PETALING JAYA: Kota Kinabalu police have launched a probe into a video of a boy, who looked to be in his teens, assaulting a girl with his fist and shoe, and kicking her. While the incident is believed to have taken place at a shopping mall in the Sabah capital,…
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government plans to table a motion on an anti-hopping bill at its next state assembly meeting. State assembly speaker Juhari Bulat said although Parliament had passed the anti-hopping law which came into force on Oct 5, there was still time for the state government to do…
PUTRAJAYA: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has advised Malaysians to wear masks when on the campaign trail and at polling centres for the 15th general election (GE15). Khairy said the ministry “highly recommends” that the people wear masks, especially with the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. “I encourage anyone participating in…
KUALA LUMPUR – Masking indoors in crowded spaces is now highly encouraged by the Health Ministry, as Malaysia is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections, Khairy Jamaluddin said. The caretaker health minister said indoor masking is still voluntary, but is recommended as the country faces a “small wave” of new…
SARIKEI – Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) has formed a disciplinary committee having the immediate task of considering the fate of its suspended members. PBM president Datuk Larry Sng, who chaired its supreme council meeting at the party’s headquarters here last night, announced that the disciplinary committee would comprise PBM deputy…
PUTRAJAYA – There are parliamentary seat incumbents who will not be called to contest in the 15th general election (GE15) when PAS announces its candidates Wednesday, said PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. The party is set to contest in more than 60 seats. He said the incumbents involved had…
MIRI – Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) can be a serious threat to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the urban Miri federal seat, GPS’ Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) secretary general Datuk Sebastian Ting has said. PSB, a local opposition party, is fielding former mayor Datuk Lawrence Lai as its Miri…
KOTA KINABALU – The door to cooperation between Warisan and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) remains open despite the latter’s apparently racially driven attack of the former last week. Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the door was never closed and that his intention to work with a local…
1. Pertama sekali saya ingin mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih atas kehadiran rakan-rakan media pada Sidang Media Khas Pertubuhan Kinabalu Progresif Bersatu UPKO pada tengahari ini. 2. Untuk makluman, setelah perbincangan dan rundingan dilakukan sesama ahli komponen Pakatan Harapan di peringkat pusat dan peringkat negeri, maka pada hari ini kita akan…
PETALING JAYA: A man shown stepping on a kolam marking Deepavali in a viral video has been arrested after surrendering himself to the police yesterday. Klang Utara police chief S Vijaya Rao told FMT that another man who recorded the act was also arrested. He said the duo had turned…
PENAMPANG: Upko will contest for five parliamentary seats in Sabah in the 15th general election (GE15), with outgoing party president Wilfred Madius Tangau seeking a fifth term as Tuaran MP. Incoming president Ewon Benedick will contest for the Penampang seat while youth wing chief Felix Joseph Saang will vie for…
TOKYO: Malaysia will hold a general election on Nov 19, with the counting of votes to take place the same day. The 15th general election since the country’s independence in 1957 will be a four-way race. The first contestant is the ruling Umno-Barisan Nasional, to which Prime Minister Ismail Sabri…
PETALING JAYA: Amanah members are unhappy after losing out on seats to DAP and Muda for the 15th general election (GE15), a party leader said. Mazlan Aliman, a Johor Amanah central committee member, criticised the party leadership for being “weak” in seat negotiations compared to their counterparts in PKR and…
PETALING JAYA: Zaid Ibrahim has called on Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) to champion the religious moderation that underpinned the country’s unity in the post-independence years. “It is important that the world see Malaysia for what it has always stood for – a country where all people of every race…
PETALING JAYA: Perak Muda chief Mutalib Uthman has conceded the Tapah parliamentary seat to PKR and apologised over the premature announcement of his candidacy for the seat yesterday. In a Facebook post, Mutalib also said he will still be contesting in the coming general election (GE15), but for a rural…
KOTA KINABALU: Warisan has named three young candidates to represent the party in Sabah in the 15th general election (GE15). Warisan president Shafie Apdal said the party will field lawyer Chen Ket Chuin, 28, in Tawau, chemical engineer Alex Thien, 31, in Sandakan, and research analyst Amanda Yeo, 29, in…
KOTA KINABALU – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to announce the party’s candidates for its allotted parliamentary seats in Sabah for the 15th general election (GE15) at the Pan Borneo Hotel Putatan near here at 4pm today. With its coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) set to contest in…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin claims that former party chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the first one to initiate the move for the Malay party to quit Pakatan Harapan (PH) but made a “U-turn” later. He said Mahathir changed his mind at the last minute after the PH presidential…
PETALING JAYA: Penang Barisan Nasional is confident of winning more than the two parliamentary seats it won in the 2018 general election, says the coalition’s state chairman, Musa Sheikh Fadzir. He said BN will defend Kepala Batas and Tasek Gelugor and go all out to capture Balik Pulau, Permatang Pauh…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) has been shut out of an electoral pact with Pakatan Harapan (PH) as the party’s request to be allocated a seat had been denied. The party said the PH decision was conveyed in a letter today. “Without a single seat given, we understand that…