PETALING JAYA: A total of 33 of the 112 candidates in the Melaka state elections yesterday lost their deposits, including all the 22 independent candidates. Others included two from Gerakan who stood under the Perikatan National ticket, two from PKR (Pakatan Harapan), one from MCA (Barisan Nasional), five from Parti…
AYER KEROH: The PKR wipeout at the Melaka state polls, losing all its 11 contests, is a big slap in the face for party president Anwar Ibrahim, says a political analyst. James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute attributed the party’s collapse to people losing faith in Anwar,…
MELAKA: Melaka chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali, who was sworn in early this morning, said the new state executive council line-up will be announced next week. He said he would study the matter and discuss it with the Yang Dipertua Negeri Mohd Ali Rustam before making the announcement. “Insya-Allah I…
PETALING JAYA: An aviation body says “harsh” guidelines requiring local and foreign aircrew to undergo Covid-19 screening upon arrival do not augur well for the country, especially when Malaysia is set to reopen its borders. The Board of Airline Representatives Malaysia (BAR-Malaysia) said such conditions will severely impact airline operations…
KAPIT (Sarawak), 20 Nov -- Pembukaan pejabat Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH) di sini mampu memenuhi keperluan ribuan tenaga kerja dalam projek mega seperti Empangan Hidroelektrik Baleh yang membabitkan aspek latihan kursus pekerjaan dan keselamatan. Pengerusi NIOSH Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong berkata pejabat cawangan keempat di Sarawak selepas Kuching, Bintulu dan Miri itu akan menyediakan…
PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an application for a temporary stay of a High Court order which directed all relevant authorities to issue documents like identity cards to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers married to foreign spouses. On Sept 9, judge Akhtar Tahir ruled that these…
PETALING JAYA: The monthly domestic passenger movements across the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports in the country has increased three-fold. MAHB noted that the monthly domestic passenger movements increased from 362,000 in September to 1.18 million passengers in October. “This increase of 226% followed the lifting of…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today said the government and home ministry had no right to deny any child’s bid to obtain citizenship once they fulfilled all legal requirements. Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, in her judgment over a teenager’s bid to obtain citizenship, said the government ought to give…
MASJID TANAH: Masjid Tanah PAS chief Imran Abdul Rahman has condemned attempts to sabotage Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) election machinery in the Lendu state constituency. This comes after a Masjid Tanah PAS member, claiming to be the division’s deputy chief, said in a video that he would be voting for Barisan…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader believes voters in Melaka will back Barisan Nasional (BN) over Perikatan Nasional (PN) as the latter was just a “poor imitation” of the 48-year-old coalition. Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi took to Facebook today to accuse PN of copying BN in a number of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor has not presented any facts to support her argument that a High Court judge who would be presiding over her RM7 million money laundering trial will be biased, the prosecution said today. Deputy public prosecutor Poh Yin Tinn said the wife of former prime minister Najib…
AYER KEROH: A top Perikatan Nasional (PN) leader has brushed aside claims that the party was greedy in wanting to contest all seats in the Melaka state election. In an online ceramah, Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said that it was Umno that was greedy. He claimed that during early discussions…
KOTA KINABALU: Former Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak opined that politics should change and adapt to the times. He said this was necessary as voters need a change to the type of politics that suits the people. Citing the Melaka election as an example, Salleh…
PETALING JAYA: The Melaka state election could seal the fate of certain parties, especially those which are competing for Malay votes, says political analyst Azmi Hassan. He said it was also likely to bring about a new political realignment, involving a change of allies to face the 15th general election…
AYER KEROH: Analysts see Perikatan Nasional’s decision to pick Mas Ermieyati Samsudin as Melaka chief-minister-designate as a futile move to change the coalition’s fate in tomorrow’s state election. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia told FMT they…
PETALING JAYA: Hotel workers and their bosses are at odds over a labour shortage that has left hotels unprepared for the expected influx of foreign tourists when the country opens up on Jan 1. A workers union says hotels have only themselves to blame because they have been too reliant…
AYER KEROH: A Barisan Nasional leader has alleged that Perikatan Nasional’s move to vie for all 28 seats in Melaka is aimed at splitting the Malay vote to ensure BN’s loss in the state election. BN communications adviser Isham Jalil said PN lynchpin Bersatu was seeking to bring Umno to…
KOTA KINABALU: Former badminton world No 1 Lee Chong Wei says he is not taking his new role as the Sabah tourism ambassador lightly, vowing that he will do his best to help the industry recover from the pandemic. Lee said he agreed to take on the role as he…
KUALA LUMPUR: Datasonic Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB) has received a letter of extension for three contracts related to the supply of Malaysian passports from the home ministry. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group said the contracts comprise the supply of Malaysian passport chips,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost carrier AirAsia is in the last lap of negotiations to sell its remaining stake in AirAsia India to its joint venture partner Tata Group, two sources close to the matter told Nikkei Asia. The Malaysian company holds 16.33% of AirAsia India, while Tata currently controls 83.67%. Talks…