PETALING JAYA: Offers from three states have made PKR president Anwar Ibrahim “dizzy” about where to contest in the coming general election. “Negeri Sembilan asked, Johor asked, Perak asked … only Penang didn’t ask me to come back to contest,” he said in jest after launching the Pakatan Harapan women’s…
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Okt (Bernama) -- Perak hanya selangkah lagi memburu kejuaraan hatrik pada kejohanan hoki Piala Tun Abdul Razak 2022 selepas menewaskan Melaka 2-1 di Stadium Hoki Nasional Bukit Jalil, malam ini. Pada saingan separuh akhir, anak buah S. Jagatheesan membuka tirai jaringan menerusi pukulan penalti Syed Mohammad Syafiq…
PETALING JAYA: Caretaker health minister Khairy Jamaluddin is still unsure where he will contest in the 15th general election (GE15). “If I knew that, I wouldn’t be so worried,” he said in jest to reporters on the sidelines of the Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) conference today, before adding that he…
PUTRAJAYA: Umno treasurer-general Tengku Adnan Mansor says his party and Barisan Nasional (BN) have their own advantages and strengths despite the decision to go solo in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Tengku Adnan, who is also the Putrajaya Umno division chief, said he was optimistic the people would continue…
PUTRAJAYA – Umno treasurer-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today that the party and Barisan Nasional (BN) have their own advantages and strengths despite the decision to go solo in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Tengku Adnan, who is also Putrajaya Umno chief, was optimistic that the…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader has urged Pakatan Harapan (PH) to consider dissolving the legislative assemblies of all three states it governs in line with Parliament’s dissolution to make way for simultaneous parliamentary and state elections. DAP national legal bureau chairman Ramkarpal Singh said PH should not burden the people…
PETALING JAYA: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, controls US$333 million through a British Virgin Islands company which has an office in Shanghai, said the author of a book on the 1MDB scandal. Citing public records, Bradley Hope said Jinweijing Business Consulting recently changed ownership from JynWel, the…
PUTRAJAYA: A petition of appeal filed on behalf of Rosmah Mansor has listed 127 reasons why the Court of Appeal must set aside both her conviction and sentence in a RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. The petition, which outlines where trial judge Zaini Mazlan…
KOTA MARUDU: Sabah and Sarawak will be the kingmakers in the 15th general election due to the number of seats in the two states, says Warisan president Shafie Apdal. Sabah has 25 parliamentary seats while Sarawak has 31. Shafie said they would be able to determine which coalition formed the…
PETALING JAYA: Two lawyers have welcomed a retired judge’s idea of affordable arbitration, saying its adoption can help reduce the backlog of shariah and civil cases. Former Malaysian Bar president Salim Bashir and veteran civil lawyer Bastian Pius Vendargon said affordable arbitration was a less expensive alternative to existing shariah…
PETALING JAYA: Analysts predict a tough run for former federal deputy energy and natural resources minister Ali Biju if he decides to defend his parliament seat of Saratok. His re-election would be unlikely, said James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute and Dick Lembang Dugun of Universiti Malaysia…
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook says the party has yet to come to an agreement on whether to dissolve the Penang state assembly. Asked if DAP had decided on the matter after a two-hour meeting last night, Loke said there was “no decision made”. “Sorry, we have no…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak may yet have a hand in influencing voters in the coming general election despite being behind bars, according to two analysts. Speaking to FMT, James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute, and Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir referred to Najib’s…
KOTA KINABALU: Warisan is capable of another strong performance in the 15th general election (GE15) even if it decides to go solo in Sabah, say political analysts. In the last general election in 2018, Warisan, which was contesting an election for the first time, managed to win eight seats, including…
PETALING JAYA: Pahang and Perlis have announced the dissolution of their state assemblies effective today, which will allow state elections to be held simultaneously with the parliamentary elections in GE15. According to Bernama, the menteris besar of both states announced the dissolution following audiences with their respective rulers. Pahang menteri…
SHAH ALAM: Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob does not blame the 12 Perikatan Nasional (PN) ministers for sending a letter to the King to state their opposition to holding the 15th general election (GE15) this year. Ismail told reporters the ministers from PAS and Bersatu were just following the…
PETALING JAYA: Former Sungai Benut MP Tawfik Ismail is set to contest against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the 15th general election (GE15). Tawfik, the son of Malaysia’s second deputy prime minister, Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, confirmed with FMT that he will throw his hat into the ring against…
KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has insisted that Sabah will never be ceded to or come under the control of the Philippines. He said the government will always defend the integrity of its territorial sovereignty. He said this in a statement today to “clarify and expand”…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim has turned down Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s offer of cooperation ahead of the 15th general election (GE15). Anwar said he had to refuse Mahathir’s offer as he feels the former prime minister’s stance on matters is inconsistent. “It’s…
KUANTAN: Menteri besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said the position of the Pahang legislative assembly will be known soon after passing the state budget for 2023. He said the priority now is to pass the budget which was tabled last Friday so that the state government’s plans for the people…