JOHOR BARU: The Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Pulai parliamentary seat, Zulkifli Jaafar, is urging more youths to come out to vote. The Pulai Bersatu deputy chief said that based on his surveillance of the polling centres, the percentage of young voters was similar to that of those in the other age groups. "I was informed that...
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition needs to play its role constructively in the system of a democratic country and stop playing with sentiments of government transition, says Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (pic). He said this was because such sentiments would not bring any benefit to the country and the opposition should give the 19...
JOHOR BARU: Pakatan Harapan has hoped that their “arranged marriage” with Barisan Nasional will last, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Amanah president said the marriage, which led to the formation of the unity government, was consented to by the “elders” after the 15th General Election after no party secured a clear majority to form the...
JOHOR BARU: Independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi says representatives of 30 non-government organisations from Johor Baru will help him win the Pulai by-election on Sept 9. Samsudin, who is the Kuala Lumpur Consumer Safety Association (PKPKL) president, said the NGO Representative Coalition Committee (NRCC) will help in the last leg of campaigning. He said the NRCC is...
JOHOR BARU: Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has deemed it “haram” or sinful to vote for Pakatan Harapan’s Pulai parliamentary seat candidate Suhaizan Kayat. He made the remark seemingly in jest during a Perikatan ceramah at Taman Kempas here on Saturday (Sept 2) night, which drew laughter from the crowd. “Do not give even one...
KUALA LUMPUR: The call for DAP to drop its "Malaysian Malaysia" slogan or secular agenda is not the position of Umno or Barisan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. "I listened to the statement carefully and that is the personal opinion of Umno supreme council member Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. This is not the...
JOHOR BARU: Police here have approved seven permits for ceramah and campaigning for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram by-elections. Johor police by-election spokesman Supt Ibrahim Mat Som added that as of Sunday (Aug 27), no investigation papers (IPs) have been opened, and those involved in the campaign are advised not to create any provocation. “For Pulai,...
IPOH: Keep politics away from the Merdeka Day celebrations, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Md Halim. He said that the proposal by Perikatan Nasional Youth leader Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to use different themes and logos for the celebrations in the four Perikatan-ruled states is wrong and should not be done. "National Day is celebrated...
Analysts: Election frequency one of the causes of voter fatigue PETALING JAYA: While winning the Malay votes is given top priority by both the ruling and opposition coalitions in the state elections, the parties cannot ignore the non-Malay voters in Selangor and Penang, two of the most developed states among the six states, say analysts and...
