PUTRAJAYA, 1 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi imparted invaluable advice for Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the cabinet to act upon when he chaired today’s cabinet meeting here, according to ministers met after the meeting. The ministers said Najib, as the deputy prime minister, took the opportunity to accord recognition of […]
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Najib to be sworn in on 3 April (Updated 11.22pm)
(Updated 11:22pm, 1 April 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 1 April 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be sworn in as prime minister at 10am on Friday, Chief Secretary to the government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan announced today. Mohd Sidek said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin has given his consent to […]
Shahrir hands in quit letter (Updated)
(Updated 11:122pm, 1 April 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 1 April 2009: Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad handed in his resignation letter as Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the cabinet meeting here today. Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Perdana Putra building here, Shahrir said his resignation […]
Pak Lah’s farewell with editors
By Ho Kay TatPUTRAJAYA, 1 April 2009: He does wish he had a bit more time to complete some unfinished business, but he sees no point now to have any regrets about what could have been. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who steps down tomorrow after five-and-a-half years as prime minister, said this on 31 March at a […]
A leaner cabinet under Najib? (Updated)
By Bernama(Updated 10:47pm, 31 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is set to take over the prime ministership from Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is expected to introduce a leaner cabinet, analysts said. They said that a smaller cabinet would be more in tune with the current situation and in […]
There’ll be continuity under Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 31 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today he is convinced that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will continue to implement ideas and programmes initiated during his administration after his deputy takes over as the sixth prime minister of Malaysia. “He will continue (with the projects)…I believe (that)…I just work on the basis […]
Power transfer: Wait for official statement, says Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: Any question on the actual date of the transfer of power will only be known after the official statement is issued by the Prime Minister’s Department. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he could not make any comment as long as the official statement was not issued. “This […]
Shahrir to hand resignation letter tomorrow (Updated)
(Updated 6:22pm, 31 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad will hand over his letter of resignation as a cabinet minister to the prime minister tomorrow. He said he had written the letter yesterday and would hand it over to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi […]
Open letter to the incoming prime minister
By Malaysia Think TankDear Sir, We at the Malaysia Think Tank look forward to your upcoming appointment. We apologise for not being able to address you by name yet, as that would transgress the prerogative of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Your judgment and wisdom will affect the fate of our democracy and the future of 27 million Malaysians. […]
Abdullah guarantees that transition will happen
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the transition process of handing over the premiership to Datuk Seri Najib Razak will happen in due course. “Just wait for that. Don’t ask me to say anything. All these things will happen in due course,” he said to reporters after launching the Puncak […]
