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Defence and Home Ministers, Reveal Party

SHAH ALAM: PM10 DS Anwar Ibrahim announced his Cabinet lineup today. Anwar is doing double duty as the Finance Minister. BN chairman DS Zahid Hamidi and Petra Jaya MP Fadillah Yusof were appointed as deputy PMs. Zahid also became the Rural Development and Territories Minister while Fadillah also takes up […]

Defence Contract

Another Helicopter Tender

SHAH ALAM: Another helicopter tender. In late October, I received an email asking me why I had not written anything on a tender for helicopters for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The answer was simple I was not aware about it. As it was the tender notice – published […]

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New IGP Appointed

SHAH ALAM: Deputy IGP DS Acryl Sani Abdullah has been appointed as the new IGP effective on May 4, the Home Ministry announced on April 30. He is the 13th IGP of the PDRM. Acryl Sani, 60, replaces retiring TS Abdul Hamid Bador,62. Acryl Sani served mostly in the Criminal […]

ESSCOm

MMEA and ESSCOM Officially under Home Ministry

SHAH ALAM: MMEA and ESSCOM officially under Home Ministry. The Attorney’s General Chambers on Jan. 22 published the Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2019, which listed the people appointed as Federal ministers by the King and their deputies, ministries, departments, agencies and laws under their responsibilities. According to the […]

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2016 Budget: A Preview

SHAH ALAM: ARMED Forces chief General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin is not known to shy away from a fight. But even the veteran soldier seemed uncomfortable when the conversation turned to the 2016 Budget at a function on Thursday. He did not really say anything on the budget – he would […]