Malaysia – Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng and former Penang Barisan Nasional chief Teng Chang Yeow have agreed to settle a defamation suit over an article on Pulau Jerejak. Lim’s counsel Datuk N. Mureli informed the Court of Appeal today that both parties have reached a settlement and a consent judgment draft has been filed in respect of …

Malaysia – Only Barisan Nasional (BN) has named its “Poster Boy,” or chief minister candidate, despite the fact that the three coalitions contesting the Melaka state election began announcing candidates for the several seats on Friday. Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali is BN’s “Poster Boy,” having served as chief minister until four elected MPs withdrew their support, triggering the state …

Malaysia – Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar’s remarks during the 2008 campaign for the 12th Malaysian General Election was in reference to the merger or collaboration amongst the opposition parties, not to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy issue, the Court of Appeal hears. An attorney for Khairy stated in a statement that the speech makes use of metaphorical humor to convey …

Malaysia – Cooperation between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) at the federal level could be duplicated in the Melaka State Election (PRN), said PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Therefore, he said, there was no issue of disunity between PN and BN in Melaka as such cooperation had been proven at the central level and certainly, it could …

Malaysia – Having a several numbers of political parties does not sit well with the public because it may lead to ideological divisions and make the economy vulnerable, according to UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. So, instead of forming new political parties, the nation should focus on going ahead and on resolving political divisions, according to him. He …

Malaysia – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is adamant about its decision against holding the Melaka state election following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly. PKR Information chief Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said it was not a good time for an election to be held when the country was still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. “In this current pandemic …

Malaysia – Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today told the party’s state assemblymen in Melaka, who toppled the state government, to be prepared to face the music, by way of sackings. In a press conference in the Dewan Rakyat’s media centre today, Ahmad Zahid said that those who caused the state government to fall had betrayed a government …

UMNO MPs who continue to support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration will not be dismissed, even with the party’s withdrawal of support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet. According to the Barisan Nasional news source BNOnline, UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan also refuted accusations that the party was pressuring members who supported the PN administration. …

UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s proposal for Barisan Nasional (BN) to cut off relations with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government seems to have been dismissed by its MPs. According to several sources, Zahid met with its MPs at the UMNO headquarters, asking them to leave PN. One source said that the meeting between Zahid and the MPs was …

The widely talked about statutory declarations (SDs) which included 25 Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives signatures has been brought up by an UMNO MP. Padang Besar MP Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin claimed that Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz headed the SD collection with the motive to forestall a very likely move in making the Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar …