PETALING JAYA : Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is said to be in discord over the coalition’s plans to work with Perikatan Nasional (PN) to form the federal government, party insiders reveal. One GPS member told FMT that some were “fearful” of the prospect of working alongside PAS, whose president Abdul…
PETALING JAYA: Perak Perikatan Nasional chief Ahmad Faizal Azumu has mocked Umno’s decision to form the state government with Pakatan Harapan (PH), since it previously said it would not work with DAP or PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim. “This confirms the rumours before the general election that Umno leaders were working…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has hit out at Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin for a statement saying PN had submitted statutory declarations (SDs) from 112 MPs to the King. PH secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Hamzah’s statement was “premature, impossible, and inconclusive” when Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi earlier…
PETALING JAYA: Umno risks its future if it decides to back Perikatan Nasional (PN) instead of Pakatan Harapan (PH), says an analyst. University of Tasmania’s James Chin said this was because Bersatu is eager to oust Umno as the main Malay party in the country, adding that the Muhyiddin Yassin-led…
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will provide an explanation to its grassroots on the potential cooperation with Barisan Nasional (BN) to form the government, says PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said it was crucial that PH prioritised the welfare of the people and resolved the issues plaguing the country.…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council has concluded its meeting this afternoon, though it has yet to reach a decision on who to cooperate with in forming the government. MIC president SA Vigneswaran said BN will consider forming the government with either Perikatan Nasional (PN) or Pakatan Harapan…
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders were seen arriving at the Umno headquarters for a BN Supreme Council meeting scheduled at 2pm. The leaders included BN deputy chairman Mohamad Hassan, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan and MIC president SA Vigneswaran and his deputy, M Saravanan. Melaka Umno chief Abd Rauf…
PETALING JAYA: MCA president Wee Ka Siong says he was upset when Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders turned up at Seri Pacific hotel in Kuala Lumpur, having been told that it was a meeting for Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs only. Wee said he was at the hotel between 10am and noon…
TAWAU: Former MP of Tawau Datuk Christina Liew thanked the people for the opportunity to have represented them in Parliament. "Thank you for the opportunity to have served you for the past four and a half years. My poll result is disappointing and I know it will be for everyone…
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov (Bernama) -- Meja Bulat Minyak Sawit Lestari (RSPO) meminta Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) untuk melengkapkan pelan tindakan dalam tempoh enam bulan akan datang bagi menangani kelemahan yang dikenal pasti dalam sistem dan proses sedia ada milik syarikat itu. Organisasi minyak sawit lestari itu berkata, sekretariatnya mengarahkan SDP untuk…
Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) meramalkan cuaca baik pada sebelah pagi di beberapa negeri, pada hari pengundian sempena Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15), esok.MetMalaysia menerusi laman sesawangnya memaklumkan tiada hujan diramalkan pada sebelah pagi di Kuala Lumpur dan Perlis.Cuaca di Putrajaya pula dijangka baik pada sebelah pagi dan petang, manakala Melaka dan…
TENOM: Presiden Parti Warisan (Warisan), Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal dengan rendah hati menyatakan permohonan maaf terhadap masyarakat Cina atas penggunaan perkataan yang tidak sesuai semasa berkempen di Putatan baru-baru ini. Katanya, beliau agak emosional semasa menyentuh tentang ketidakprihatinan kerajaan Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) dalam melantik menteri daripada masyarakat…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (Exim Bank) will step up its efforts to provide the support needed by companies to survive and thrive throughout next year’s stormy economic climate, where the global economy is expected to return to its slowing growth rate. President and CEO Arshad Ismail…
KUALA LUMPUR – Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) has to win the 15th general election (GE15) before naming its prime ministerial candidate. GTA pro-tem chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the matter was not a party priority for now. “We don’t have a prime ministerial candidate. What’s the use of having…
KUALA LUMPUR – Former PKR vice-president Chua Tian Chang will allegedly hold a closed-door meeting with party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim before polling day for the 15th general election (GE15) this Saturday. According to Chua’s lawyer Gurmukh Singh, authorities had advised the duo against a public meeting as it…
KUALA LUMPUR: Khairy Jamaluddin, who has declared his hope of becoming the prime minister one day, said Malaysia’s next big leap lies in a new industrial policy of reinvestment in manufacturing to take advantage of global opportunities. He said Malaysia should position itself by choosing strategic areas of production, whether…
ALOR SETAR: Pakatan Harapan’s candidate for Alor Setar, Simon Ooi, is banking on bread and butter issues, affordable housing and educational opportunities to win over Malay voters in the general election. PH only managed to gain 25% to 30% of the Malay votes in GE14. Since it fell from power…
PETALING JAYA: PAS should think about ditching Muhyiddin Yassin’s Bersatu and allying with another party, says Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail, an Umno vice-president, said the Perikatan Nasional chairman’s strong rebuke against PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan yesterday was “embarrassing” when the Islamic party was larger and more established than…
PETALING JAYA: Analysts see troubled waters for Malay-based parties Bersatu and Pejuang in the general election as the Malay votes have become unpredictable. They say the Pejuang-led Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) may even end up losing all the seats it held, including the Langkawi and Jerlun constituencies, which Dr Mahathir…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Johari Ghani has asserted that Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be the prime minister should Barisan Nasional (BN) win the general election. Johari criticised the coalition’s opponents for claiming that “one vote for BN is one vote for Zahid as prime minister”, in reference to…