 indigenous races listed as natives of Sarawak and […]
Report on Parliament transformation will be submitted to Cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR: A report on Parliament transformation will be submitted to the Cabinet soon for endorsement, Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said. He said a joint committee between Parliament and his ministry will also be formed to ensure that various proposals discussed on the matter […]
Ministers, deputy ministers sworn in before Agong
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 30 Cabinet ministers and 37 deputy ministers were sworn in before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here today. Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah was in attendance. The new Cabinet line-up under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s […]
