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...
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...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan will continue engaging in strategic discussions with component partners to prioritise people’s interests in the coming state election, says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. The Sabah Barisan chief said the party’s priority lies with the people, not individual or factional agendas. He said it is important that Barisan combines experience and capability to...
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: Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has not ruled out the possibility of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) teaming up with Parti Warisan for the next state election that is due in 2025. The Chief Minister said, however, the present state government comprised the cooperation between GRS, Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional. "We are open to matters that...
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...
