KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) has assured that any increase in electricity tariffs will not burden the business community, with 85% of households continuing to receive subsidies. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, stated that any tariff hike in the second half of 2025 will not negatively impact the business community. Speaking...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended a pre-sitting briefing with unity government MPs at Kompleks Seri Perdana here on Sunday (Feb 2). Also present were his deputies, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil and Cabinet ministers. The nearly two-hour closed session that began in the afternoon...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will honour the Paris Agreement and keep the country on track to in its measures against climate change, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister stressed that Malaysia stood firmly on the issue of climate change even if it required adherence to the Paris Agreement or any international standards. “We have to take...
LONDON: As chair of Asean in 2025, Malaysia will seek to rejuvenate key mechanisms like the Asean Plus Three and the East Asia Summit (EAS), both of which have been celebrated for their convening power but remain underutilised, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said EAS is the only regional forum dedicated to strategic...
LONDON: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday delivered a lecture at the London School of Economics (LSE). The Finance Minister, who is in the United Kingdom for a five-day working visit, spoke on "The Adaptive Edge: Malaysia's Global Strategy in an Uncertain Era”. As part of his visit, Anwar also officiated the Malaysia Auditorium at...
PETALING JAYA: The recent ceasefire agreement will provide much-needed relief for the people in Gaza, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Welcoming the move, he also acknowledged the efforts of countries including Egypt, Qatar and the United States who had acted as mediators for the agreement. "I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza,...
LONDON: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is meeting his United Kingdom counterpart Sir Keir Starmer here on Wednesday (Jan 15). Anwar, who arrived here on Tuesday for a five-day working visit to the United Kingdom, was received by Starmer at his office at No 10, Downing Street at 1pm (9pm Malaysian time). Anwar and Starmer...
LONDON: The United Kingdom and Malaysia have a close and historic relationship, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Starmer also said he was delighted to welcome the Malaysian Prime Minister to his office at No 10, Downing Street, on Wednesday (Jan 15). "Can I extend a warm welcome to you here at Downing...
KUALA LUMPUR: The distribution of the 'Sumbangan Asas Rahmah' (Sara) aid starting Wednesday will see improvements to the targetted aid resulting from the increase in the Budget 2025 allocations for the Sara and 'Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah' (STR) assistance to their highest historical level of RM13bil compared to RM10bil in 2024. The Sara aid will be increased...
PETALING JAYA: After completing a three-day working visit to the UAE, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister said, in a Facebook post Sunday, that he would be heading to London after completing his working visit to the UAE. He said the visit is aimed at strengthening the strategic relationship between the...
