KOTA KINABALU – Pejuang chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed speculation that the party will collaborate with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Dr Mahathir said he and GRS chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor did not discuss politics when the latter welcomed him at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on Saturday.…
KOTA KINABALU, Increase in the number of Sabah parliamentary candidates in the coming general elections (GE15), as compared to the previous one, is an encouraging sign for Sabah’s democracy, said Tan Sri T.C Goh, President of The Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (FCAS). He also hoped that once the election…
KUCHING – Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has challenged Sarawak United People’s Party’s (SUPP) candidates for the Bandar Kuching and Stampin parliamentary seats, Eric Tay Tze Kok and Lo Khere Chiang, to name their choice for prime minister. Chong, who will be contesting in Stampin in the…
SEBERANG JAYA – The outcome of any election should be left to voters so politicians should not be preoccupied with negotiations about the “numbers” needed to form a government post-election, said PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this in response to speculations that Pakatan Harapan (PH), which he…
KUALA LUMPUR – Disgraced former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is again active on Twitter, prompting netizens to urge authorities to investigate who is accessing the account as the former Pekan MP is behind bars. Also commenters who replied to his 9.24am Twitter post lambasted Najib, labelling him a…
KUALA LUMPUR – All prime ministerial candidates from the three main political coalitions should engage in a debate before the 15th general election as part of a new political culture, a political analyst opines. Political analyst, Prof Datuk Mohammad Agus Yusoff, said a debate is the best way through which…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former banker told Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, had instructed the bank to ensure the contents of four letters, purportedly issued by one “Prince Saud Abdulaziz Al-Saud”, were to remain confidential. AmBank’s former relationship manager Joanna Yu…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has pledged to take over maintenance work for low-cost flats should it win the general election (GE15) and form the next federal government. Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran said maintenance work for these flats was usually the responsibility of the flat’s joint management bodies or management…
PETALING JAYA: Mamee-Double Decker Sdn Bhd, one of the country’s most recognisable food brands, has lost its founder. Pang Chin Hin, who established Pacific Food Sdn Bhd in 1971, the precursor of Mamee, passed away last Saturday morning at the age of 96. Through his visionary leadership and support from…
PETALING JAYA: Rafizi Ramli has hit out at his detractors who criticised the spike in value of Invoke, a data company the PKR deputy president founded. Last week, Rafizi, who is contesting the Pandan seat declared he held RM16.7 million worth of Invoke shares. Subsequently, his detractors pointed out that…
BAGAN DATUK: Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has accused Perikatan Nasional of attempting to disrupt the electoral pact between BN and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). This comes after PN fielded Bersatu vice-president Ronald Kiandee for the Beluran seat, despite GRS agreeing to allow BN to contest in the parliamentary…
PETALING JAYA: Perak Amanah chairman Asmuni Awi has slammed Perak PAS chief Razman Zakaria for claiming that Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim would introduce a “LGBT agenda” if the coalition wins the general election (GE15). In a video on his Facebook page, Razman, who is Perikatan Nasional’s candidate for the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim said his Pakatan Harapan’s alliance is confident of securing a simple majority even in the face of a multi-cornered fight in this general election (GE15). “I have been on the ground and it is a tight race,” Anwar, 75, said in a Bloomberg TV interview today.…
PETALING JAYA: PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has urged Kelantan folk to vote for Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates in the general election (GE15) to bring about “changes” in the country. At a ceramah in Tumpat last night, the deputy Perikatan Nasional chairman said PAS and Bersatu were working hard in…
LARUT: Three-term Larut MP Hamzah Zainudin’s defection from Umno to Bersatu in 2018 has not affected his reputation among most locals, with many still wanting him to represent them in Parliament. Several residents FMT spoke to said Hamzah, Perikatan Nasional’s candidate in Larut, was friendly and often on the ground…
PETALING JAYA: Former big name lawmakers Ong Tee Keat and Wee Choo Keong want to prove their political obituaries were premature. They have hit the GE15 campaign trail as Warisan party pals and MP hopefuls, a far cry from the time when they were the fiercest of political rivals. As…
PETALING JAYA: Former Klang MP Charles Santiago has taken Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to task for not holding discussions with the Election Commission (EC) on contingency plans for the general election should floods strike. Santiago pointed out that before dissolving Parliament, Ismail had claimed that the government was prepared…
PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Tian Chua denies ever being a part of former party deputy president Azmin Ali’s faction when the latter was still in the Anwar Ibrahim-led party, according to a report. Tian Chua, who is contesting the Batu seat as an independent candidate, told The Vibes he had only…
PRU15 l Dua calon Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) bagi kerusi Parlimen Permatang Pauh, Datuk Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said dari Barisan Nasional (BN) dan calon Pakatan Harapan (PH) Nurul Izzah Anwar, mempunyai misi berbeza dalam usaha menawan kerusi Parlimen itu.Bagi Mohd Zaidi, dengan kemenangan membolehkan beliau menangani isu pembangunan di…
Calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi kerusi Parlimen Simpang Renggam Hasni Mohammad menolak pelawaan berdebat dengan calon Pakatan Harapan (PH) Dr Maszlee Malik kerana bagi beliau, mengadakan sesi dialog bersama rakyat di kawasan itu adalah lebih bermanfaat.Pengerusi BN Johor itu berkata mengadakan sesi dialog bersama kepimpinan daerah, masyarakat setempat serta orang…