News about Barisan Nasional

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 18): Barisan Nasional members of Parliament (MPs) have settled on UMNO vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) as the coalition’s choice for prime minister, according to media reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) expressed his gratitude to all Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MPs), including Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, for their support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Thirty-one Barisan Nasional (BN) members of Parliament will continue to support the Perikatan Nasional government until its legitimacy is determined in a vote of confidence at the Parliament next month, said deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Malay Mail senior correspondent Ida Lim Lee Ting confirmed at the High Court today that she in 2018 wrote four news articles based on lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's (pictured) press statement, which was issued in response to allegations that the RM9.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The Ministry of Transport said it is looking at reverting the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL)’s (pictured) alignment to the original route planned under the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) regime, confirming a report by The Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): The Ministry of Transport’s plan to revert to the original East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) alignment proposed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government is “understood” to have received the tacit approval of the cabinet, sources familiar with the matter told The Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Umno will be leaving the informal Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, said its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Barisan Nasional and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) are set to from the state government in Melaka, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Datuk A Kadir Jasin (pictured) hopes that the new government under Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin “respects the power of the Judiciary and allows the trials of Umno leaders and their co-conspirators to proceed undisturbed”.

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.