PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has set the dates for the Jepak by-election, with Nomination Day falling on Oct 21 and polling day on Nov 4. Early voting has been fixed for Oct 31. ALSO READ: Notice of vacancy for Jepak state seat sent to EC, says S'wak Speaker The dates were announced by EC deputy chairman Dr Azmi...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 MCA party election has seen a new leadership line-up for its Wanita and Youth wings in the early hours of Sunday (Sept 24). Party secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon (pic) announced that Wong You Fong has defended her position as Wanita MCA chairman, while Ling Tian Soon emerged as the new MCA Youth chief. Wong...
SHAH ALAM: Former Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San has been appointed Selangor state assembly Speaker. The appointment makes DAP's Lau, 45, the state's 12th Speaker. It was announced at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday (Sept 19). The selection was made through a secret ballot conducted by assembly secretary J. Gayathri Prasena as there were two...
PETALING JAYA: There is talk swirling around that several Umno members will be kicked out of the party including myself in an upcoming meeting this week, says Isham Jalil (pic). The Umno supreme council member on Monday (Sept 11) said that even though his name was in the list, he was not dissuaded by the rumour. "It...
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...
