Dr M to hold talks with Chinese foreign minister
KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.
Tun M to decide on Khazanah leadership, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): The final decision on the leadership direction of the government's strategic investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd's Board of Directors (Board) will be from prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured).
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
KL-S'pore HSR: Dr Mahathir says RM110b project will have to be deferred
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will have to be deferred because it will be difficult to reduce the price of the project.
PM Mahathir: Singapore knows Malaysia’s plan for KL-Singapore HSR
PUTRAJAYA (July 11): The Singapore government knows what its Malaysian counterpart wants to do with the currently-suspended Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday.
Three more ministers to be appointed after being made senators, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Three more ministers will only be appointed after they have been have been sworn in as senators, the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
PNB confirms Wahid Omar to leave PNB, Zeti to be new chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), the investment arm of Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputera (YPB), has confirmed that its group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar will be leaving, with effect from June 30, 2018.
Cabinet list finalised, says Dr Mahathir
PETALING JAYA (June 26): The full line-up of the cabinet under the new federal government has been finalised, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) yesterday.
ECRL can proceed with better terms
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): The government will proceed with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) if it can obtain more favourable terms through renegotiation and the project’s cost is brought down, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
