Ismail Sabri confident of BN to form new federal government
SELANGAU: Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Patinggi Ismail Sabri Yaakob is confident that Barisan Nasional (BN) can secure more than 112 seats in the 15th General Election (GE15). “Yes, we have to be confident. Each party competing (in the election) needs to be confident. We are confident we can win back the seats,” he said in […]
Ismail Sabri on official visit to Sibu
SIBU: Prime Minister Datuk Patinggi Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here at 10.25am for a brief official visit to Sibu today. Ismail, accompanied by Minister of Communications and Multimedia Tan Sri Annuar Musa, was greeted by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and his deputy, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the Sibu […]
GE15: Ismail Sabri, Zahid Hamidi to defend respective parliamentary seats
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be defending the Bagan Datuk and Bera parliamentary seats respectively for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 15th general election (GE15). At a ceremony to announce BN’s parliamentary candidates here tonight, Ahmad Zahid, who is BN […]
Targeted subsidy mechanism being formulated
KUALA LUMPUR: A suitable mechanism of action for the implementation of targeted subsidy is being formulated to ensure that the assistance provided by the government will be received by the deserving groups, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said various aspects of the mechanism needed to be fine-tuned so that the allocation set aside by the […]
Khazanah Nasional in perfect position to embark on Advancing Malaysia strategic initiative
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed confidence that the national sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, is now perfectly positioned to embark aggressively on the signature strategic initiative, Advancing Malaysia. “I am cognisant of the fact that Khazanah does not expect recovery in hard-hit sectors such as aviation and tourism […]
MRT Putrajaya Line opening expected to trigger, revitalise development of old areas
KUALA LUMPUR: The opening of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Putrajaya Line is expected to trigger and revitalise development in old, existing areas, as well as areas yet to be developed, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said with the opening of the new line, the government was confident that areas located along the […]
Early GE15 inevitable
Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent – a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice – that struggle continues. – Bernie Sanders, US senator It appears inevitable that the political […]
Malaysia to use BM at every official function
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysia will use Bahasa Melayu at every official function it is involved in, including at international meetings, as part of efforts to strengthen the national language. Ismail Sabri said he used Bahasa Melayu when holding bilateral meetings and joint press conferences during his official visits to […]
Malaysia and Thailand agree to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) soon
BANGKOK: Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to ease the movement of people of the two countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies would be holding discussions on the details of the standard operating procedure (SOP) to […]
Malaysia to evacuate its citizens in Ukraine
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said that 11 Malaysians in Ukraine are in the process of being evacuated amid the current uncertainties in the region. “The mission (Malaysia’s Embassy in Kyiv) is in contact with the Malaysians. Those outside Kyiv are making plans to leave. Those in Kyiv will gather […]
