Tag - Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar meets with BN MPs at Seri Perdana

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is holding a meeting with Barisan Nasional MPs at the Seri Perdana Complex here tonight (July 11). The meeting is believed to be focused on current issues, including matters related to the upcoming parliamentary sitting. Earlier, a vehicle ferrying Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin was seen entering the...

China, Australia among seven nations in bilateral talks with Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (July 11) held a series of bilateral meetings with senior leaders and representatives from seven countries and international entities, on the sidelines of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings currently taking place here. The meetings, held at the Prime Minister’s Office, involved China,...

Call for RCI on judicial affairs challenges Anwar’s leadership, says Pasir Gudang MP

PETALING JAYA: The nine PKR MPs must be prepared for the possibility that their action calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into judicial affairs could trigger the fall of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, says Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim. In a strongly worded statement, Hassan described the demand, led by former Economic...

Anwar leaves for Rome to begin week-long working trip in Italy, France and Brazil

SEPANG: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has left for Italy on the first leg of his week-long visit which includes Paris and Rio de Janeiro. The Italian visit, Anwar’s first as Prime Minister, is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations with the European nation. The Prime Minister and his entourage left via the Bukit Raya Complex in Sepang in...

Anwar tests revamped KLIA Aerotrain, praises performance

SEPANG: "Good… faster than before," was how Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described his ride on the newly upgraded KLIA Aerotrain during a walkabout at Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA1) on Tuesday (July 1). Anwar arrived at the terminal at 1pm, accompanied by Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Malaysia Airports Holdings...

Anwar, Prabowo agree to boost strategic cooperation, to jointly develop Ambalat area

JAKARTA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have expressed the strong commitment of both countries to accelerate strategic cooperation in various fields including joint development in the maritime border area of ​​Malaysia and Indonesia in Ambalat in a peaceful and mutually beneficial manner. In a joint press conference after a bilateral meeting at...

National Scam Response Centre will now cover all cybercrimes, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to expand the role of the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) to cover all forms of cybercrime, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced. Prime Minister said that a nationwide 24-hour response network, driven by coordination across multiple government agencies, will also be established to enhance cybercrime response capabilities. "The strengthening of...

Na’imah’s lawyers dismayed by NFA decision on her police report

KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid's lawyers say they are disappointed and concerned by the decision of the police and Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to classify her police report on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki as "no further action" or NFA. The report,...

Sabah student defends anti-corruption rally, reminds leaders of past protests

KOTA KINABALU: A Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student has defended the recent anti-corruption protest and symbolic act of burning a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pointing out that Anwar once led similar demonstrations during his university days. In a Facebook post, final-year student Fadhil Kasim reminded the public that when Anwar was a...

PM Anwar extends condolences over passing of Sarawak Premier’s wife

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended condolences to the Premier of Sarawak Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg on the passing of his wife, Puan Sri Juma’ani Tuanku Haji Bujang early Monday (June 23) morning. In a Facebook post, Anwar said he and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, were deeply...