REMBAU: Umno voters have changed sides and now support Perikatan Nasional candidates, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. “It is so clear. At this point we believe that Umno voters have changed their minds and they know that this is the platform and party to be supported to form the government in Negri Sembilan," he said. Ahmad...
KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor, arguably the country’s economic powerhouse that contributed 25.5% of last year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), stands to lose out if it does not remain under the unity government’s administration after state elections take place on Aug 12. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamid said Selangor has developed into the state...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim put off travel to Terengganu on Sunday (Aug 6) because intelligence reports say Selangor is no longer a Pakatan Harapan stronghold, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. “I was informed by journalists this morning that his schedule was actually in Terengganu. The latest reports show that Selangor is no...
PETALING JAYA: A total of 55 police reports were lodged in Selangor on Saturday (Aug 5) in connection with the state elections, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (pic). The Selangor police chief said an investigation paper was opened under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief for an incident where a billboard for...
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government's initiative to provide financing schemes with less strict conditions since 2020, has helped over 30,000 entrepreneurs earn over RM5,000 per month. State Housing, Urban Well-being and Entrepreneur Development Committee chairman Rodziah Ismail (pic) said as of July, Yayasan Hijrah Selangor had approved funding for 72,000 entrepreneurs totalling RM645mil. "Our capital financing...
KUALA LUMPUR: The groundswell of support drummed up by political heavyweights from both Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional in the first week of the campaigning period bodes well for the unity government alliance, which is likely to retain Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang when state elections are held on Aug 12. The aggressive campaigning, especially political...
SEMENYIH: Having signed up for a free basic hair-cutting course organised by the Desa Mewah Umno branch, Irfan Halim, 16, had also willingly volunteered to be a model during a live demonstration session. The teenager ended up having his hair snipped by Hulu Langat Wanita Umno chief Wan Zulaika Anua, the Barisan Nasional candidate for Semenyih. Wan...
BANGI: Caretaker Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pic) denies that he flip-flopped on the controversial Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) project. "I did not U-turn on anything. We have to follow procedures. "We are an open and democratic government, not a single-minded one. ALSO READ: Reeling over flip-flop on PJD Link "This is not our project. It...
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Harrison Hassan being named as one of Perikatan Nasional's candidates for Selangor comes as no surprise to Umno, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The party president said speculation that Harrison, who was Umno's Sungai Buloh division deputy chief, contesting for Perikatan has been circulating for a month. "The announcement was no surprise. "As per...
PETALING JAYA: “No news but creating news,” Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says of a viral tweet that claimed a former Health director-general will be entering the fray in the upcoming state elections. He had been asked if there was any truth to the claims by Twitter user @ArwahMakLampir that the former health director-general could...
