Postal voting for Sabahans in peninsula key to fair, transparent elections, says Sabah STAR

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR wants the Election Commission (EC) to expand postal voting rights to Sabahans living and working in Peninsular Malaysia, arguing that the credibility and fairness of Malaysia’s electoral process depended on it. The party's information chief Anuar Ghani said the current system, which allows Malaysians abroad to vote by post but denies the...

Sabah STAR’s exit from GRS in line with call to go solo, says party info chief

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...

Sabah STAR pulls out of GRS over Pakatan electoral pact

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...

Sabah parties should take the lead in reviving Labuan’s handover vision, says Kitingan

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...

GRS must heal from within, says Kitingan

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR has cautioned against junior political figures publicly criticising senior coalition leaders, calling such behaviour irresponsible and harmful to the integrity of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Its president, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, called the conduct “unacceptable” and said all internal matters should be addressed through the proper channel, the GRS Leadership Council. “This...

Assistant minister loses Sabah STAR post in shock party election result

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Flovia Ng has been toppled as Sabah STAR women's wing (Wiranita) chief at the party elections. The Sabah Community Development People's Well-being Assistant Minister and Tulid assemblyman only managed to muster 81 votes against 167 votes garnered by her rival Kerry Chee Kheng Moi in a shock result late Saturday (June 22). Sabah STAR...