JOHOR BAHRU: The fifth Iskandar Malaysia Law Conference is set to address the post-pandemic challenges faced by players in the digital economy and healthcare development from a legal perspective. The annual conference is organised jointly by MyIskandar Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda), and Law…
BERA: Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob has taken a swipe at opposition “fairy tales” about Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi becoming prime minister if BN wins the general election. In an interview with FMT, Ismail said opposition leaders had no other issue to play up to unnerve BN except…
IPOH TIMUR: Howard Lee, the Pakatan Harapan candidate for Ipoh Timur, is banking on his ties with the local community and civil service to secure victory on his first attempt at being elected an MP. Lee, who is Perak DAP secretary, was elected to the state assembly seat of Pasir…
PETALING JAYA: Titiwangsa candidate Johari Abdul Ghani believes political stability and competence – not populist policies – are the key to getting Malaysia on the path forward. Johari, a former second finance minister, said Malaysia needed development policies that brought long lasting benefits rather than populist policies that provided only…
BN Perak meminta Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) memantau kewujudan poster dan papan iklan gergasi yang dilihat mengancam dan membahayakan keselamatan masyarakat di bandar raya ini.Setiausahanya Aminuddin Md Hanafiah berkata ada bahan kempen PRU15 itu dipasang menggunakan kayu dan besi bagi menguatkan strukturnya yang boleh mendatangkan bahaya kepada pengguna.“Kita minta pemantau…
SANDAKAN: The people of Libaran are advised not to be easily influenced by the opponent’s slander dissemenating through social media or during campaigning session. The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Libaran Parliament, Datuk Suhaimi Nasir said, the opposition seemed lack of ideas to the extent that they were willing to…
SANDAKAN: People are reminded to vote wisely as it will have a long-lasting effect, especially on the future of the young generation. Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Libaran Parliament, Datuk Suhaimi Nasir said the desire of the people to try and elect a new government in the general election is…
LABUAN: The fall of the Parti Warisan goverment in Sabah in 2020 was due to the horsetrading culture that led to several assemblymen hopping to other political parties and not because the party lost the citizen’s mandate. Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal denied allegations that the party had lost…
MUAR – Perikatan Nasional (PN) will continue pushing for the bill to amend the federal constitution on citizenship for children born overseas by Malaysian mothers if given the mandate to form the federal government after the 15th general election (GE15). PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the agenda, that…
SANDAKAN – The sole candidate in Sabah contesting under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket, Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee claimed that BN has threatened the people in Beluran to vote for BN. The Beluran parliamentary candidate claimed that Sabah BN chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin had mentioned that leaders in…
KOTA KINABALU – Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has rubbished claims that he had done nothing for Sabah during his time as chief minister. In an apparent response to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, the Warisan president said he had imposed initiatives that the GRS ruling…
PETALING JAYA – A manifesto that does not solely rely on state or federal resources to be realised. This was what Pakatan Harapan’s Datuk R. Ramanan pitched to voters last night when unveiling what he labels as “solutions”. “These are solutions to issues specific to Sg Buloh which I know…
IPOH: Perak Barisan Nasional has asked the Election Commission to monitor the giant posters and billboards as they could pose a danger to the people in the city. Its secretary Aminuddin Hanafiah, who is also the BN candidate for Tambun, said some election campaign materials were installed using wood and…
PETALING JAYA: Anwar Ibrahim should take a look in the mirror before preaching against nepotism and advocating reform, a former Pakatan Harapan leader said. Saifuddin Abdullah, a former PH chief secretary, said Anwar was guilty of nepotism, as he had signed off on the candidacies of his wife Dr Wan…
PETALING JAYA: Former Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin has warned that Barisan Nasional (BN) will lose its grip over Perlis in the general election (GE15). He predicted that BN will face defeat in at least two parliamentary seats in Perlis — Arau and Padang Besar — as well as…
KUALA SELANGOR: As a trader in Tanjong Karang, Azhar Arifin is used to seeing the constituency come alive every time there is an election, but that is not happening this time around. “The atmosphere here is dull. It is as if the spirit is fading among the Barisan Nasional (BN)…
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak DAP has challenged Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Abang Johari Openg to list all development allocations that he claimed Pakatan Harapan (PH) had cut during the time it helmed the federal government. Based on the state’s 2018 budget, Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said PH had…
TAPAH: Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Saarani Mohamad has denied the existence of any internal issues in Gerik. Saarani said he visited Kampung Jong, Gerik, two days ago and had seen the hard work done by the BN machinery in the area to help the three BN candidates — Asyraf…
PETALING JAYA: Defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein wants Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim to provide authorities with proof of early voting being conducted by military personnel in Bera, Pahang, and that they had been paid RM300 to do so. This follows Anwar’s statement yesterday that he had proof backing his…
ALOR SETAR: Anwar Ibrahim took PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to task after the latter claimed Anwar was being used by DAP to woo the Malay electorate. Hadi was fixated on race-related matters despite the fact that people were more concerned about the economy, Anwar said. “I am not stupid,…