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KOTA KINABALU: Contesting solo in the upcoming state election is the best option for Parti Warisan, says Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.
The European Union (EU) looks forward to more regular engagement at the leaders' level with Asean and is working on the matter with Malaysia, the bloc's chair for this year, said European External Action Service Asia and Pacific Managing Director Niclas Kvarnström.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been invited to attend the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Forum 2025 in Berlin in May.
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto is considering offering current finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati a cabinet minister post in his administration, three sources told Reuters, as the president-elect finalises his ministerial picks.
BANGKOK: The Pheu Thai Party is working on the list of Cabinet nominees under new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, with existing ministers and deputy ministers from Srettha Thavisin’s administration making up most of the candidates, although some will be assigned to different positions.
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) wants to retain four ministerial posts in the new federal Cabinet, the same as in the previous administration, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
SEPANG: Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin will meet with the Prime Minister soon for a decision on her position in Cabinet.
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's ministerial Cabinet submitted its customary post-election joint resignation on Thursday, but is widely expected to be asked by President Tsai Ing-wen to stay on in a caretaker role until May when the new president takes power.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (Jan 18, 2025).
PETALING JAYA: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor was the go-between for Labuan MP Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman to reach the Prime Minister and not a "botak" broker as alleged.
JAKARTA: The bitter feud between former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has spilled over into the legal sphere, after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named the party’s secretary-general a suspect in a bribery case and banned another senior politician from leaving the country.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s main opposition party leader has overtaken incumbent Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in a prominent opinion poll as the most preferred leader of South-East Asia’s second-largest economy.
KUALA LUMPUR: In less than 24 hours, not only will the calendar change, but Malaysia will also witness the implementation of several important developments that will directly and indirectly affect personal and national lives.
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban have appointed senior veterans to the posts of finance minister and defence minister, two members of the group said, as it switches focus from a stunning military conquest to how to run a country in crisis.
JAKARTA: The Gerindra Party has said that its patron and president-elect Prabowo Subianto is in routine contact with vice-president elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka despite the furor surrounding a hugely controversial social media account linked to the latter.
The government hopes new rules for gross-split production-sharing contracts (PSC) will lure more oil and gas investment to Indonesia, but experts say it may not be enough to significantly improve investment in the sector.
KOTA KINABALU: Bandau assemblyman Datuk Wetrom Bahanda has been stripped of his post as assistant minister to the Sabah Chief Minister following his departure from Bersatu.
JAKARTA: Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto won sweeping new powers to create new ministries and restructure existing ones, giving him more room to both pursue his agenda and reward allies.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto (pic) won sweeping new powers to create new ministries and restructure existing ones, giving him more room to both pursue his agenda and reward allies.
JAKARTA: The choice of more than 100 figures potentially selected as Prabowo Subianto’s aides once he enters office has prompted claims that some are being picked merely for having supported him in the election, while further raising questions about whether the enlarged cabinet will make an effective government.
