News about Cabinet

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): No one flagged any concerns about former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) personal interest in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) during cabinet meetings involving the strategic investment fund, former deputy chief secretary to the Cabinet Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid told the court today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho's (Jho Low) name was not documented in the Cabinet minutes dated Sept 8, 2010 or in the supporting 14 Cabinet papers that same week, where it was revealed that the "donation" from Prince Saud Abdulaziz Al-Saud to 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) charity arm Yayasan 1MDB was to be made but should remain confidential.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): The Malaysian Bar said the Government order exempting Cabinet Ministers returning from overseas official visits from the need to undergo a 10-day quarantine is a violation of the people’s “constitutional right of equality under the law”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Both former finance minister Lim Guan Eng and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have criticised the government over the decision for Cabinet ministers returning from overseas trips to only be subjected to a three-day quarantine period, as opposed to the usual 10-day quarantine requirement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): The government has decided that Cabinet ministers returning from overseas trips to only be subjected to a three-day quarantine period, as opposed to the usual 10-day quarantine requirement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): The proposed merger of UEM Sunrise Bhd and EcoWorld Development Group Bhd, which was put forth by UEM Group, does not require the approval of the Cabinet, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The Cabinet has agreed to the recommendation for the termination of the Federal Land Development Authority’s (Felda) land lease agreement (LLA) with FGV Holdings Bhd, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): The weekly Cabinet meeting today has been called off since five ministers have self-quarantined themselves after returning from the Sabah, Sinar Harian reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) and all the other government officers who were involved in the post-Cabinet meeting on May 20 have ended their 14-day self-quarantine today and will return to work as normal tomorrow, according to Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): China-based Xiamen GoldenHome Co Ltd is investing RM8.