Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali was among the four who were appointed on March 9 as the senior ministers by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He is now the Minister of International Trade and Industry. The other three are Umno’s Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Defence Minister, Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as …

KUALA LUMPUR – From 99 cases, the Ministry of Health has issued a statement that Covid-19 cases soar to 117 as at writing, March 9. Director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient identified as case 101 is a businessman with a travel history to Iran from Feb 20 to 27 with his business partner. In a report, Dr …

KUALA LUMPUR  – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin  was seen leaving Istana Negara around noon today (Monday) after having an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.\ Muhyiddin was believed to have submitted the list of the new federal Cabinet line-up of his newly formed government to His Majesty. The Prime Minister’s Office, in …

PETALING JAYA – Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi has suggested that Azmin Ali is excluded from the new cabinet line-up. While Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had offered to be excluded from the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Puad said that the same should be applied to to Azmin. “The person remains innocent until proven guilty …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday  that he would only allow to set up a meeting with the new PM on one condition – He must get rid of all  political leaders from Umno implicated in corruption. The former premier was qouted saying in an interview with  Astro Awani that there is no need for him …

PETALING JAYA – New appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seeking a meeting with former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a bid to unite the party says Wan Saiful Wan Jan. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) supreme council member said Muhyiddin revealed this during a meeting last Friday (March 6) and tried to arrange for an …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former Youth and Sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today said that he would rather lose all of his position than backing the newly appointed prime minister president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s leadership.  Saddiq reiterated his stand against choosing party president Muhyiddin Yassin to succeed over Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister. The appointment of Muhyiddin …

KOTA BARU – Kelantan health department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said that a total of 18 Chinese nationals working in  East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and some also from development site and gold mining project were quarantined at their respective place of residency after coming home to Malaysia separately, with the final returnee arriving on Feb 28.  This is …

KUALA LUMPUR – Considering the danger of the contagious Covid19 around the nation, PKR treasurer-general Lee Chean Chung demands PM Muhyiddin to appoint Cabinet positions for the health minister and deputy prime minister.  In a statement released today, the Semambu assemblyman emphasized that Malaysia has experienced a spike of cases—from 53 to 81 in a single day.  According to Lee, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak defended BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s assets saying his wealth is legitimate. Najib claimed that Tengku Adnan was partner of tycoon Vincent Tan who holds shares in big companies like The Star, Watan and Mutiara Telecommunications. The former prime minister said that during the 1990s, Malaysia’s stock market was bullish, …