Malaysia will reopen its borders soon
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob assured Malaysians in Cambodia that the country will soon open its borders that would ease the process of travelling, especially for those residing overseas. He said the Omicron variant has delayed the country’s plan to move into the endemic stage, eventually delaying the process of opening […]
PM’s visit to Thailand expected to bring ‘good news’ on reopening of land borders
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s official visit to Thailand this week is expected to bring ‘good news’ on the reopening of Thai-Malaysian land borders. Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand Datuk Jojie Samuel said Ismail Sabri’s three-day visit, the first since he was appointed prime minister last August, was at the invitation of Thai […]
Govt engaging employers on RM1,500 minimum wage
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently engaging with employers on the RM1,500 minimum wage to ensure that it will be implemented holistically. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the human resources ministry is also holding discussions with unions, including Cuepacs to discuss the matter. “We are engaging with employers because there are companies […]
Govt, PH sign historic MOU on political stability, transformation
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government and Pakatan Harapan (PH) today created history for the country by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Political Stability and Transformation, paving the way for a new political landscape based on bipartisan cooperation. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the six-point MOU established bipartisan cooperation which upholds […]
Civil servants can pay vehicle insurance, road tax by instalment soon
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants will soon be able to renew their motor vehicle insurance and road tax via instalment payments, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said the initiative would be carried out through a collaboration between the ministry, Social Security Organisation, Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Bhd (Angkasa) and a private company. “Currently, […]
First cabinet meeting focuses on country’s latest Covid-19 situation
KUALA LUMPUR: The new Cabinet’s first meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today focused on the latest situation of Covid-19 in the country. Ismail Sabri in a posting on his Facebook page, also stressed on proactively reinforcing the health measures taken by all ministries in spurring economic activities to benefit the […]
Opposition will not complicate matters in Ismail Sabri’s government
PUTRAJAYA: The opposition will not complicate matters in the government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim assured. “We told him (Prime Minister) that if the matters were pro-rakyat, we will not complicate it. “We also gave assurance that if the programmes (implemented by the […]
Interim PM claims merely rumours
BERA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today described claims that he will be appointed interim prime minister as merely rumours in media portals and social media. He said such rumours were probably ignited to muddle the ongoing situation or split the government that is making efforts to resolve the bigger problem of […]
Hishammuddin to take over SOP compliance announcements from Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The daily announcement of movement control standard operating procedures (SOP) enforcement activities will be taken over by Senior Foreign Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein starting Tuesday (July 27). In this regard, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressed his appreciation to all those involved in his daily media […]
Workplace clusters record highest Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 clusters involving the workplace which stood at 735 clusters, recorded the highest number of cases at 60,000 cases from June 1 to July 23, said National Recovery Plan (NRP) Coordinating Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The finance minister said of the total clusters, 373 or 50.7 per cent involved […]
