Muhyiddin assured of GPS support
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is expected to show support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in a motion of no confidence in parliament. Political expert Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said this is due to the positive outcome after GPS’s decision to form the Perikatan Nasional (PN) plus GPS alliance. “Moreover, the […]
GPS all for Muhyiddin
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will vote in favour of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin if a vote of no confidence comes into operation, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said this following a motion by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for a vote of no confidence against the sitting […]
Conditional MCO extended to June 9
KUALA LUMPUR: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) has been extended until June 9, which means interstate travel for Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration is not allowed, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. The prime minister said the four-week extension was made on the advice of the Health Ministry (MOH) and the National Security Council (NSC) […]
The rakyat will be cared for come rain or shine
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given the assurance that the people’s welfare will be taken care of despite the country being in the midst of the movement control order (MCO) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said various strategies have been planned to ensure Malaysians are not denied necessary aid […]
Helping SME weather economic challenges
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will ensure that the local small and medium enterprises (SME) sector will remain resilient and sustainable in facing the current economic challenges, especially the cash flow problem during the movement control order (MCO) period, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said this is because the SME is a key […]
New norm needs a more comprehensive digitalisation system
KUALA LUMPUR: The process of digitalising government services must be more comprehensive so that the people can adapt to the new normal (norm), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said it was important for the people to benefit from it, including in the education and business sectors, so as to take the Malaysian […]
All hands on deck to revive the economy
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will leave no stone unturned in reviving the country’s economy that has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, including being aggressive in attracting foreign direct investments into the country, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “After this, the whole world would want investments; the global capital is limited. If Malaysia […]
Move to impose MCO tough decision
KUALA LUMPUR: The move to impose the movement control order (MCO) nationwide to restrict the movement of the people was a tough decision that had to be made to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus disease in the country, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the decision, which he had to […]
Sailing into the sunset
I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. – Napoleon Bonaparte, French statesman and military leader We have about a week more to the end of the third phase of the movement control order (MCO). We can’t be […]
Agong holds pre-Cabinet meeting with Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today convened the pre-Cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin via a video conference from Istana Negara. Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said it was the first time the meeting was held via a video conference as the country […]
