MARCH 31 — The First Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament — the first meeting for 2024 — was scheduled from February 6 — March 27, 2024. March 27 (Wednesday) was accordingly the last day of the meeting. On that day, at 5.25 pm Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stood up to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on April 4 to set the dates for the Kuala Kubu Baru state by-election in Selangor. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said EC had received official notification from Selangor State Assembly Speaker Lau Weng San regarding the casual vacancy in Kuala … Read more
KUANTAN, March 23 — Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has been asked to clarify the Central Database Hub (Padu) registration issue at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this followed concerns raised by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg about the system. “Yesterday I had a discussion … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — Malaysia and Hungary discussed efforts to strengthen ties particularly in trade and investment, agriculture, and cooperation in electro-mobility during a bilateral meeting. According to statement from Wisma Putra, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjártó also spoke on the Malaysia-European Union (EU) … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A total of 74 resolutions and 150 programmes outlined by 10 Bumiputera Economic Congress (KEB) 2024 Groups were finalised during the Performance and Implementation Management Committee Meeting (Steering Committee) today. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who also chairs the steering committee, said that these resolutions and programmes … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 14 — Increasing the floor price of rice procurement and providing additional subsidies to farmers are the proposals to be discussed at the upcoming National Cost of Living Action Council (Naccol) meeting on March 20. Naccol food cluster task force chairman Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal said implementing these proposals … Read more
KULIM, March 10 — The attitude of Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, who is alleged to frequently disclose important information from government meetings to the public, especially during political speeches, has led to the cancellation of Kedah State Development Action Council (MTPN) meetings. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said … Read more
KEPALA BATAS, March 9 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he has been continuously engaging with the party’s grassroots nationwide to address their concerns and strengthen the party. Ahmad Zahid said he was doing this in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s wish that Barisan Nasional (BN) through Umno would … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin attended the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Luang Prabang, Laos, yesterday. The Ministry of Defence in a statement today informed that the meeting was attended by 10 Asean member countries and chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, General Chansamone … Read more
LARUT, March 3 — Against the backdrop of the calm and serene village atmosphere in Selama, there is a morning market known as Pekan Jumaat Sungai Bayor, which has been the focus of more than 300 traders from three states seeking to generate income, for the past 20 years. Interestingly, the morning market, which operates … Read more
