Posts as ‘sweeteners’ for support not the answer

Ninety per cent of politicians give the other ten per cent a bad name. – Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is under a lot of pressure. And more so now than ever before. It’s not easy being the prime minister, especially for someone in Ismail Sabri’s shoes. Even […]

PN candidate sacrifices medical career to enter politics

MELAKA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for the Sungai Udang state constituency, Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof is sacrificing his medical career to contest in the Melaka state election due to his interest in politics and desire to serve the community and the state. The 35-year-old doctor, who is fielded by Bersatu in the Melaka state election […]

Respect us, Abdul Karim tells PN

KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has urged Perikatan Nasional (PN) Sarawak not to split the state up. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president said Sarawak PN and other Peninsular-based political parties must learn from Umno in respecting that the state wants to be governed by a local party. He was commenting on Parti […]

PN Sarawak will not compete with GPS

KUCHING: Perikatan Nasional (PN) has reiterated that its presence in Sarawak was not intended to compete with the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government as the state’s ruling party. PN Sarawak chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian said its presence was in line with the Federal and State governments’ cooperation to strengthen and complement one another. […]

Show concern to our wishes, CM tells new federal leadership

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg hope the new federal government will continue to show its concern to the wishes of the people of Sarawak. Thanking the previous Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, he said over the past 17 months, the top leadership of the previous government had shown concern for the dreams […]

PN MPs stand firm with Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR: All Perikatan Nasional (PN) members of Parliament (MPs), from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), PAS and Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR), stand firm with Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the ninth Prime Minister. PN secretary-general, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, said the appointment of Ismail Sabri could stop the political crisis, and unite […]

Abang Jo, PN leaders meet Muhyiddin

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today spent about three hours meeting top leaders of component parties and partners of Perikatan Nasional (PN) at Perdana Putra here. Among those present were Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who is Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman, and MCA president and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka […]

Khairy to be with PN gov’t until legitimacy issue settled

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Rembau Member of Parliament Khairy Jamaluddin said today he would continue serving the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pending the determination of its legitimacy in Parliament next month. The coordinating minister for the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme said he wanted to continue his work to ensure […]

Muhyiddin expresses appreciation to BN MPs

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin expressed his appreciation to the Barisan Nasional (BN) members of Parliament (MPs) who continued to support the Perikatan Nasional government under his leadership. He said their support would enable him to focus on efforts to address Covid-19, speed up the vaccination process and revive the country’s economy. […]

31 BN MPs to continue supporting PN

KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-one Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs, most of them from Umno, today announced their intention to continue supporting the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and that the decision was made in the best interest of the people and the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it was also […]