News about Anwar Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): PKR president Anwar Ibrahim is expected to stay out of the new government that interim prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad may form even though the former's party is supporting it, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): In a week of unprecedented tumult in politics, Malaysia saw the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government following the shock resignation of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister and the withdrawal of his party Bersatu from the ruling coalition.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Pakatan Harapan presidential council, convinced that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has the biggest support among the members of parliament, says it welcomes the announcement by the Palace that the King will continue to find a solution on the appointment of the next prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been summoned to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in Istana Negara at 11am.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia vice-president and lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz today filed a suit against PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Federal Territory Pardons Board claiming the formation of the board was wrong and illegal under the law and questioning the legality of his pardon.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Former MESTECC minister Yeo Bee Yin (pictured) said today that the Pakatan Harapan coalition’s support of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister candidate was meant to “defend the people's mandate to the PH government and to fulfil our PH manifesto”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim contends that the statutory declarations (SDs) signed by multiple members of parliament (MPs) purportedly to support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister are no longer relevant as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will only consider the nominated individual conveyed personally by MPs during separate meetings with them at the Istana Negara.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pictured) has denied today telling a paper that MPs from his party have named a fellow member for the post prime minister, the Malay Mail reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): All members of parliament (MPs) from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) have stated their support for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to remain as prime minister in their meeting with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah needs the advice of the prime minister to dissolve the parliament.