Updated at 11.55am, 10 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin led the newly appointed cabinet ministers and deputy minister in taking their oath of office before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Negara here today. Present were Raja Pemaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Prime […]
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Najib’s cabinet “positive”: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described the new cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as “positive”. “Najib did very well by dropping most of the people who were accused of corrupt practices although one or two, somehow or rather, slipped in,” he told […]
A compromise cabinet, says MTUC
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: The MTUC has described the new cabinet as a “compromise cabinet’ because the Prime Minister had to take into consideration the interest of various ethnic and political groups. Nevertheless its president, Syed Shahir Syed Mahmoud hoped the new team would give due cognizance to the workers who form almost half […]
Dr M happy with Mukhriz’s appointment (Updated)
Updated 10:39pm, 9 April 2009 Corrected on 10 April 2009 at 12.00noon KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes his son Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir will be able to do good work at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). “He should be able to settle down and do […]
New cabinet a people’s cabinet: Najib (Updated 8:03pm)
Updated 8:03pm, 9 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 9 April 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has described the new cabinet he announced today as the “People’s Cabinet”. The prime minister said the main criterion considered in the appointment of the ministers was the people’s trust in the cabinet line-up. “The two main principles in the formation of […]
Six made senators to take up posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Six people were sworn in as senators today to enable them take up appointment as ministers and deputy ministers in the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. They are former Penang chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon; Malaysian Armed Forces Religious Corps director Datuk […]
‘Govt knows best’ era is over (Updated 9:48pm)
Updated 9:48pm, 9 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 9 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that the era where the government imposed excessive controls and adopted the attitude of ‘government knows best’ is over. He said the aspiration of turning Malaysia into a peaceful and prosperous country could be achieved when the government and […]
Govt sets up economic advisory council
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: An economic advisory council aimed at reviving and reforming the country’s economic system will be set up, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the council, which would report to him directly, would be the top priority of the government in its initiatives to seek solutions to […]
MIC politicians retain posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: MIC politicians under the previous cabinet have been retained and not moved to other ministries in the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. However, senator A Kohilan Pillay of Gerakan, who was previously the Plantation and Commodities deputy minister, has been moved to the Foreign Ministry. MIC secretary-general […]
Eight ministers dropped
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Following is the list of ministers dropped from the new cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today: 1. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar 2. Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed 3. Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique 4. Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said 5. […]
