PETALING JAYA: Former MIC chief Dr S Subramaniam predicts that a coalition led by Barisan Nasional will form the government after the Nov 19 general election (GE15) although the opposition will do well in urban areas. The former health minister said this was not due to a transformation in BN…
PETALING JAYA: Ezam Mohd Nor, a former political secretary to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, will be fielded by Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) for the Petaling Jaya parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). The former PKR leader will be among nine candidates to be fielded by PRM in Selangor…
PETALING JAYA: Ismail Abd Muttalib, who was dropped by Barisan Nasional (BN) as a candidate for the coming general election, will defend his Maran parliamentary seat in Pahang under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner. This was announced by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang at an event in Marang, Terengganu, last…
KOTA KINABALU: Three Kiulu political leaders, including a former Sabah-level Unduk Ngadau winner will be vying for the Tuaran Parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). They are UPKO President Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau, Kiulu Assemblyman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai and former beauty queen Jo-anna Sue Henley Rampas. The…
Sayap bersekutu Bersatu Segamat meminta pucuk pimpinan parti itu untuk meneliti semula pilihan calonnya untuk kerusi Parlimen itu pada PRU15.Ketuanya, R Sivarajah mendakwa calon yang dinamakan Perikatan Nasional (PN) buat masa ini, P Poobalan "kurang popular dan tidak aktif" di Segamat berbanding calon daripada PH dan BN."Pertamanya, calon PN ini…
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JOHOR BAHRU: Several houses in Segamat were flooded after Sungai Muar overflowed its banks yesterday, with floodwaters reaching knee-level. Segamat disaster management committee chairman Hasrin Kamal Hashim said 17 people were evacuated to a relief centre at Kampung Batu Badak community hall at 8am today. He said the evacuees were…
PETALING JAYA: Politicians who are facing corruption charges in court should not contest in the coming general election (GE15), says the Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4). The anti-graft group’s chairman, Edmund Terence Gomez, said these politicians must clear themselves of such allegations before they stand for election. “I…
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial has been adjourned to next year pending the outcome of the former deputy prime minister’s appeal to the Court of Appeal in respect of his application to obtain statements recorded from witnesses by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Zahid’s lead counsel, Hisyam Teh…
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA will be contesting the Batu parliamentary seat instead of MIC following discussions with Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last night, says party president Wee Ka Siong. At a press conference, Wee said it was agreed MCA would contest Batu after the party “handed” the Padang Serai…
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman wants to take part in former Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah’s legal challenge to a show cause order issued by the shariah court over an alleged contemptuous statement she made about the Islamic judicial system. Lawyer Akberdin Abdul Kader told reporters that SM Faisal SM…
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) is looking to field Umno’s Shahidan Kassim for the Arau parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). Yesterday, the former Arau MP said he still wants to contest the seat although his name was dropped as a BN candidate and replaced by Rozabil Abdul…
KLANG: Recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) and allocating two deputy prime minister’s posts are among the key pledges in Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto for the 15th general election. The coalition promised to make public higher education institutions recognise the UEC, on the condition that applicants had at least a credit…
PETALING JAYA: Former Ketereh MP Annuar Musa claims that Umno’s failure to discuss his omission from the list of candidates for the general election (GE15) violates the party’s constitution. Annuar was among the notable Umno leaders left out of Barisan Nasional’s list of candidates for GE15 announced by BN chairman…
PETALING JAYA: Popular Islamic preacher Kazim Elias has pulled out of contesting the Larut parliamentary seat for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general election. Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud will replace Kazim, Sinar Harian quoted Perak BN chief Saarani Mohamad as saying. “There has been a change in the Larut parliamentary…
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood evacuees in Sabah rose to 923 this morning from 801 last night. The state disaster management secretariat said the evacuees, from 301 families, are seeking shelter at 11 relief centres in five districts. It said Tenom, in the interior of the state, was the…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi has dismissed claims that the decision to drop several big names for the coming general election (GE15) will hurt the party. While he did not provide any names, Puad said some of the “heavyweight leaders” who were not picked for GE15 have…
PETALING JAYA: Warisan will find it tough to compete against the three main coalitions in Peninsular Malaysia despite fielding former MCA and DAP leaders in the coming general election, say analysts. They say the former Sabah-based party is taking on established parties from Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.…
PETALING JAYA: A former city councillor and a former residents’ association president have questioned PKR’s rationale for dropping Maria Chin Abdullah as a candidate in the coming polls. Former MBPJ councillor Richard Yeoh said he was puzzled by PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli’s claim that the former Petaling Jaya MP…
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has warned former MPs who have not been picked as candidates in the 15th general election not to betray or slander the coalition. In a Facebook post, Zahid said that although they may not have been selected, they need to adopt…