New Straits Times : PM : Civil service, not consultants, to take lead in policy-making

3.3.2023 : MANILA : The government has directed the civil service to take the lead in policy-making and strategy instead of relying on external consultants, said Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali had "made the matter clear" to the civil service, and that he had raised it repeatedly in post-cabinet meetings, especially at the Prime Minister's Department and Finance Ministry.

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New Straits Times : FOCUS ON PEOPLE'S WELLBEING, GROWTH

25.2.2023 : IT'S a new, scaled-up budget which, at more than RM388 billion in total expenditure, is Malaysia's largest in history, with the wellbeing of the people and businesses top on the government's mind. Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabled an expansive and, according to some industry leaders, "inspiring" 2023 Budget.

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The Star : A unique budget for revitalisation

25.2.2023 : PETALING JAYA : Budget 2023, unlike many earlier ones, is not one that is a continuation of promises laid out in larger umbrella plans like the Malaysia Plans. Instead, it is a unique creation under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Malaysia Madani concept, which is a manifestation of the more inclusive approach promoted by the unity government.

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The Star : Budget to boost economic growth, says Anwar

25.2.2023 : PETALING JAYA : Budget 2023 will encourage economic growth while ensuring a fairer distribution of the country's wealth to help Malaysians in need, says Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Tabling his first Budget since becoming Prime Minister, Anwar presented a "realistic" plan featuring measures to help lower and middle income Malaysians struggling with inflation and rising prices. 


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New Straits Times : Anwar takes assembly to comfy hall

8.2.2023 : PUTRAJAYA : The Prime Minister's Department monthly assembly broke away from its tradition of being held at Dataran Perdana in Perdana Putra here yesterday, decades after the opening of the administrative capital. Yesterday, it took place in the comforts of Dewan De' Seri Endon at Puspanitapuri here after Anwar took pity on his officers, who stood under the scorching sun as he delivered his speech at the meeting last month. 

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