KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition has proposed the establishment of a national corporation to oversee and accelerate the development of Malaysia’s rare earth mining industry. At a press conference in Parliament today, opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin said the proposed corporation – wholly owned by the federal government – could work closely with state governments to tap into the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional on Monday (Aug 4) congratulated and commended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for his key role in arranging a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. Perikatan deputy chairman and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the coalition welcomed any Malaysian involvement in efforts to strengthen regional stability. "Whatever role played by the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Opposition has proposed setting up a cross-party committee to examine the targets not achieved in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (PN-Larut) said the proposed committee would also look into more effective implementation strategies for the success of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) and beyond. "In the spirit of...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's post of condolences for assassinated Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has also been taken down by Meta. In a post on Facebook Thursday (Aug 1), the administrator of the Perikatan Nasional chairman's Facebook page said that no further information was provided after the post was taken down. Meanwhile, Opposition leader...
PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister’s national address has done little to alleviate the concerns of the people, who are already feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living, says Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. "The elephant in the room is when will the fuel subsidy rationalisation come into effect and what will the government’s...
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations (UN) must send its peacekeeping troops to end the atrocities in Palestine by the Israeli regime, says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. The opposition leader said the government could make such a motion during the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. “Perikatan is urging the Malaysian government to fully utilise the GCC this Thursday...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Perikatan Nasional MP asked if the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister had his own “way” of promoting Malaysian tourism by promoting the culture of “intoxication and dancing publicly”. Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah) also said other countries were envious of the "Malaysia Truly Asia" tagline as it promotes polite Malaysian culture. “The previous...
KUALA LUMPUR: Justifying the government’s move to replace the World Bank-endorsed Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV) with the Madani Economy Framework, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the decision was made after taking into account the local context and economic factors. The Prime Minister told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Oct 9) that while Malaysia benefitted from...
