KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced on Tuesday (May 28) that new key initiatives will be unveiled to enhance the global footprint of Malaysia's semiconductor sector. The Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will make the announcement on Tuesday afternoon at SemiCon South-East Asia 2024. "It will be...
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 case of a father who has to regularly ferry his 11-month-old son with chronic lung problems to the hospital on a motorcycle has caught the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The man's plight has gone viral on social media and the Prime Minister's political secretary, Ahmad Farhan Fauzi, is requesting...
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan in Central Asia last week yielded positive results not only in terms of economic cooperation and several other sectors but also in the mission to find more staunch friends. While many leaders of other countries are focused on official visits...
ASTANA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented a birthday cake to Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the last day of his official visit to Kazakhstan on Friday. Anwar presented the cake himself to Tokayev, who showed up at the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport here before he left on his official visit to Uzbekistan. Tokayev celebrates his...
ASTANA: Malaysia and Kazakhstan have agreed to continue strengthening their ties, established on March 16, 1992, and exploring new areas of cooperation. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the agreement was reached during his meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the President Palace (Ak Orda) yesterday, which was followed by a bilateral meeting of...
SINGAPORE: The strains of Taylor Swift’s hit song Love Story filled a tent in Yew Tee jam-packed with residents on May 15, as they waited in anticipation to see their district’s anchor minister Lawrence Wong sworn in as the Republic’s fourth prime minister. The May Day singalong-cum-watch party for Wong’s swearing-in ceremony at the Istana was...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday (May 15) as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy city state his own way after completing a carefully calibrated power transfer aimed at ensuring continuity. Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called "4G" leaders, a new generation of politicians that were...
It was her husband's swearing-in ceremony, but thanks to her beauty, Loo Tze Lui was the one who turned heads tonight. All eyes are on newly-minted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, 51, as he takes over from now-senior minister, Lee Hsien Loong today (May 15). All that focus on our new PM has also catapulted his wife, Loo Tze Lui,...
JITRA: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic) has apologised to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Cabinet ministers for making inappropriate remarks that could jeopardise the hablumminnas (relationship with other humans) aspect. The Kedah Mentri Besar sought forgiveness from Anwar and ministers who were attending an event here for comments made throughout his tenure...
