PETALING JAYA: A Sabah Barisan Nasional leader has shot down Muhyiddin Yassin’s assertion that seats won by Bersatu in the coming 15th general election (GE15) belong to Perikatan Nasional, saying such an arrangement would not happen. Rahman Dahlan said this is because there is a pact that Gabungan Rakyat Sabah,…
PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader has denied that his party is hanging on PAS’ coattails in the lead-up to the 15th general election (GE15). Bersatu Supreme Council member Redzuan Yusof said it was harsh of former PAS Syura Council secretary Khairuddin Aman Razali to allege that Bersatu was leeching off…
PETALING JAYA: If DAP drops Charles Santiago from its list of election candidates, it may be due to his frankness, according to party veteran Ronnie Liu. Liu said Santiago’s outspokenness had put him in the bad books of certain party leaders although it was one of the personal traits that…
PETALING JAYA: Former Election Commission (EC) chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman believes that 14 days is sufficient for parties to campaign for the coming general election (GE15). He said that from his experience, most parties, especially the smaller ones, would not prefer a longer campaign period as it is costly.…
PETALING JAYA: Lembah Pantai Umno chief Ramlan Askolani has denied rumours that former prime minister Najib Razak’s daughter, Nooryana Najwa, will be contesting the parliamentary seat there in the 15th general election (GE15). Ramlan told FMT that Nooryana’s presence at the Lembah Pantai Umno division meeting last week was in…
PETALING JAYA: It seems like a delicate task for the highway builder to wrap up the remaining 5% of the East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) project and achieve full completion by the third quarter of next year. Caretaker works minister Fadillah Yusof said the concessionaire, EKVE Sdn Bhd, was close…
PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Parti Sarawak stands a good chance of winning the Sibu parliamentary seat in the coming general election if it fields Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Dr Annuar Rapaee, says an analyst. Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said this was possible as it was likely the Chinese…
IPOH: DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has joined the chorus of criticism against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over his claim that DAP is “pro-communist”. Dismissing Hadi’s claim, Loke pointed out that the Islamic party’s president had previously cooperated with DAP leaders such as Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan…
PETALING JAYA: A majority of Sabah Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders are backing chief minister Hajiji Noor’s leadership, an assemblyman from the party said. James Ratib said his assertions were based on what he heard at a meeting with Umno representatives, the Daily Express reported. “I personally believe that…
KOTA KINABALU – As of 8.15pm today, the cheapest return flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to airports in Sabah for polling day on November 19 was around RM700. Though this price appeared to be around the usual airfare for a return ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, or…
PETALING JAYA: Puad Zarkashi has hit back at a taunt by a former Bersatu MP that Umno is a “comical” party, after the latter criticised the caretaker prime minister for a statement he made in jest. The Umno Supreme Council member highlighted a 2019 news report where Dr Abdul Latiff…
IPOH: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim will contest the Tambun parliamentary seat in the coming general election (GE15). Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, was the Port Dickson MP prior to Parliament being dissolved. He had been MP for Permatang Pauh in Penang for five terms between 1982 and…
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Barisan Nasional (BN) are in the final stages of negotiations to select candidates for the 15th general election (GE15) and the Bugaya state by-election, said GRS chairman Hajiji Noor. The Sabah chief minister said those picked would be winnable candidates who would be…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) will regulate air fares to ensure that airlines do not hike prices arbitrarily ahead of the 15th general election (GE15), says transport minister Wee Ka Siong. He said although air fares would normally increase according to the dynamic pricing mechanism, Mavcom would take…
KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says he will continue to help hawkers and petty traders if he retains his post after the 15th general election (GE15). Ismail said he could relate to the community as he himself was a hawker when growing up, selling lemons and fish…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) must come up with coherent economic views for the 15th general election (GE15) if it hopes to retake Putrajaya and lead the nation well, said DAP strategist Liew Chin Tong. Liew said the key to wooing fence-sitters, especially youngsters, was to prove that Malaysia would…
KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has accused the Selangor government of trying to stop an entrepreneurship carnival organised by the federal government from going ahead. Ismail claimed this showed the PKR-led state government’s “true colours” and that it did not care about local traders. He said the…
PETALING JAYA: Some social media users have lamented travelling back to their hometowns to cast their votes in the 15th general election (GE15), with polling day slated for Nov 19, citing expensive flight tickets and the coming monsoon season. One netizen, who posted a screenshot of a ticket price to…
PETALING JAYA: Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has paid tribute to DAP’s Kasthuri Patto, after the former Batu Kawan MP announced that she would not be contesting in the 15th general election (GE15). Shahril, the Umno Youth vice-chief, recalled a short conversation he had with Kasthuri while she was waiting…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been told not to worry about the country’s security despite allegations of an active foreign intelligence agency operating in the country. Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he was waiting for a report from the police and the National Security Council (MKN) regarding the alleged…