Local party welcomes Ismail Sabri as PM
KUCHING: A local-based opposition party welcomed Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob as the country’s ninth prime minister with a call to the new administration to put politics aside and concentrate on battling the crippling Covid-19 pandemic. Party Sedar Rakyat Sarawak (Sedar) president Datuk Othman Abdillah also said the new administration has a challenging task of […]
Ismail Sabri takes oath as 9th Prime Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today took his oath of office as Malaysia’s 9th Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The ceremony, which involved the conferment of the instrument of appointment and taking the Oath of Office and Allegiance, as well as the Oath […]
Sarawak DAP chairman Chong slammed over remarks
KUCHING: Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has been slammed over his remarks about Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) costing Malaysia its chance of having the first East Malaysian prime minister (PM) as it did not support Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal for the post. Charles Chad Nissom, a […]
Let’s put aside differences and work with new PM
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has called upon all MPs irrespective of what their political affiliations are, to put aside their differences and get behind the newly appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. In congratulating Ismail Sabri for his appointment, Masing said the prime minister has […]
Ismail Sabri is the right choice, says Idris
KUCHING: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s appointment as prime minister is the right and proper decision. Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said Ismail Sabri has wide experience as federal minister in various portfolios and was also an opposition leader in Parliament. “As a former Minister of Defence and holding other portfolios before […]
Ismail Sabri: From DPM to PM in less than two months
KUALA LUMPUR: Less than two months after assuming the position of deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today has been given the mandate to shoulder the big responsibility as the country’s number one leader. The Bera Member of Parliament (MP) was today appointed as the ninth Prime Minister, following the resignation of Tan […]
Ismail Sabri a good compromise
KUCHING: It will be a good compromise if Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is chosen to be the next prime minister, opines Datuk Peter Minos. The political analyst describes the former deputy prime minister and Umno vice-president as ‘clean and competent’. “I think Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (current caretaker prime minister), Bersatu and the rest […]
Leave PM appointment to Agong
KUCHING: Only Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will determine the new person to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “We, under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), leave it entirely to the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to appoint a new Prime Minister,” the […]
Parties should stop squabbling when new PM appointed
KUCHING: All parties must accept the appointment of the next prime minister and the new federal government by the King with good grace, says Datuk Julaihi Narawi. “There should be no more politicking to destabilise the new government. The focus should be on the efforts to heal the country in all aspects,” said the Sarawak […]
New PM must protect special rights of Sarawak, Sabah
KUCHING: The next prime minister must be aware of the special rights of Sarawak and Sabah, said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president stated that the special rights must be protected and should not be diminished. “These special rights which are enshrined in the constitution have been diminishing […]
