Malaysia

The Covid-19 outbreak should serve as a reminder to all leaders to take responsibility for resetting the priorities in the country’s administration, according to Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak. He said that the country’s administration should be founded on the concept of fairness and should be delegated to professionals in their areas. Sultan Nazrin said that Muslim scholar Ibnu Khaldun …

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was recently sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister, restoring UMNO’s control of the nation after his party’s involvement in orchestrating the collapse of a government formed from a crisis only 17 months ago. The former deputy minister was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the backing of 114 MPs, including those from Parti …

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed Malaysia’s ninth prime minister, after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong determined that he had the backing of 114 MPs, or a simple majority. Ismail Sabri is perhaps the country’s most surprising prime minister to date, having risen to prominence as the Opposition leader after the resignation of UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahidi Hamidi. …

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has appointed Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob of UMNO as the country’s ninth prime minister after concluding that he has the confidence of a majority in Parliament. Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin stated in a statement on behalf of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said His Majesty believed the appointment …

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, head of the Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang), said that his party will back Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim if the latter were to become Prime Minister. According to reports, former prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad said on Bernama TV that his political party is not constrained to working with just one other person, …

Sekratariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) announced today that it has chosen to call off this Saturday’s #Lawan protest in light of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation as Prime Minister and the dissolution of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government earlier this week. The organization said in a statement that the new Prime Minister sworn in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong must demonstrate his …

All MPs from Barisan Nasional and Umno have agreed to support Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in his quest to become the next Prime Minister. The legislators reached this conclusion after a meeting of Umno’s supreme council and a gathering of BN MPs tonight. When addressed after the later meeting, Padang Besar MP Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin affirmed the unanimous …

In Kuala Lumpur, while Malaysia is yet to learn who its ninth prime minister will be, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has reminded the person who will be chosen to face a confidence vote in the Dewan Rakyat once the appointment is announced. This happens on August 18, 2021. Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said the …

Several former Cabinet ministers have turned to social media to say goodbye to Malaysians as well as to express their regret and thanks, after their resignations, which brought the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration to an end. Former Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was among the first to announce the Cabinet’s resignation on Instagram, minutes after Prime Minister Tan …

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin stated today that he was unable to rescue his Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration due to alleged power-hungry individuals from certain sectors. Muhyiddin stated in his national speech announcing his resignation as prime minister that he had attempted many methods to preserve the coalition but had ultimately failed. According to the Pagoh MP, he tried many things …