MoU on opposition funding still being drafted: DPM
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA and NUR ATIQAH QURATULAINI KOTA SAMARAHAN: A preliminary memorandum of understanding (MoU) on funding allocations for the opposition is still being drafted, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the draft requires approval from the Unity Government Secretariat Supreme Leadership Council before proceeding. “The draft must go through several […]
DPM warns of social media impersonators
KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today confirmed a case of impersonation using his profile image across various social media platforms. Fadillah, who is also the Petra Jaya MP, shared in a post on X (Nov 20) that friends alerted him to messages from an impersonator in a WhatsApp group, under the number […]
M’sia must get out of middle-income trap: DPM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must climb out of the middle-income trap after languishing more than two decades in the upper middle-income bracket as per the World Bank classification. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the fact is if Malaysia fails to up its competitive advantage and attractiveness as a centre for investment, […]
Two DPMs, 25 ministers all sworn in before king today
KUALA LUMPUR: Two deputy prime ministers and 25 members of Cabinet were sworn in before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here today. Also present at the presentation of Instruments of Appointment and the taking of the Oath of Office, Loyalty and Secrecy to the new Cabinet line-up […]
Targeted assistances to entrepreneurs hoped
KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) Miri branch looks forward to the good policies under the new cabinet lineup of the unity government. Its Chairman, Mohammad Hafiz Rohani, expressed hope that with the appointment of Datuk Ewon Benedick as the new Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, more targeted assistance would be given to new entrepreneurs. […]
DPM and the Ahmad Zahid dilemma
A total of 90 per cent of the 6,118 respondents who voted in the Astro Awani poll thought it is inappropriate to put any Members of Parliament (MPs) with court cases to be part of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government Cabinet. This poll is actually quite interesting because it represents the voice of the […]
Give Sarawak important portfolios other than DPM post
KUCHING: Sarawak should be given more important portfolios in addition to the deputy prime minister’s position in the new federal cabinet, said Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Datuk Jonathan Chai. Welcoming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s immediate action to address the high cost of living he hoped there will be sufficient representation in the new […]
A DPM from Sarawak must have power, says Henry
KUCHING: The Sarawak government welcomes the prospect of an MP from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) holding the Deputy Prime Minister post. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Deputy Minister for Transport, Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said if Sarawak was given this, it must have power in the administrative system. “We see the division of […]
Call for PM to appoint DPM from Sarawak
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Deputy Information Chief, Andy Lawrence urged the newly appointed Prime Minister to appoint Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) from Sarawak. Andy noted that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a leader who has long recognised Malaysia as a multiracial country, and deemed that every race in Malaysia is his child. “This is […]
DPM post must come with power, says Abang Johari
KUCHING: A deputy prime minister without authority or power is meaningless. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg knows this only too well which is why he is insisting that the position of deputy prime minister proposed to Sarawak by Malayan coalitions after the 15th general election must come with power. The Premier said […]
