Geo Politics

Seven small political parties have vouched for Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilised Party, to get a cabinet seat on their behalf if a reshuffle takes place. Pichet Sathirachawal, leader and sole MP of the Prachathamthai Party, said 11 small parties had considered the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle, and agreed a representative of small parties should be nominated …

Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has set his sights on the presidency for the third time and is confident that he can show anyone who succeeds him how things can be handled and resolved. In an interview with Malaysiakini, the 94-year-old said he was looking to a half-year term as prime minister if Pakatan Harapan (PH) were …

DAP and Amanah today urged PKR to return to the consensus of Pakatan Harapan to support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the ninth prime minister if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim fails to achieve majority parliamentary support. DAP organizing secretary Anthony Loke and Amanah communications director Khalid Abdul Samad stated in a joint statement that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had settled on …

The High Court here today dismissed an appeal by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the other four disqualified Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) for a provisional injunction order to declare their expulsion from the group to be unlawful. The temporary complaint for injunction, which lists the expelled five and the Bersatu group itself as claimants, was lodged against party member …

Pakatan Harapan (PH) never formally named the elder statesman as his prime ministerial nominee in his negotiations with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu party and Parti Warisan Sabah. Instead, PH Chief Secretary Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the alliance has repeatedly named PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as its key contender to head the “restoration of the people’s …

The government has decided to re-open schools in the corona green zone in the new school year 2020/2021. However, schools in the yellow, orange, and red zones still have to carry out teaching and learning activities from home. Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim stressed there was no change in the schedule for the new academic year 2020/2021. …

Thousands of Sabah PKR members are expected to quit the party this Friday, claimed Datuk Karim Ghani, its acting strategic and election machinery manager. The step is seen as the new political effort to rock the Government of Warisan-led Sabah. Karim said that some representatives were dissatisfied with the leadership of the state and wished to be allied with the …

Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) debate on his nominee for prime minister is still underway, its chief secretary Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said tonight in the middle of this evening’s self-imposed deadline for decision. In a brief comment, Saifuddin, who is also Secretary-General of PKR, denied many media outlets stating otherwise, claiming that they are not the official stand of either …

Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri is said to have signed a recommendation letter for President Joko “Jokowi’s” Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, advanced in the Mayoral election. The three PDIP officials who knew about the nomination of Gibran Jokowi said that Megawati had long signed the letter. The three PDIP officials said it …

DAP MP Hannah Yeoh said today that she was asked to appear for questioning in Bukit Aman on a post about child marriage related to social media. The former deputy minister of women, family and community development said she had received a call today from the headquarters of the Federal Police over a tweet in March. Bukit Aman has called …