Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Badawi was in Bintulu on Tuesday, his first visit after handing over the premiership to Datuk Seri Najib Razak more than a year ago.
Najib’s predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi allegedly gave away up to RM320 billion in potential oil revenues to in return for Brunei dropping its claim over Limbang in Sarawak.
While in office, Tun Abdullah never thought of abolishing ISA, but now he said he would, had he been given more time. Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi revealed yesterday that he would have abolished the Internal Security Act (ISA) if he has had more time during his term as prime minister. Lauding Prime Minister Datuk Seri [...]
Malaysia Airlines chairman Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid said the national airline’s board welcomed former premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointment as its adviser. Pak Lah was appointment was effective May 1. “We look forward to a beneficial association with him,” Dr Munir said in a statement Monday. Abdullah stepped down as the fifth Prime [...]
The government will review the policies on Islam including Islam Hadhari introduced by former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to ensure the effectiveness of their implementation. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Maj-Gen (R) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom (pic) said he was entrusted with the task by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Jamil [...]
Hours after Work Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin announced new toll rates for five highways which saw an increase increased from between 0.68 to 50 sen effective March 1, Abdullah issued a review order. The reason behind the review order: “The decision (on the hike) was made some two weeks ago. Things have changed since [...]
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has urged everyone to accept the decision of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to close 45 cases of political corruption against Umno leaders due to the lack of concrete evidence. The Prime Minister and Umno president said the MACC was more capable and its investigations were more thorough compared to [...]
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said tonight that he will not do anything which will embarass the government once he stepped down as prime minister. “That doesn’t mean you cannot do something. You can do something (constructive) without embarassing the government,” he said at a dinner chat with members of the business community [...]
Thought we can we trust Najib then. He confidently said on Nov 5, Malaysia will not slip into a “technical recession” next year as the RM7 billion stimulus package was sufficient to support the projected 3.5 percent growth next year. But barely four months later he backtracked. Yesterday he told us government’s projected 3.5 per [...]
Malaysia to invite new United States president, Barrack Obama, to visit the country, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim. Through the visit, Obama can see for himself that Malaysia was a country of various races and religions which was peaceful, stable and practised democracy, he said. Abdullah Badawi who would retire at the [...]
