Stimulus package soon
Tun Mahathir meets Finance Ministry’s top officials KUALA LUMPUR: Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has completed a meeting with the Finance Ministry’s top officials in regards to the tabling of the Economic Stimulus Package. The economic package aimed to stimulate Malaysia’s economy and mitigate any adverse repercussions arising from the Covid-19 outbreak and other external uncertainties. In his official twitter, Dr […]
‘Just another day in the office’
KUALA LUMPUR: “Just another day in the office.” Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today shared in his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts, three photographs of him in the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya. He was seen entering the Perdana Putra building, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, at 9.29 am. Yesterday, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan […]
Crucial period for the interim PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Now is a crucial period for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discharge his duty as an interim prime minister in steering the country’s administration without the assistance of the Cabinet. Political analyst from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Dr Anuar Shah Bali Mahomed said the interim period could extend to three, or four days, as […]
Dr Mahathir goes to work as interim PM
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad started working as interim prime minister today. Dr Mahathir was seen entering the Perdana Putra building here, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, at 9.29 am. He arrived via the official vehicle bearing registration number Malaysia 2020 and waved to newsmen who waited outside the building. Yesterday, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan […]
Dr Mahathir’s responsible move lauded
KUCHING: Following his resignation as prime minister and then his appointment as interim premier, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has received some praises. “I applaud him for being accountable and responsible,” said a committee member of Advocates Association of Sarawak Kuching branch Dayangku Sa’adiah Pengiran Datuk Seri Hipni. “It was an honourable decision and act to […]
Another ‘second’ from two-time PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s abrupt announcement today goes down in the country’s history as the second resignation of a prime minister, by the very same person. Just as the case when he stepped down as the fourth prime minister in 2003, today’s announcement was unexpected and caught everyone by surprise. Dr Mahathir was sworn in for […]
Dr Mahathir made caretaker prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di- Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has reappointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as interim Prime Minister after accepting the latter’s resignation yesterday. Dr Mahathir will remain as the interim Prime Minister until a new prime minister is appointed and a new federal cabinet is formed, Chief Secretary to the Government […]
Could be voters yet to embrace PH: Dr Mahathir
KIMANIS RESULT ALOR SETAR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Parti Warisan Sabah’s defeat in the Kimanis by-election yesterday could be because the voters in that parliamentary constituency had yet to embrace the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration. However, he said that he was confident that people in Sabah, overall, in time will understand and appreciate that the government […]
