PETALING JAYA: Muda candidate Danial Abdul Majeed, who came under criticism over old tweets in support of Barisan Nasional, said yesterday he had switched his support to Muda for “a better cause” and to fight for a better Malaysia. He said he was shocked that “as soon as my candidacy…
PETALING JAYA: Police and a private hospital in Klang have launched an investigation into a viral video which shows a man, allegedly a member of the hospital staff, stepping on a “kholam” floor decoration marking Deepavali. Klang Utara police chief S Vijaya Rao said the man will be called to…
PETALING JAYA: Larry Sng’s constant switching of political parties may cost him the Julau parliamentary seat in Sarawak at the coming general election, say two political analysts. Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Dick Lembang Dugun both said Sng’s habitual changing of parties meant political sentiment…
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim says Tambun will be the new base for his political work if he wins the parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). “Insya Allah, if I win Tambun on Nov 19, Tambun will be my base,” he said at a Pakatan Harapan event…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu says the key to his retaining the Tambun seat at the general election would be the votes from the Indian community, whom he regards as kingmakers in the constituency. Faizal, who won in Tambun on a Pakatan Harapan (PH) ticket in the…
JOHOR BAHRU: Fatin Zulaikha Zaidi has been named by DAP to contest the Mersing parliamentary seat, while Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong will stand in Iskandar Puteri, the seat last held by party veteran Lim Kit Siang. Fatin Zulaikha, 29, a Johor Bahru native, is the third Malay woman…
ROZMAN ISLI LABUAN: Ketua bahagian Parti Warisan (Warisan) Labuan Datuk Rozman Isli meminta pengundi muda menggunakan keistimewaan hak mengundi secara automatik dengan turun mengundi beramai-ramai pada tarikh pembuangan undi 15 November depan. Katanya mungkin ianya satu kejutan budaya kepada remaja yang baru mencapai 18 tahun untuk bersama warga dewasa untuk…
PETALING JAYA: A helicopter with six people onboard has crashed in Cameron Highlands, according to a report by China Press. The six people comprise the pilot, a doctor and four medical staff. The incident was said to have occurred at 1.15pm, with the helicopter owned by a private company. According…
PETALING JAYA: Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz, the son of a former PAS spiritual leader, will contest for Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Perak, the coalition’s chairman Anwar Ibrahim has announced. Nik Omar is the second child of former PAS leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. Anwar also said former Lembaga…
KOTA KINABALU: The Pakatan Harapan manifesto for the 15th general election (GE15) will include its promise to name a deputy prime minister from Sabah or Sarawak. “In the last election, the promise was made but not incorporated in the manifesto. When PH became the government, we worked hard to fulfil…
KOTA KINABALU – Barisan Nasional’s (BN) “carrot” of a deputy prime minister post for Sabah or Sarawak is a hollow gesture that will only benefit a few political elites, said DAP’s Kota Kinabalu incumbent Chan Foong Hin. Chan, who is also a member of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto committee,…
PETALING JAYA – Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz, son of former Kelantan menteri besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, will represent PKR in Perak in the 15th general election (GE15). Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced that Public Service Department deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Zainal Azman…
PETALING JAYA: PKR has yet to decide who among two women candidates will contest in the Ampang seat in the upcoming general election (GE15). A source from PKR’s Ampang division told FMT that the seat will either be contested by PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar or Batu Tiga assemblyman Rodziah…
PUTRAJAYA: A Sabah-born man and a teenager from Perak can finally call themselves Malaysians, after battling several years in the courts to be recognised as citizens. This comes after the Federal Court dismissed the national registration department’s (JPN) and home ministry’s bids to appeal against a lower court’s decision to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Raub MP Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji has denied allegations that he had linked Pahang royalty with former prime minister Najib Razak’s corruption cases in a speech in Mentakab last week. The DAP deputy secretary-general alleged that those who were making these claims were trying to “spin”…
PETALING JAYA: Zaid Ibrahim has criticised the Bar Council over its response to the declassification and publication of the special task force’s report on former attorney-general (AG) Tommy Thomas’ controversial book. “Karen Cheah’s comments yesterday show up the Bar Council’s innate desire to champion the cause of the opposition even…
KUCHING: It is learned that Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar does not want to defend the Santubong parliamentary seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 15th general election (GE15). FMT was informed by reliable sources that the four-term Santubong MP requested not to be fielded as a candidate and proposed…
PETALING JAYA: Police have detained the parents of two children who were spotted playing on the ledge of a condominium’s balcony. A 10-second video of the incident has since gone viral. Worried neighbours at the condominium in Taman Setapak can be heard frantically urging the children to sit down and…
KUALA LUMPUR – PKR is set to reveal its list of high-profile candidates contesting in the upcoming general election (GE15) at a special press conference this afternoon. Party deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the announcement will be jointly made by him and president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Apart from the…
KUCHING: It is learned that Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar does not want to defend the Santubong parliamentary seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 15th general election (GE15). FMT was informed by reliable sources that the four-term Santubong MP requested not to be fielded as a candidate and proposed…