PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has urged election candidates and party supporters to act in a civil and respectful manner throughout the campaign period following the Election Commission’s (EC) announcement of nomination and polling dates for the 15th general election (GE15). In a statement…
PETALING JAYA: Electoral reform group Bersih has expressed disappointment in the Election Commission (EC) for fixing only 14 days, and not 21 days, as the campaign period for the 15th general election (GE15). It said the additional seven days would have given the contesting parties an opportunity to meet the…
KOTA KINABALU: Incoming Upko president Ewon Benedick is set to contest the Penampang parliamentary seat under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner in the 15th general election. When contacted, the Kadamaian assemblyman confirmed he would stand in Penampang, adding that he was confident facing off against Warisan deputy president Darell Leiking.…
PETALING JAYA: Former education minister Maszlee Malik is set to defend the Simpang Renggam parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). In a Facebook post, Maszlee said he met with Anwar Ibrahim this morning and the PKR president gave him the mandate to stand in Simpang Renggam. “I was…
SHAH ALAM: Amanah will contest six parliamentary seats in Selangor in the next general election (GE15). Selangor Amanah chairman Izham Hashim said the seats are Shah Alam, Kota Raja, Kuala Selangor, Sepang, Hulu Langat and Sabak Bernam. Except for Sabak Bernam, Amanah contested the same seats, and won them, during…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has called on its divisions to scrutinise the electoral roll in light of a recent finding of a surge in new voters in the span of two years. The party’s information chief, Joniston Bangkuai, said the divisions should “proactively” vet the roll to ascertain…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Solidariti Tanahairku (STAR) president Jeffrey Kitingan has expressed shock over an apparent 70% spike in voters in the Keningau parliamentary constituency. Citing the Election Commission’s (EC) latest electoral roll for Sabah, Kitingan said there were 51,777 voters in Keningau in 2018, but this has increased to 87,371…
PETALING JAYA: DAP has confirmed that not all its former MPs in Sarawak will be defending their seats in the 15th general election (GE15). Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen hinted that the party may drop those who did not perform during their term in office. “The basic requirement of…
PUTRAJAYA: A mechanic who became paralysed from the waist down while in prison has escaped the gallows for drug trafficking committed three years ago. In allowing the appeal by wheelchair-bound Ben Khaled Abd Molok, a three-member Court of Appeal bench chaired by Justice Kamaludin Said said the conviction should be…
PETALING JAYA: Muda has urged Pakatan Harapan (PH) to quickly hold formal discussions on seat allocation for the coming general election (GE15). The party’s deputy president, Amira Aisya Abd Aziz, said this was to ensure Muda and PH could move forward together in preparing for GE15. “People are asking, ‘Which…
PRAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has sought to play down his remark that he should have sacked the 12 ministers from Perikatan Nasional (PN) over their letter to the King objecting to the dissolution of Parliament. This comes after former special functions minister Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad hit…
KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng’s lawyers will initiate contempt proceedings against the prosecution in his undersea tunnel project corruption trial for allegedly failing to abide by a court order. Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo said this after Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Yusof told the court he…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear tomorrow a leave application for judicial review by a voter seeking to stop the Election Commission (EC) from holding the 15th general election. The voter is alleging that the caretaker prime minister had acted unreasonably. Lawyer R Kengadharan, appearing for Syed Iskandar Syed…
PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission (EC) is expected to spend up to RM300 million to hold separate elections for six states next year, since they are not dissolving their legislative assemblies. Former EC deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the sum would be the minimum required to cover staff…
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior manager with a government subsidiary has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting a RM72,000 bribe to help a company secure a RM5 million loan from a government agency. The 53-year-old suspect was arrested at the MACC headquarters at about 6pm yesterday…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal says he is open to contesting the Titiwangsa parliamentary seat in the coming general election (GE15). He said this was in line with his position as head of the Titiwangsa Bersatu division. “If you ask me where I am…
PETALING JAYA: Caretaker special functions minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad has hit out at Ismail Sabri Yaakob for stating that he should have sacked all the 12 ministers from Perikatan Nasional (PN) who sent a letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong objecting to the dissolution of Parliament. “Of course, we know…
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim says it is unreasonable for the education system not to take into consideration the views of parents and, more importantly, teachers. “If there is a mentality of arrogance, as present among some of our leadership, where teachers aren’t allowed to speak up, freedom of…
PETALING JAYA: A Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leader has told Perikatan Nasional to refrain from fielding any candidate against his coalition in the coming general election. Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, a vice-president in GPS’ linchpin Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), conceded that it was PN’s right to run for any…
KOTA KINABALU: More Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) elected representatives are said to be considering deserting the coalition ahead of the 15th general election (GE15) over the issue of seats and candidacies. According to GRS insiders, three assemblymen are unhappy with the coalition’s decision to work with Barisan Nasional (BN). FMT…