Sarawak’s support crucial

KUCHING: Sarawak’s support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is crucial and he is very much hoping for Sarawak to remain the fixed deposit for the ruling government, opines political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Saudi Narani. He believed Muhyiddin’s two-day visit to Sarawak on the 1st and 2nd of April would be to discuss […]

PM has support of Malaysians

KUCHING: Political analyst Datuk Peter Minos believes that when the election comes along, most Malaysians will support Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “Here is a prime minister who really tries to save and help Malaysians to the best of his ability. I salute him,” he said when contacted today. He was sharing his thoughts […]

Muhyiddin fits well into his predecessor’s shoes

When Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin became Prime Minister on February 29 last year, many of Malaysia’s detractors felt that the Johorean would find it hard to fit into the shoes of his predecessor. After all it was not going to be easy emulating Malaysia’s most experienced 95-year-old Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who is […]

Enhance capability of police personnel to face modern threats

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) should empower the capability of its personnel in mastering the laws of the country apart from equipping the force with sophisticated  assets, gadgets and arms in the effort to move forward in future to face modern challenges and threats which are getting more demanding. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin […]

Blanket MCO may not be needed in future

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the enforcement of a blanket movement control order (MCO) may not be needed in the future, thanks to the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The Prime Minister said that the government’s strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19 will involve a more targeted approach […]

Muhyiddin: One year of success as PM

By Dah Ikhwan He came in at an extraordinary time, only welcomed by a new pandemic that by now has ravaged the world at such a speed unimaginable, including Malaysia. The last time the world saw such a phenomenon was one hundred years ago when the Spanish flu infected 500 million people and killed between […]

Prime Minister’s anniversary address welcomed

KUCHING: Saratok MP Ali Biju has welcomed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s address delivered on his first anniversary as the country’s premier last Monday. He noted that in the Prime Minister’s message, his main focus now was to address the Covid-19 pandemic, revive the economy, uphold safety and empower the lives of the people, […]

Aerospace, smart farming among high-potential industries under 12th Malaysia Plan

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has identified several high potential industries as the drivers and sources of growth under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The industries include aerospace; a more creative and sophisticated electrical and electronics sector; biomass and smart farming. “The government will also implement strategies to improve […]

Muhyiddin on his first year as PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin took the bull by the horns in his first year in office to keep a deadly pandemic at bay as he micro-managed to put food on the table for Malaysians and ensure no one is left behind. The Prime Minister, who helms the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, has procured […]

National Unity Policy lauded

KUCHING: Fellow at Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Datuk Dr Madeline Berma has lauded the National Unity Policy just launched by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “This demonstrates the government’s concern for unity,” she told New Sarawak Tribuneyesterday. “It is hoped that this policy will not just remain as a document,” she said. She noted […]