Two Sarawak MPs are among new faces in the Madani government annonced by PMX

Mas Gading MP Mordi Bimil

KUCHING, Dec 16 2025: Mas Gading MP Mordi Bimol and Miri MP Chiew Choon Man are among the new faces in the new Madani government5 announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this afternoon.

Mordi, who is from the Sarawak DAP, was named as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports while Chiew, from the Sarawak PKR, was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Sarikei MP Huang Tiong Sii moved from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability to Ministry of Plantation and Commodities as the Deputy Minister.

Mukah MP Hanifah Hajar Taib is now the Deputy Minister of Health, away from the Deputy Minister of Economy.

Subis MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni is now the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, moving away as the Deputy Minister of Health.

Hulu Rajang MP Wilson Ugak Kumbong, however, remains at the Deputy Minister of Digital,

Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang remains at the Deputy of Rural and Regional Development and  

Hasbi Habibollah remains as Deputy Minister of Transport..

There is no change in the portfolios of full ministers from Sarawak.

Miri MP Chiew Choon Man

Fadillah Yusof remains as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Alexander Nanta Linggi is still holding the post of Works Minister, Aaron Ago Dagang remains at the National Unity Minister, Tiong King King keeps his position as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Nancy Shukri continues as the Minister Women, Family and Community Development.

Anwar Ibrahim’s new Cabinet line-up:

Prime Minister:  Anwar Ibrahim.

Deputy Prime Minister I:  Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Deputy Prime Minister II: Fadillah Yusof.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform): Azalina Othman Said, with M Kulasegaran as Deputy Minister.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories): Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan, with Lo Su Fui as Deputy Minister.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs):  Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus Sakmud.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs):  Zulkifli Hasan, with Marhamah Rosli as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Finance: Anwar Ibrahim, with Amir Hamzah Azizan as Second Finance Minister and Liew Chin Tong as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Rural and Regional Development: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, with Rubiah Wang as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation: Fadillah Yusof, with Abdul Rahman Mohamad as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Higher Education: Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, with Adam Adli Abd Halim as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture:  Tiong King Sing, with Chiew Choon Man as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Communications: Fahmi Fadzil, with Teo Nie Ching as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Education: Fadhlina Sidek, with Wong Kah Woh as Deputy Minister.

Minister of National Unity: Aaron Ago Dagang, with Yuneswaran Ramaraj as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living: Armizan Mohd Ali, with Fuziah Salleh as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry:  Johari Abdul Ghani, with Sim Tze Tzin as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Digital: Gobind Singh Deo, with Wilson Ugak Kumbong as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Health:  Dzulkefly Ahmad, with Hanifah Hajar Taib as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives: Steven Sim Chee Keong, with Datuk Mohamad Alamin as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Economy: Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, with Mohd Shahar Abdullah as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability: Arthur Joseph Kurup, with Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Plantation and Commodities: Noraini Ahmad, with Datuk Huang Tiong Sii as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Human Resources: Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan, with Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Youth and Sports: Mohammed Taufiq Johari, with Mordi Bimol as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Transport: Anthony Loke Siew Fook, with Hasbi Habibollah as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security: Mohamad Sabu, with  Chan Foong Hin as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Housing and Local Government: Nga Kor Ming, with Aiman Athirah Sabu as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mohamad Hasan, with Lukanisman Awang Sauni as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Works: Alexander Nanta Linggi, with  Ahmad Maslan as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Home Affairs: Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, with Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Defence: Mohamed Khaled Nordin, with Adly Zahari as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation: Chang Lih Kang, with Mohammad Yusof Apdal as Deputy Minister.

Minister of Women, Family and Community Development:  Nancy Shukri, with Lim Hui Ying as Deputy Minister.

 

Petros, Petronas may go to court if no settlement is reached over commercial agreement

KUCHING, Dec 16 2025: Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof has said that Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) may have to go to court to settle their differences over the commercial agreement.

Fadillah Yusof: Petros and-Petronas may have to go to court if they fail to settle their dispute over commercial arrangement 

He noted that the exchange of correspondence between the two oil and gas companies has been carried out and is just waiting for a final decision.

He added the commercial agreement between Petros and Petronas should be determined early next year.

He said the exchange of correspondence between the two oil and gas companies has been carried out and is just waiting for a final decision.

"If no agreement is reached between the two, the end will have to be resolved through the court so we hope there is an agreement," he said when met by reporters after a forum session in conjunction with the Sarawak Budget Conference 2026 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) today.

He added that discussions are still ongoing since the exchange of correspondence has been carried out between Petros and Petronas.

Earlier in the forum session, Fadillah  said that the commercial agreement was carried out after being agreed upon by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Premier Abang Johari Openg.

He explained that this is to avoid a long and complex resolution process if it is brought to legal interpretation and court proceedings.

"In the end, it may not be a win-win solution and could even be a loss-making situation for all parties.

"That is why we agreed for Petros and Petronas to sit at the table, examine all areas where they can work together.

"Ultimately, it will benefit not only the country but also the business community, so this is the win-win approach that we have agreed on," he said.

With him in the forum session, Minister of Finance II Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah