Updated: Malaysia’s PM announces Cabinet without DPM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced his list of Cabinet members comprising 31 ministers, but for the first time in the country’s history, no name was listed for the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Instead, Muhyiddin announced four senior ministers, namely…

Azam Baki is Malaysia’s new anti-graft chief

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Datuk Seri Azam Baki has been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) effective today. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), in a statement, said the King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had consented to Azam’s appointment in accordance with…

Relocation of Indonesia’s capital will impact Sarawak

KUCHING, Malaysia, March 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The relocation of Indonesia’s capital city from Jakarta to Kalimantan will have a major impact on Sarawak, especially its cross-border trade, said Deputy Chief Minister Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. “Joint border development can be planned and we understand that there will be advantages and disadvantages to…

Sabah leads in empowering women – Shafie Apdal

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sabah government leads other states in empowering women as policy formulators and implementers, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said Sabah had exceeded the national target of having 30 per cent women in leadership roles with 40 per cent of its senior government…

Malaysia awaits announcement of new Cabinet

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin this morning presented the list of a new Cabinet lineup to Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement earlier, said that after getting the consent of His Majesty, the prime minister…

Court decision on March 31st on interim order filed by woman claiming to be Samy Vellu’s wife

IPOH, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today set March 31st to decide on whether to proceed or stay an interim order filed by a woman who has claimed to be the second wife of former MIC president, Tun S. Samy Vellu. Lawyer RSN Rayer is representing the woman, Meeriam Rosaline Edward Paul, 60,…

Gunfire disrupts political gathering in Afghan capital

Photo courtesy of ANADOLU AGENCY. KABUL, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — A volley of gunfire rang out in Kabul on Friday at a ceremony attended by top Afghan government officials. Former President Hamid Karzai, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and a number of other figures fled the site in the capital (Kabul), a…

No cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia’s armed forces

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Armed Forces today refuted claims that there were cases of COVID-19 at the Subang Airforce Base and the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) here. Chief of Defence Forces Gen Affendi Buang, when contacted by Bernama Thursday, said news of alleged COVID-19 cases among the armed forces,…

Malaysia’s chief of anti-graft agency quits

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Latheefa Koya Friday confirmed that she had handed in her resignation letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (March 2). In a statement to the media, Latheefa said that the resignation was her own decision and speculations that pressure was brought upon…

For now, Muhyiddin in charge of all federal ministries

PUTRAJAYA, March 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for now will be in charge of all federal ministries and departments until the appointment of new Cabinet ministers. Muhyiddin’s ministerial functions were stated in the Federal Government Gazette, Ministers of the Federal Government (No.2) Order 2020 uploaded on the Attorney-General’s…