Kemaman by-election: Barisan may field direct candidate, says Zahid

ALOR STAR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has hinted that Barisan Nasional may field a direct candidate in the Kemaman parliamentary by-election. The Barisan chairman said the coalition used same method in previous elections where candidates were chosen without regard to the hierarchy of positions within the party, and this move was well received. "We will...

RM30 mil allocation for TVET Programme at Centexs, says Ahmad Zahid

KUCHING: The government has approved an RM30 mil allocation for the development of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme to the Centre Of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) Commercial, said the Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic). The Deputy Prime Minister said the fund was for a long-term collaboration between TVET and CENTEXS to...

OIC member states’ collective responsibility to counter Islamophobia, says Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: It is the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states’ collective responsibility to counter Islamophobia by encouraging dialogue, raising awareness and disseminating a positive message of Islam to the world, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic). The Deputy Prime Minister said addressing Islamophobia entailed various levels of engagement with members of the international...

Umno to conduct post-mortem to identify weaknesses following state polls

SERDANG: Umno will conduct a post-mortem to identify weaknesses that contributed to the party losing most of the seats it contested in the six state elections on Saturday (Aug 12), says its vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Commenting on calls for Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down following the party’s...