PETALING JAYA: Newly-appointed ministers in the reshuffled Cabinet line-up announced on Tuesday (Dec 12) are eager to accept the new challenge and start their respective jobs soon. ALSO READ: Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers to be sworn in at 2.30pm Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad who is making a comeback as Health Minister took to X (formerly Twitter) to respond...
PUTRAJAYA: The portfolio of the Sabah and Sarawak Minister has been done away with and matters pertaining to the two states will be handled by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said matters of all states, including Sabah and Sarawak were his responsibility and that of the Cabinet. “Now, DPM...
PUTRAJAYA: There were six portfolio changes and five new ministers appointed in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s first Cabinet reshuffle, announced on Tuesday (Dec 11). Anwar’s original Cabinet, which had 28 ministers, has now been expanded to 31, following the split of two ministerial portfolios and the appointment of a second Finance Minister. Human Resources Minister...
JOHOR BARU: A total of 109 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the 49th epidemiological week (ME49) for the Dec 3-9 period compared to ME48 (Nov 26 to Dec 2) with 34 cases. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the Covid-19 situation in Johor remains under control. "In general, 3,430 Covid-19 cases have...
KLANG: Based on leads so far, police believe only one individual was involved in the murder of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin from the Idaman Apartment in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, last week. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the one-individual scenario was based on the leads, strangulation marks, and signs of...
Though it looked like a painful fall, the 32-year-old singer didn’t seem affected and went on to finish the performance. Concertgoers to Hong Kong singer G.E.M.’s opening night of her ‘G.E.M. I AM GLORIA’ World Tour in Guangzhou, China last week saw her take a tumble on stage. Dressed in what looked like a wedding gown with scorched...
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of an accountant has been found on Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, here and police believe he was murdered. Cheras district police chief ACP Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the nude body of the 28-year-old man was found face down by passers-by at about 6am on Monday (Dec 11). "Preliminary investigations found injuries on...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in his meeting with civil servants on Monday (Dec 11) ahead of the new year, wants them to continue with their outstanding services next year by adopting good values in the administration and not become complacent. Speaking at the Prime Minister's Department monthly assembly for December, Anwar, who is...
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry and must win a crunch vote in parliament on his plan to revive a policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Just over a year since he became prime...
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE: On its first day of operations in September, Kenangan Coffee at Raffles City Shopping Centre sold more than 1,500 drinks. This helped the Indonesian chain achieve its highest daily revenue at an outlet, said co-founder and chief executive Edward Tirtanata. Kenangan Coffee was founded in 2017 and operates more than 900 stores, most of them in...
