KUALA LUMPUR: With the recently passed Fiscal Responsibility Act, the Finance Minister is now accountable to Parliament for hitting fiscal targets, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) is important as it gives the Finance Ministers powers to Parliament," he said On whether the fiscal deficit target is achievable, Anwar said it is within...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call on Wednesday (Nov 1) from his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte at Seri Perdana here as Malaysia and Netherlands continue to strengthen bilateral relations. Rutte arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday (Oct 31) for a two-day working visit, his second visit to this country after his...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is inaccurate to equate the United State’s inquiry on Malaysia’s official stand on the Palestine-Israel conflict as a threat, says Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang). The Bersatu lawmaker said the move, a demarche, by the US was a normal practice in diplomacy. ALSO READ: US tried to pressure Malaysia on Palestine-Israel conflict, says...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police will increase the level of security for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be increased following his disclosure regarding numerous threats he received due to his outspoken advocacy for Palestine. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that the police will not compromise on this matter. "The security...
RIYADH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim proposed an Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) to maximise the economic potential of both regions. He said the challenges posed by the current geopolitical climate require the 10-member bloc and the Middle East to reimagine economic cooperation between them. “We need to transform Asean-GCC relations to...
RIYADH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived here for the inaugural Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister touched down at the King Khalid International Airport, about 35km north of here, at 8.15pm Thursday (Oct 20) local time (1.15am Friday, Oct 20, Malaysian time). Anwar and other members of the Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that he will continue to defend the judiciary's independence. Noting "disconcerting rumblings" that the executive was allegedly interfering with due process and strong-arming the judiciary, he said there is "not one iota of truth in these scurrilous allegations". ALSO READ: Judiciary will continue to act without fear or favour,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will decide on the necessary action against Kuala Kangsar MP Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid for pledging support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said a meeting will be held soon to discuss the matter and finalise their decision following the Bersatu MP’s announcement. “In one...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputra individual investors can now buy up to a maximum RM1mil in the property-related Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera Scheme (AHB), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister announced the increase in the maximum investment limit for individual bumiputra investors when launching an additional RM1bil AHB units on Tuesday (Oct 17). This is the fifth increase...
KUALA LUMPUR: The organising of the National Sports Day (HSN) to make sports part and parcel of the people's lives with the adoption of an active and fit lifestyle is in line with the Malaysia Madani framework and National Sports Vision 2030, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said it was important to get...
