Constitution (Amendment) Bill on anti-party hopping does not apply to senators
KUALA LUMPUR: The Constitution (Amendment) (No.3) Bill that prohibits Members of Parliament from switching parties does not apply to senators or the members of Dewan Negara. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob when tabling the bill for the second reading at the Dewan Negara today said the matter was agreed upon by the Special Select […]
Easing financial burden of nine children
KUCHING: It was a teary moment when nine children from Sarawak who lost one of their parents due to COVID-19 were called to receive financial assistance from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The assistance, which is under the Yayasan Keluarga Malaysia (YKM), was presented to them during the last day of the state-level […]
PM hails Bonnie for winning powerlifting gold
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob congratulated powerlifting athlete, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, for winning the gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Through a post on his official Facebook, the prime minister said Bonnie’s success in winning the fourth gold medal for the Malaysian contingent made the country proud. “The country’s […]
Govt approves 99 R&D, C&I projects worth RM5.6 bln
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved 99 research, development, commercialisation and innovation (R&D and C&I) projects and programmes worth RM5.6 billion to support the development of innovation sector in Malaysia for 2021 and 2022 under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would also intensify commercialisation and innovation efforts to create more […]
Malaysia produces rubber composites for making aerospace balloons
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has successfully produced a new generation of rubber composites for the manufacture of aerospace balloons, the first of its kind in the world, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The research for the new-generation rubber composites, created by combining graphene extracts with natural rubber, was led by Malaysians with the cooperation of a […]
Going gaga over the DPM’s post
Our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities began to show up in the polls. – Peggy Noonan, WSJ columnist In my previous column, I had emphasised that offering posts as sweeteners for political support is never the answer. This was after Prime Minister […]
Journalists need to unite to fight ‘instant journalists’ and fake news
MELAKA: Journalists in Malaysia need to unite and play a role in the dissemination of verified and true information as a way to curb the rampant spread of fake news. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said media organisations and journalists can help to deflect and reject fake news and advise ‘instant journalists’ not […]
Prime Minister is expected to arrive in Phnom Penh today
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s official visit to Cambodia is much-awaited by the Malaysian business community here as it will further enhance bilateral ties between both countries, especially in trade and investment in the young and booming economy. “This is a much-awaited visit by the Prime Minister. It is the right […]
New party supports Ismail Sabri’s government
SIBU: Newly formed Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) claims to support the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Its president Larry Sng told a media conference after chairing a special meeting of the PBM General Conference at a hotel here on Saturday (Jan 8). Larry said PBM would also cooperate […]
Treat differences as an advantage in dealing with economic, health crises
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has called on Malaysians to treat differences as an advantage rather than a weakness, and similarities as a source of strength in dealing with the current twin crises of economy and health. The prime minister said as a Malaysian Family, everyone needed to work together to revive the […]
