GPS MPs expected to meet Agong today
KUCHING: Several Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara today. According to Malaysiakini, among those who have been summoned to the place including Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem of Sarawak United People’s […]
Agong wants party, political bloc leaders to name agreed coalition, PM candidate before 2pm tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has decreed that all party leaders and leaders of political blocs that won the most number of seats in the 15th general election (GE15) to inform Istana Negara about the new coalition they have agreed upon to form the new government, as well as the name of their Prime […]
Take a rest, Dr Mahathir
SIBU: The willingness of the two-time former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hold the post for the third time has received mixed reaction from the public. Many are concerned especially when it comes to his age and health condition. The 97-year-old became the fourth prime minister in 1981 and held the position for […]
Let others lead, call it a day for Dr M
PADAWAN: Give other capable young leaders a chance to lead the country in the right direction and take the helm as prime minister, said senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim. “With all due respect to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, also known as the Father of Modern Malaysia, I have always admired him as prime minister. “However, in […]
Japan ruling party launches race for Abe’s successor
TOKYO: Japan’s ruling party on Tuesday kicked off the race to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successor, with his powerful right-hand man Yoshihide Suga commanding an all-but-insurmountable lead. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga, the 71-year-old son of a strawberry farmer, has already secured the support of major factions in the Liberal Democratic Party ahead of its […]
