PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has pledged to appoint a deputy prime minister from Sabah should the coalition win the 15th general election (GE15). Zahid said BN will also propose the appointment of deputy prime ministers from Sarawak and the peninsula to ensure that the people…
PETALING JAYA: Gerakan president Dominic Lau might be contesting a parliamentary seat in Penang, after losing two previous general election contests in Batu. Lau gave a hint of his candidacy when speaking to reporters after launching the Perikatan Nasional (PN) operations room in Puchong today, Bernama reported. Lau said Gerakan…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) president Zuraida Kamaruddin has confirmed that she will be defending the Ampang parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). “InsyaAllah (God willing), I will defend the seat,” the caretaker plantation industries and commodities minister said at a press conference. The former PKR vice-president…
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak’s ruling coalition, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, will give its support to the party that can form a strong and stable federal government, according to GPS chairman Abang Johari Openg. He said the coalition had backed Muhyiddin Yassin to form a government in 2020 because GPS valued the country’s…
SANDAKAN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will maintain its commitment to appoint three deputy prime ministers if the coalition is voted into power at the general election next month. PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim said there will be one deputy prime minister from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak respectively. “This proposal has existed…
PETALING JAYA: A former political aide has dismissed a contention that Warisan is attempting to form an alliance with Sarawak’s ruling coalition merely to shore up support in its home base. Ben Mansul said the idea of a Borneo Bloc comprising GPS of Sarawak and Warisan of Sabah was in…
PETALING JAYA: DAP strategist Liew Chin Tong believes Umno is stuck and has not made political headway since Parliament was dissolved earlier this month, with infighting and voters’ fear of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi becoming prime minister among the reasons. He said voters may have been put off by Prime Minister…
PETALING JAYA: Former second finance minister Johari Ghani has reminded the public that it is important to evaluate the performance of election candidates before casting their votes at the coming general election. With Malaysia facing economic instability, competent and credible leaders were needed to govern the country, the federal territories…
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Okt (Bernama) -- Malaysia boleh menjalin kerjasama dengan negara Islam lain dalam menambah baik ilmu al-Quran, kata seorang daripada hakim Majlis Tilawah dan Menghafaz Al-Quran Peringkat Antarabangsa (MTHQA) ke-62 hari ini. Syeikh Dr Mohamed Ali Atafay berkata umat Islam di Malaysia boleh mendalami 'manhaj' atau metodologi menghafal kitab suci itu yang…
TAWAU: A vote for the wrong party will result in continued hardships affecting the people's livelihoods, said Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH) Chairman Datuk Christina Liew. Speaking at PKR President Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Jelajah Sabah Tawau Zone event at the Calvary Crown Hall on Sunday, she said : "Don't make…
Incumbent Tawau MP Datuk Christina Liew supported the Kg Kinabutan Bukit-level Maulidur Rasul 2022 celebration at Batu 6, Jalan Apas. Photo shows the MP (3rd right) presenting a personal contribution to the Chairman of the Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK), Puan Nawar Boto at her residence on Friday.
PETALING JAYA : Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he is open to discussions with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on working together in the next general election (GE15). “I believe we both share a common goal and if I have to make the first move, I will do it,”…
PETALING JAYA: Dr Boo Cheng Hau has offered himself to contest for the Iskandar Puteri parliamentary seat if DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang is not willing to do so in the 15th general election. The Johor DAP committee member said he personally hoped that Lim would defend his seat as…
PETALING JAYA: Shopee has until the end of October to explain the first and last mile delivery issues raised by its consumers and merchants, says the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). The regulator’s CEO, Iskandar Ismail, said they have engaged with the e-commerce platform because of increasing complaints from consumers and…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded an inflation rate of 4.5% in September, down from 4.7% in August, says caretaker economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed. He said that on a month-on-month comparison, inflation in September continued to moderate by 0.1% compared with 0.2% in August, while for the period from January to…
PETALING JAYA: A former PKR MP has hit out at Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s “misguided and wrong” comments on Anwar Ibrahim’s royal pardon, saying the caretaker prime minister should check his facts. R Sivarasa said Ismail should also retract his comments. “Ismail should read relevant court judgments on the issues he…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed Nov 25 to rule on Tommy Thomas’ bid to quash Najib Razak’s misfeasance in public office lawsuit brought against him. Justice Ahmad Bache set the date after hearing submissions from lawyers for both Najib and Thomas over the past two days. The…
PETALING JAYA: Nooryana Najwa, the daughter of former prime minister Najib Razak, has questioned why Anwar Ibrahim was allowed to campaign during a general election while in prison but not her father. “Is it because my father’s name is Najib as he is even prohibited from making any statements, including…
SHAH ALAM: The High Court has ordered The Star and two others to pay more than RM116,000 in costs to a former Perak executive councillor who won a defamation suit last month. Lawyer R Kengadharan said the trial judge, judicial commissioner Tee Geok Hock, apportioned the costs payable by The…
PETALING JAYA: An aide to Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed a claim that Zahid will not defend his Bagan Datuk parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). Asked to confirm a Sinar Harian report which said Zahid would not contest in the Nov 19 polls, the aide…