ALOR SETAR: Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor will have an audience with the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at Istana Anak Bukit here on Thursday (Aug 17) to present his proposed list of state executive councillors. He said the list had been obtained from the Perikatan Nasional parties' leadership...
KLANG: Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional's losses in Malay-majority areas are probably due to the anger and disappointment of the electorate, says Tan Sri Noh Omar. The former Selangor Umno chief and six-term Tanjong Karang MP said Malays are especially disappointed and angry with Umno, which they believe has strayed from its original struggles. “Now the Malays...
KLANG: Candidates contesting for state seats under the Kuala Selangor parliamentary constituency need to only garner a small percentage of Malay votes to achieve a very simple majority. This is because Chinese and Indian votes in the area are fixed deposit votes for Pakatan Harapan and will transfer to Barisan Nasional candidates contesting in any of...
BALIK PULAU: The PAS-linked "green wave" sweeping over Penang is just a psychological warfare tactic, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. The Barisan Nasional secretary-general said the most important thing for the coalition, especially Umno's machinery, was to build solidarity and have full confidence in the candidates being fielded for the Aug 12 state polls. "I...
GEORGE TOWN: Lim Guan Eng denies that he is eyeing a post in the Penang executive committee should the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional pact win the upcoming state polls. "I was the Penang chief minister. Do you think I still want to become an exco member? You must be joking! "Chances must be given to others. How can...
PETALING JAYA: There is no element of corruption in the government awarding grants of RM100,000 to the Terengganu Tengah Youth Development Council Federation (Ketengah) and RM250,000 to Terengganu Youth Council, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner said the grants were a government initiative and not a form of vote-buying. "This is a...
PETALING JAYA: Bandar Utama is set to see a three-way fight between incumbent Jamaliah Jamaluddin and two first-time candidates eyeing the seat. She will be up against Muda's environmentalist Abe Lim and Gerakan's Nur Aliff Mohd Tafid. Kampung Tunku incumbent Lim Yi Wei is also seeking a second term and she will be defending her seat in...
GOMBAK: Although anticipating a tough fight, Pakatan Harapan’s Hulu Kelang candidate Juwairiya Zulkifli is all set to take on her former boss Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Asked if she was worried that she would be facing a heavyweight, the deputy Wanita PKR chief said she did not fear her opponent. She added that Azmin was not...
KOTA BARU: Perikatan Nasional is set to contest at all 45 state seats in the Kelantan state legislative assembly with Pas having the most candidates. When making the announcement on Thursday (July 27) night, Kelantan Perikatan chairman Datuk Ahmad Yakob said Pas would field 39 candidates. As for Bersatu, the Kelantan Mentri Besar said the party was...
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan is expected to contest 44 seats in Selangor while Barisan Nasional will contest 12. The 12 seats speculated to be contested by Barisan candidates are Dusun Tua, Semenyih, Gombak Setia, Batang Kali, Kuang, Jeram, Sijangkang, Dengkil, Jeram, Selat Kelang, Sungai Burong and Sungai Panjang. The Gombak Setia seat was won by Hilman Idham...
