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More advisors for PM
Harapan-BN pact for state polls
Abandon ship! Warisan reps quit
More advisors for PM
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has added more business leaders and academicians to his team of advisors.
They will form an advisory board headed by Petronas advisor and former president Hassan Marican, and advise Anwar as finance minister.
The other four members of the body are FVSB executive chairperson Ahmad Fuad Md Ali, Sunway University economics professor Yeah Kim Leng, University of Malaya economics professor Rajah Rasiah and Sarawak Energy Bhd chairperson Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi.
Anwar said that like his daughter, Nurul Izzah, the advisory body will also be working for free.
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Harapan-BN pact for state polls
All government parties have committed to working together in the forthcoming elections for the state assemblies.
The formal announcement of a new electoral pact came after a pow-wow among government party leaders at the Umno headquarters.
Among those entering Umno's hallowed halls was DAP - their once bitter rival.
Seat negotiations for the new electoral alignment will begin soon.
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Abandon ship! Warisan reps quit
Warisan has been hit by another round of defections after three assemblypersons quit the party.
The trio - Mohammad Mohamarin (Banggi), Norazlinah Arif (Kunak), and Chong Chen Bin (Tanjong Kapor) plan to support Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor as independents.
Sabah has yet to enact a state-level anti-hopping law.
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Former DAP vice-chairperson turned critic Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim passed away at the age of 89.
Pahang State Legislative Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Lee Chin Chen confirmed he was fined for ignoring a "no entry" sign when exiting a junction.
Animal lovers staged a protest, demanding action against Kuala Langat Municipal Council (MPKL) officers for the alleged abuse of over 100 dogs under their care.
A migrant rights group denied that the settlement raided by the authorities in Nilai Spring, Negeri Sembilan, last week, was an illegal colony as claimed by the Immigration Department.
The cabinet approved a plan to rejuvenate the Subang Airport to target the premium and business passenger market segments.
Land clearing to facilitate the Selangor section of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) does not involve the de-gazettement of forest reserves, said project owner Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).
The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) will be deployed to assist in the search and rescue of earthquake victims in southern Turkiye.
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