Anwar to unveil Cabinet this evening

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PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will unveil his Cabinet lineup this evening, the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed.

Anwar’s unveiling of his Cabinet will be broadcast live.

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Anwar to lay down ‘new rules’ for Cabinet on Monday

IPOH: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will be laying down some new rules for his Cabinet when they officially meet for the first time.

In a speech in Tambun, Perak, Anwar said the Cabinet will be having a special meeting on Monday.

He said these new rules will include cost-cutting measures.

“Our focus is on economic recovery. We have already restored the confidence of foreign and domestic investors, while the ringgit has also become stronger,” said Anwar.

Earlier, the Pakatan Harapan chairman confirmed that he will be unveiling his Cabinet lineup this evening. It will be broadcast live.

Source: FMT

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Anwar’s hands tied by dealing with strange bedfellows, says expert

PETALING JAYA: In making his Cabinet appointments, Anwar Ibrahim’s hands may have been tied by having to deal with “strange bedfellows”, says anti-graft activist Edmund Terence Gomez.

Gomez reiterated his stance that it was not advisable for the prime minister to also be finance minister, especially from the point of good governance and the need to provide checks and balances, which Anwar has long advocated.

The finance minister’s post could very well be more powerful than that of prime minister as the former controls the government’s coffers, said Gomez, a noted political economist.

“But let’s put it in perspective. The government that has been formed is one of strange bedfellows coming together on the King’s command after the hung Parliament,” said Gomez.

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