PUTRAJAYA: The appeal by clerk Sam Ke Ting against her conviction and jail sentence for reckless driving that led to the death of eight teenagers on modified bicycles, or “basikal lajak”, will be heard on March 31 next year. Sam’s counsel, Harvinderjit Singh, said the date was fixed after case…
PETALING JAYA: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) convention, originally slated for Oct 29, has been brought forward to Oct 20, which is when the Election Commission (EC) will meet to decide key dates for the 15th general election (GE15). PH communications director Fahmi Fadzil said the convention would still be held…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) is only considering an electoral pact with Muda for the next general election (GE15) instead of admitting the youth party as a component party, says the coalition’s chairman Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said it would be difficult to bring Muda in as PH’s fifth component party…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth has submitted its list of candidates to contest in the parliamentary and state constituencies in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15), said its chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. He said the candidates consisted of more new faces and were selected based on the areas where they could…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP strategist and a political scientist said the opposition coalition should move away from a negative style of campaigning and old narratives respectively, for the impending 15th general election (GE15). Liew Chin Tong said Pakatan Harapan (PH) was “stuck” on running a negative campaign. He said this…
PETALING JAYA: Umno’s Zaid Ibrahim has called on the Election Commission (EC) to hold the 15th general election (GE15) quickly so the nation can return to business as usual with a government that has the rakyat’s mandate. “This is the 21st century. We must move in double-quick time,” the former…
PETALING JAYA: The Pekan Umno division will stick to naming the jailed Najib Razak as a potential candidate for the next general election (GE15), said the division’s deputy head, Zamri Ramly. Zamri said the former prime minister, who has been the Pekan MP since 1976, except for one term from…
PETALING JAYA: A global fund manager has extolled the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project as one that has the potential to unite people in different parts of Peninsular Malaysia. Capital Dynamics Group managing director Tan Teng Boo said the ECRL’s value went beyond ringgit and sen and the project…
PETALING JAYA: The government has, with immediate effect, rescinded the “economy class only” domestic air travel ruling that it imposed on civil servants last July as a cost-trimming move. They can now travel in business class if they are eligible under a directive issued in 2020. Treasury secretary-general Asri Hamidon…
PETALING JAYA: Muhibah Sekitar Sdn Bhd has taken over the development of a condominium project that was abandoned in 2018 to help potential buyers who were left high and dry by the previous developer. The company, which is the new land owner, has been given the green light to develop…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan should stick to its initial decision and not dissolve the state assemblies in Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan, says political analyst Wong Chin Huat. He said the coalition was against having the 15th general election during the floods, so there is no reason that the state…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) has submitted its list of parliamentary candidates for the 15th general election (GE15) to the central leadership, said its chairman Musa Sheikh Fadzir. He said the state BN had also sent the list of state legislative assembly candidates to the central leadership following Penang…
PETALING JAYA: PKR will name its candidates for the coming general election (GE15) by Oct 19, said deputy president Rafizi Ramli. Rafizi said a committee headed by himself and the party’s vice-presidents will decide on a shortlist of candidates. “The committee’s secretariat is now filtering the list of potential candidates,”…
GEORGE TOWN: Pakatan Harapan (PH) would be placed in an awkward position if its top leadership agrees to greenlight the dissolution of the Penang state assembly, says an analyst. Last week, PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim said the coalition would not hold state elections in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang so…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former AmBank managing director told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, commonly known as Jho Low, was the person who introduced him to the former prime minister. Cheah Tek Kuang said he went to Najib’s Langgak Duta house some…
PETALING JAYA: The number of flood victims still seeking shelter at relief centres in Sarawak dropped to 33 this morning from 38 yesterday. The civil defence force said two relief centres were still in operation in the Subis district in Miri. “Five victims from two families are at the centre…
MIRI – Sarawak PKR has agreed for all its candidates in the 15th general election to use the Pakatan Harapan (PH) logo as a show of unity with the coalition’s partners, its deputy chairman Abun Sui said. “This is a show of unity and purpose among Sarawak PKR and our…
KOTA KINABALU – Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest 13 and 12 federal seats respectively in an apparent seat-sharing formula between the two political groupings in the 15th general election (GE15). According to sources close to the matter, the two coalitions are still finalising the terms…
PETALING JAYA: Perak must pass its anti-hopping enactment before dissolving its state assembly, says an assemblyman. Chong Zhemin (Keranji) said this is to prevent the state’s legitimate government from being toppled by assemblymen who jump ship, as had been the case twice before. His comments follow a Bernama report that…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Klang MP Charles Santiago has gone to court to stop the Election Commission (EC) from conducting the 15th edition of the polls as the caretaker prime minister is said to have breached provisions in the Federal Constitution. Santiago, who filed an originating summons at the High Court…