Anwar celebrates Malaysia’s ‘Magnificent Seven’

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed great pride in the achievements of seven national athletes who brought honour to Malaysia at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. Anwar posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 22) that he had the opportunity to meet the "Magnificent Seven": Lee Zi Jia, Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi...

PM Anwar: RM20mil allocation to purchase water pumps in Kelantan approved long ago

KOTA BHARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the RM20mil allocation for the purchase of 20 units of water pump in Kelantan, which was announced in May, had long been approved. Anwar, also the Finance Minister, said the implementation of the project was delayed due to several problems that cropped up, including the issue of...

PM Anwar: RM20mil allocation to purchase water pumps in Kelantan approved long ago

KOTA BHARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the RM20mil allocation for the purchase of 20 units of water pump in Kelantan, which was announced in May, had long been approved. Anwar, also the Finance Minister, said the implementation of the project was delayed due to several problems that cropped up, including the issue of...

Allocation MOU would be done by now if not delayed by Opposition, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: The issues surrounding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning the allocation for Opposition MPs could have been resolved earlier had the matter not been unnecessarily prolonged, said Fahmi Fadzil. According to the Communications Minister, the Federal Government has consistently reached out to the Opposition since March 2023. However, he said the Opposition bloc has delayed progress...

Draft MOU on allocation for Opposition MPs ready for submission, says Fadillah

PUTRAJAYA: The draft memorandum of understanding on allocation distribution to Opposition MPs has been finalised and is now ready for submission, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said that he had instructed the draft to be delivered to Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, the Perikatan Nasional chief whip. "I will forward the draft agreement to...

RM6mil for Angkasa to boost cooperatives nationwide, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: RM6mil has been allocated to Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) for various programmes involving cooperatives across the country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The amount includes a new RM2mil allocation to Angkasa, comprising RM1mil for programmes involving Asean cooperatives as Malaysia assumes the grouping's chairmanship next year, and two RM500,000 allocations...

Anwar urges Opposition to negotiate for allocations collectively

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no conditions to support the Prime Minister if wanting to obtain parliamentary allocations, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In calling for cooler heads to prevail, Anwar again urged the Opposition to negotiate with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “I have explained this many times, yet I am still chastised. All allocations...

Sungai Bakap voters risk losses if they vote for Perikatan, says PKR

NIBONG TEBAL: Voters in Sungai Bakap stand to face significant losses if they vote for the Perikatan Nasional candidate in the state by-election says a state PKR leader. State PKR deputy chairman Datuk Mohamad Abdul Hamid said one of the losses would be the lower annual allocation to their respective constituencies. "First of all, in terms of...

Johor asks Putrajaya for 30% of tax revenue

JOHOR BARU: At least 30% of the tax revenue Johor contributes to national coffers should be returned to the state, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said the state government made this request to the Federal Government to ensure that Johor continues to enjoy better development. "In line with Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan...

Water, electricity supply disruptions in Labuan start to ease, says Dr Zaliha

LABUAN: Complaints regarding water supply disruptions on the duty-free island have decreased by 36% over the first four months of this year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said. However, continuous improvements are necessary to ensure the people of Labuan continue to enjoy basic amenities, she said. She said as a short-term...