KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that a major Cabinet reshuffle is not on the cards, with only current vacancies set to be filled. Anwar explained that this is because the Cabinet only has about a year and a half or slightly more to serve. "So I don’t think a major reshuffle can...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are still investigating the alleged involvement of a prominent individual linked to the recent attack on the son of former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli. The incident took place at a shopping mall in Putrajaya on Aug 13, when Rafizi’s 12-year-old son was reportedly assaulted by two men on a motorcycle,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cabinet decisions have never been influenced by external parties and are made collectively by the Cabinet alone, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said that claims of outside influence on the government’s decision-making are unfounded, adding that he has never witnessed such events during his time in the Cabinet. “I attend almost every Cabinet...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) is denying any claims on social media that he is involved in the attack on Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli's son. In a statement on Wednesday (Aug 19), the former prime minister said that a police report was made over the allegations on Facebook. "On Aug 18, my press secretary made a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli believes that the attack on his son and threats sent to his wife are an attempt to dissuade him from investigating a scandal. Rafizi (PH-Pandan) revealed that his wife had received threats on her phone, in the form of the message, "Diam, andai teruskan AIDS" (Quiet, or else AIDS). Rafizi said...
PETALING JAYA: About 95% of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) was developed during my time as economy minister, says Rafizi Ramli. In a statement issued on Thursday (July 31) while the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was tabling the 13MP, Rafizi thanked the staff of the Economy Ministry for having drafted the long-term plan for...
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional MPs will not back Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s call for MPs to support the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to look into the judicial appointments issue. Perikatan chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan confirmed that some MPs from the bloc had received a letter from Rafizi on...
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...
PETALING JAYA: On his last day as Economy Minister, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli introduced the members of the team who helped him during his tenure. In a Facebook post on Friday (June 13), Rafizi said he went into his office to settle some work and pack his things. He took the opportunity to name several people who...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has approved “the leave application” from his Cabinet ministers Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, who had submitted their resignations. In a brief statement, the Prime Minister confirmed that he had received letters to resign and to go on leave from the Economy Minister (Rafizi), and Natural...
