Brunei to extend suspension of cross-border activities

LIMBANG: Brunei Darussalam will extend the temporary suspension of cross-border activities after April 15. It’s Prime Minister’s Department (PMO) said the extension would last for 15 days from April 16 to 30. “Admission of foreign nationals through land and sea control posts includes transit travel across Brunei Darussalam. “Entry and transit travel through Brunei Darussalam […]

Statement on Muhyiddin’s resignation fake

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has described as fake a statement which claimed that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called an emergency meeting to inform the Cabinet of his decision to resign as the prime minister. A PMO spokesman said it did not issue the statement, which has gone viral on social media. […]

Five days enough for sitting

KUCHING: The forthcoming five-day Parliament sitting for the purpose of explaining the National Recovery Plan and amending laws and regulations to allow a hybrid Parliament should be sufficient, said Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He pointed out that as mentioned in the statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Parliament sitting […]

19 individuals appointed to Independent Special Committee on Emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Nineteen individuals have been appointed to the Independent Special Committee on Emergency 2021 with immediate effect. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement today said the appointment has received the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The 19 individuals are former Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria as […]

PM’s office denies Muhyiddin to seek cancer treatment, appoint DPM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has dismissed rumours that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin needs to undergo treatment for cancer and would appoint a deputy prime minister. In a statement today, PMO described such reports as malicious, saying the prime minister had been confirmed free from cancer by medical specialists who treated him. The […]

‘PM never said govt would recognise UEC’

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had never said that the government would recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) at his recent meeting with leaders of the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zhong), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said today. “With regard to the issue of recognition for UEC raised at the […]

Tiong is PM’s Special Envoy to China

KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China with ministerial status. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement yesterday said the appointment of Tiong, who is also the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president, would strengthen bilateral relations between Malaysia and China especially in […]

Abang Helmi is EAC member

KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) chairman Datuk Abang Helmi Ikhwan has been appointed as one of the Economic Action Council (EAC) members. In a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday, the appointment of Abang Helmi together with Datuk Bridget Lai @ Bridget Anne Ching Hung Yee from Sabah was to […]