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Indonesia’s strong finance ministry leadership to boost investor confidence

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S ri Mulyani Indrawati was named Asia’s best finance minister in 2006 by the Emerging Markets Forum for her tax management and state spending capabilities.  Indonesia Cabinet Picture Reporting from Jakarta, Malaysian official news agency Bernama said the reappointment of Sri Mulyani Indrawati as head of Indonesia’s finance ministry (MoF) is expected to instil confidence among investors, referring to a statement by PT Maybank Sekuritas Indonesia. In a research note today, the brokerage firm stated that her role under the upcoming administration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto for the 2024-2029 term will ensure fiscal prudence and policy continuity.  "There is now less chance that the next government will abolish the legal limit on the budget deficit or significantly increase public debt ratios to finance its priority programmes," it noted. Sri Mulyani is currently serving her second term as finance minister under outgoing President Joko Widodo since 2016, having previousl
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RUU menteri agama bawa risiko ramai umat Islam di Wilayah Persekutuan jadi kafir secara automatik

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Malaysiakini semalam melaporkan Mufti Perlis Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin mengkritik keras menteri agama Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar berkaitan Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan 2024. Asri berkata kebanyakan besar umat Islam tidak faham berkaitan ajaran Ashairah dan Maturidiyyah yang ingin dijadikan sebagai identiti Ahli Sunnah wal Jamaah.  Malah, beliau mendakwa, Na'im sendiri belum tentu faham berkaitan perkara itu. “Saya berani katakan, insya-Allah, menteri Agama yang beriya-iya nak mensyaratkan akidah rakyat dengan syarat-syarat itu pun kurang faham.  “Saya boleh buktikan, insya-Allah, jika saya diberikan ruang secara terbuka disaksikan rakyat untuk bersoal-jawab dengan beliau berkaitan beberapa soalan tentang Ashairah, Maturidiyyah, al-Junaid dan al-Ghazali itu.  “Jika beliau benar, beliau dahululah buktikan beliau faham sebelum beliau ingin memaksa rakyat.  “Jika beliau sendiri tidak mampu, apakah beliau mahu menyesatkan akidah rakyat awam yang a
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Hassan believes Shamsul was simply being honest

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PKR’s Encik Hassan Abdul Karim (left) and Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Akin FMT reported PKR’s Encik Hassan Abdul Karim has urged his party to respect Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Akin’s revelation that he stopped pushing for a recount in Bagan Datuk in the last general election (GE15) on PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s orders. While Shamsul’s revelation may cause issues for PKR, Hassan said the former Hang Tuah Jaya MP was an experienced politician who was simply being honest about what transpired two years ago. “Let’s respect what Shamsul said while preparing to face any effect it may cause. Be bold since it’s the truth. If his remarks do cause problems on the side, there’s no need to panic. We can face it calmly. "PKR and its leadership can do damage control, but they should not lie. Shamsul isn’t a newbie or an amateur. He has extensive experience and is now Anwar’s right-hand man," the two-term Pasir Gudang MP told the news portal. He was responding to PKR secret
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