Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada on Friday congratulated his friend, long-time Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, after Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah appointed him as prime minister of their country.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has congratulated the newly-sworn in Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
It has been a bumpy road to the pinnacle of power for Anwar Ibrahim, who on Thursday achieved his dream of the Malaysian premiership.
Malaysia’s king has called for royal rulers to meet on Thursday to resolve a political impasse that left the country without a prime minister days after inconclusive polls, the palace said.
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday there was “no decision yet” on the country’s next prime minister despite him and a rival being summoned to the king’s palace to break a post-election impasse.
Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday his coalition had mustered enough seats to form the country’s next government after a hotly contested general election, potentially paving the way for him to become prime minister.
Voting closed in Malaysia on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak’s scandal-hit ruling party seeking to cement its power in a tight race with Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition.
The spending — by officials from China, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates — was outlined in a report by the House Oversight Committee, which obtained documents from Mazars USA, Trump’s former accounting firm.
Mahathir Mohamad, the nearly 100-year-old elder statesman of Malaysian politics, filed his candidacy Saturday in what is likely to be his final race, as campaigning for upcoming general elections began.
This week, Manila will host the 27th ASEAN Labor Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said.
