PENAMPANG: Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, who is also the Papar MP, has confirmed that he will not contest in the 17th Sabah state election. The Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) deputy secretary-general dismissed reports from a news portal claiming he would contest the Pantai Manis state assembly seat. "I have no...
BAGAN DATUK: Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) have finalised the seat distribution for the 17th Sabah State Election to ensure there are no clashes between the two coalitions. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he understood that the seat distribution negotiations between PH and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) were in the...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR's decision to leave the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition was in line with the overwhelming call for the local coalition to go solo in the state election, the party's information chief Anuar Ghani said. He said the delegates at the Sabah STAR-Parti Bersatu Sabah convention July 12 made it very clear for...
KOTA KINABALU: The exit of two component parties of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is a clear sign that there is a crisis of confidence even before the elections, says Sabah Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. “GRS today has already broken up due to a crisis of confidence among themselves, even before the election,”...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR, the third biggest coalition partner in the eight party Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has pulled out of the local coalition over its move to forge an electoral pact with Pakatan Harapan. Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan when contacted confirmed that he had informed the GRS presidential council meeting on...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah-based political parties in Labuan must work together with a shared goal to realise the vision for the island when it was handed over to become a Federal Territory in 1984. Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the current situation in Labuan is far from the original expectations. "In fact, Labuan, once...
KOTA KINABALU: Political watchers are weighing in on the possibility of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor dissolving the state assembly within days after his Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) three-day congress from July 25-27. With only four months to the automatic dissolution on Nov 11, some analysts speculate that Hajiji is likely to call...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's continued reliance on sub-contracting and concession distribution of its oil and gas instead of taking a more direct role is why the state lacks technical expertise and capital in the field, says Warisan. The party's information chief, Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman (pic), was responding to Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, who...
KOTA KINABALU: A Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student has defended the recent anti-corruption protest and symbolic act of burning a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pointing out that Anwar once led similar demonstrations during his university days. In a Facebook post, final-year student Fadhil Kasim reminded the public that when Anwar was a...
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) grassroots members want a straight fight against Barisan Nasional in the upcoming state election, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. GRS deputy secretary-general Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said this was the sentiment of members, who want the coalitions to go head-to-head without relying on vote-sharing strategies or alliances. "Many GRS members and...
