Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Xinhua News Agency.
According to Xinhua News Agency on December 12, Malaysian Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anwar announced a cabinet reshuffle on the same day. This is the first cabinet reshuffle since Ma Tuanjie** took office in December 2022.
According to the Global Times on December 14, Anwar also announced that the policy of a 20% collective salary cut for ministers will remain unchanged.
Anwar Ibrahim's Malaysian Solidarity** introduced a collective pay cut for ministers in December last year. Anwar said on the 12th that the salary cut measures will continue, not due to the cabinet reshuffle, this time a total of 31 ministers will receive 20% less salary per month, that is, 3,000 ringgit (about 4,577 yuan) less, which is equivalent to the monthly expenses of an ordinary Malaysian family. Anwar said he would not be given a pay cut because the prime minister was not receiving a salary. Anwar Ibrahim, who took office as prime minister in November last year, announced that he would not receive a salary.
Malaysia's economic growth rate this year is 87% slowed down sharply. While inflation has eased in the country, domestic concerns about rising consumer costs remain, as the Malaysian ringgit has been one of the worst performing currencies in Asia this year. Concerns about the economy, inflation and the slow pace of reform have caused Anwar to slip in the polls in recent months. Anwar's approval rating fell to 50 percent from 68 percent in December,* while his approval rating fell from 54 percent to 41 percent, according to data released in November by the Merdeka Polling Center, an independent group.
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