Shamsul Anuar resigns as Energy and Natural Resources minister

IPOH: Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah today announced his resignation as the Energy and Natural Resources Minister as he wants to focus on his role as a Member of Parliament (MP) and help strengthen his party in facing an increasingly challenging political situation. The MP for Lenggong said he made this decision after taking into […]

Prime Minister congratulated national men’s doubles shuttlers

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has congratulated national men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik for delivering the country’s first bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also expressed confidence that the duo’s achievement would be a shot in the arm for other national athletes at the Games. “Congratulations Malaysia! Congratulations, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik! This victory and […]

SOP relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals to be announced within next few days

PUTRAJAYA: People who have completed taking the two doses of Covid-19 vaccine can expect some good news over the next few days. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will announce a relaxation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) for these people. “We will finalise (the details) and I will announce it as a total package,” […]

Unanimous cabinet support for Muhyiddin as PM

KUALA LUMPUR: All Cabinet Ministers today expressed unanimous support for the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. They said in a statement that they made this decision at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet today. “Members of the Cabinet would also like to inform that every government decision is […]

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. […]

Office refutes fake news on Pak Lah’s death

KUALA LUMPUR: The Office of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today refuted the viral social media post claiming that the country’s fifth Prime Minister had died this morning. In a statement, it said Tun Abdullah, or fondly known as Pak Lah, is in good health with his family around. “The Office will take legal action against those […]

MCO SOPs not static but dynamic

KUALA LUMPUR: The movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the National Security Council (MKN) are not static, instead, they are dynamic, and the decision to whether or not to impose the lockdown is made according to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he was aware […]

No sinister motive behind declaration of Emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given assurance that there was no sinister motive behind the declaration of Emergency in which some concerns have been raised in the recent past. Muhyiddin said the declaration of Emergency was made for a singular reason, and that is to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the sole rationale […]

PM asked to discuss ‘wilayah’ status in Parliament

KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) said today (April 13) Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak needed to have a round table discussion on any changes to the status of Sarawak and Sabah. It said the round table discussion was required to reach consensus and execute a Tripartite Agreement with agreed terms to amend Malaysia Act, 1963, Annex […]

Legal experts to determine word to label Sarawak

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will leave it to the legal experts to determine the actual term to be used for Sarawak, be it ‘wilayah’ (region) or state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the prime minister came to Sarawak during his official working visit recently and mentioned that Sarawak is unlike other […]