PUTRAJAYA: China's Premier Li Qiang, who is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia, was given an official welcoming ceremony at Dataran Perdana, here Wednesday (June 19). Li, who arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday (June 18) for his maiden visit to the country since assuming the post in March last year, was received by Prime Minister...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will soon begin formal procedures to join the intergovernmental organisation BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "We have made the appropriate decision. We will launch the formal process shortly. "We are now awaiting the final decision and feedback from the government of South Africa," the Prime Minister...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Pakistan have expressed their continued solidarity with the people of Gaza who are affected by the atrocities committed by the Zionist Israeli regime. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reiterated the commitment when he received a telephone call from his Pakistan counterpart Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (June 17). "I also praised Prime Minister...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government still bears around RM7bil in subsidies related to diesel in Peninsular Malaysia, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He explained that subsidies have not been abolished. The diesel subsidy rationalisation aims to ensure more efficient management of subsidies, preventing misuse and ensuring they reach appropriate groups. "The main goal of the diesel...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will not get caught up in China-US geopolitical tensions and be pressured into picking a side. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Anwar said he would always place Malaysia's interests first. ALSO READ: As China ties deepen, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim says geopolitics is no zero-sum...
BAGAN SERAI: The government has approved RM4bil for the management of water in Perak, with the bulk allocated to the Kerian district and for providing treated water to Seberang Perai in Penang, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the government agreed to approve the allocation, which will be implemented through the development of...
BAGAN SERAI: The government is ready to fix any weaknesses in the implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy to ensure those eligible for the subsidies are not affected, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said when the targeted diesel subsidy was implemented, it would not be completely perfect, and there are bound to be...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has pledged special consideration for the Youth and Sports Ministry, including additional allocations, to elevate the nation's sports industry. The Prime Minister, who is also Finance Minister, said despite current financial constraints, priority should be given to certain programmes related to the "Road to Gold" and "Podium Programme" initiatives leading...
PETALING JAYA: The United States returns around US$156mil (RM721.4mil) to the Malaysian Government marking the fourth installment of recovered misappropriated funds from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to confirm the handover of funds on June 11, according to a statement by...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the people to improve their command of English without marginalising efforts to make Bahasa Malaysia the lingua franca. The Prime Minister said that Bahasa Malaysia, as the official language in the Federal Constitution, continues to be upheld and implemented, but the importance of mastering English cannot be neglected. "I...
