TOPICS

FUEL & SUBSIDIES · 1ECONOMY · 4SALARY & ALLOWANCES · 1PM TRANSITION · 2COALITIONS & ALLIANCES · 11PARTY MATTERS · 7EDUCATION · 1RELIGION · 0GOVERNANCE & REFORM · 4PARLIAMENT · 3INFRASTRUCTURE & ROADS · 4TRANSPORT & RAIL · 3ENERGY & CLIMATE · 1DIGITAL & AI · 2HOUSING · 2FOOD & AGRICULTURE · 3DEFENCE · 2COURTS & LEGAL · 3FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS · 2SPORTS · 1SABAH & SARAWAK · 5

FUEL & SUBSIDIES

Open topic page
2024
21 MAY
Anwar Ibrahim · PKR
CLAIMFUEL & SUBSIDIESECONOMY
Said the diesel subsidy rationalisation for Peninsular Malaysia would save the government about RM4 billion a year.
Context: Announcement after Cabinet meeting, Putrajaya · Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2024-06-10
Targeted diesel subsidy took effect in Peninsular Malaysia; retail diesel set at RM3.35 per litre, up from RM2.15. Source: Ministry of Finance

ECONOMY

Open topic page

SALARY & ALLOWANCES

Open topic page
2022
24 NOV
Anwar Ibrahim · PKR
POSITIONSALARY & ALLOWANCES
Said he would not take a salary as Prime Minister.
Context: First press conference as Prime Minister, Putrajaya · Source: Free Malaysia Today · archive
THEN
2024-04-26
Reiterated that he had declined the Prime Minister's salary since November 2022 and returned his Khazanah Nasional allowance. Source: Bernama

PM TRANSITION

Open topic page
2019
20 SEP
Mahathir Mohamad · IND
POSITIONPM TRANSITION
Said he alone would decide the date Anwar Ibrahim takes over as Prime Minister, and that he would keep his promise.
Context: Press conference, Putrajaya · Source: Malay Mail · archive
2019
24 JUN
Mahathir Mohamad · IND
PROMISEPM TRANSITION
Said he would step down within three years and hand over the premiership to Anwar Ibrahim.
Context: Interview with CNBC, Tokyo · Source: CNBC · archive
THEN
2020-02-24
Resigned as Prime Minister during the February 2020 political crisis; Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in on 1 March 2020. Source: Wikipedia

COALITIONS & ALLIANCES

Open topic page

PARTY MATTERS

Open topic page
2026
14 FEB
Hamzah Zainudin · WAWASAN
POSITIONCOALITIONS & ALLIANCESPARTY MATTERS
Said he would stay on as Opposition Leader and described himself as Muhyiddin Yassin's 'number one enemy'.
“I'm now your number one enemy”
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2026-06-22
Perikatan named Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as Opposition Leader on 16 May 2026; on 22 June 2026 the Dewan Rakyat Speaker confirmed Hamzah's return to the post. Source: Malay Mail

EDUCATION

Open topic page

GOVERNANCE & REFORM

Open topic page
2026
26 MAR
Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan · DAP
PROMISEGOVERNANCE & REFORM
Announced 13 reform measures for Kuala Lumpur City Hall governance in her first 100 days as Federal Territories minister, including tackling tender cartels and involving MPs in budgeting.
Source: The Star · archive
2025
25 FEB
Azalina Othman Said · UMNO
POSITIONPARLIAMENTGOVERNANCE & REFORM
Described the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 as the 'mother of all reforms', saying it would give Parliament autonomous power over its own governance.
“mother of all reforms”
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2025-07-14
The Parliamentary Services Act 2025 received royal assent. Source: Malay Mail

PARLIAMENT

Open topic page
2025
25 FEB
Azalina Othman Said · UMNO
POSITIONPARLIAMENTGOVERNANCE & REFORM
Described the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 as the 'mother of all reforms', saying it would give Parliament autonomous power over its own governance.
“mother of all reforms”
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2025-07-14
The Parliamentary Services Act 2025 received royal assent. Source: Malay Mail

INFRASTRUCTURE & ROADS

Open topic page
2026
14 JUL
Ahmad Maslan · UMNO
CLAIMINFRASTRUCTURE & ROADSSABAH & SARAWAK
Said the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway cost rose from RM12.86 billion to RM24.89 billion after the project switched from the project delivery partner model to conventional federal contracts in 2019.
Context: Reply in the Dewan Rakyat · Source: Malay Mail · archive

TRANSPORT & RAIL

Open topic page

ENERGY & CLIMATE

Open topic page
2025
11 DEC
Fadillah Yusof · PBB
POSITIONENERGY & CLIMATE
Said Malaysia must make bold choices now to become a leader in the clean-energy transition, which would define its competitiveness for the next 50 years.
Source: The Star · archive

DIGITAL & AI

Open topic page

HOUSING

Open topic page
2025
20 NOV
Nga Kor Ming · DAP
PROMISEHOUSING
Said five Madani housing reforms would take effect from 1 January 2026, including stronger protection for homebuyers.
Source: Malay Mail · archive
2025
19 FEB
Nga Kor Ming · DAP
CLAIMHOUSING
Said the government was nearing its target of 500,000 affordable homes, with completion at 93.9 per cent.
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2025-12-09
Said 511,544 affordable homes had been completed as of 30 September 2025, exceeding the target. Source: Bernama

FOOD & AGRICULTURE

Open topic page

DEFENCE

Open topic page
2024
21 AUG
Mohamed Khaled Nordin · UMNO
PROMISEDEFENCE
Said Malaysia's first littoral combat ship would be delivered by 2026, after earlier delays.
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2026-01-28
Said the first ship's commissioning had moved to December 2026, four months after the August target, with sea trials to begin in April. Source: Malay Mail

COURTS & LEGAL

Open topic page
2025
25 JUN
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman · MUDA
POSITIONCOURTS & LEGAL
After the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction, described the five-year trial as a 'hell I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy'.
“hell I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy”
Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2026-07-13
Reported in July 2026 as cleared of the charges, while keeping a full Dewan Rakyat attendance record. Source: The Star
2025
10 JAN
Najib Razak · UMNO
CLAIMCOURTS & LEGAL
Claimed, through his lawyers, that a royal addendum order allowed him to serve the rest of his reduced sentence under house arrest.
Context: Court application; the Pardons Board said its file held no such document · Source: Malay Mail · archive
THEN
2025-12-22
The Attorney General's Chambers confirmed in July 2025 that a supplementary royal order existed; on 22 December 2025 the High Court ruled it invalid under Article 42 and dismissed the house-arrest bid. Source: The Star

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

Open topic page

SPORTS

Open topic page
2025
07 OCT
Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan · DAP
POSITIONSPORTS
Said FIFA's 19-page judgment against the Football Association of Malaysia was a wake-up call for Malaysian football.
Context: As Youth and Sports Minister · Source: Malay Mail · archive

SABAH & SARAWAK

Open topic page
2026
14 JUL
Ahmad Maslan · UMNO
CLAIMINFRASTRUCTURE & ROADSSABAH & SARAWAK
Said the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway cost rose from RM12.86 billion to RM24.89 billion after the project switched from the project delivery partner model to conventional federal contracts in 2019.
Context: Reply in the Dewan Rakyat · Source: Malay Mail · archive