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Nazri Aziz withdraws support for PN government

KUALA LUMPUR: Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz of UMNO today announced that he is withdrawing his support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The announcement was made at a press conference at UMNO headquarters here, just a few hours after the Prime Minister […]

Economic activities will continue to function during state of emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin expounded that the country’s economic activities will continue to function throughout the duration of the state of emergency, but is subject to compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the re-implementation of the movement control order (MCO). The Prime Minister said the government would ensure that economic activities […]

Judiciary will continue to uphold law, justice throughout emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given its assurance that the judiciary will continue to function to uphold the law and justice throughout the emergency period. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Perikatan Nasional government will continue to defend the independence of the judiciary and would never interfere in matters of the courts. “The […]

Civilian govt will continue to function as usual during emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Civilian government will continue to function as usual at the federal and state levels during the period of the emergency declared today to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said the Cabinet, in advising Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, was of the view […]

Only 5 economic sectors to operate during MCO

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allowed five economic sectors to operate during the movement control order (MCO) which will be implemented for a period of 14 days starting Wednesday, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Prime Minister said the sectors were industrial and manufacturing, construction, services, trade and distribution, as well as plantations and commodities. […]

PM among the first to be vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first individuals to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to convince the people that the vaccine obtained by the country is safe and effective. The prime minister said it would be followed by the frontliners, before being given to target groups, namely […]

40 pct digitalisation of E2E service delivery target by year-end

PUTRAJAYA: The government is targeting 40 per cent digitalisation of the end-to-end (E2E) service delivery by end of this year compared to 20.2 per cent in 2019, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said the digitalisation process will continue to be intensified with focus also to be given to the development of the […]

Support reflects MPs maturity

KUALA LUMPUR: The support shown for 2021 Budget that enabled it to be passed at the policy stage today is a testimony of the members of parliament’s maturity in prioritising the welfare, safety and wellbeing of the people over other matters. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the backing for the nation’s biggest and […]

Focus on fighting pandemic

BUDGET 2021 MUAR: Budget 2021 will provide allocations to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the government steps up its battle against the pandemic, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government would spell out additional measures in the Budget, which will be tabled on Nov 6, as part of efforts to […]

Detailed plan needed to address anxiety

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin emphasised the need for a more detailed medium to long term plan to ensure the survival of the people and the country’s economy, as well as to address the people’s anxiety. This was emphasised at a special meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Covid-19, which […]