Malaysia – Bersatu Srikandi vice-chief Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin is leaving to the voters to decide whether she would represent them in the Tanjung Bidara state constituency in the Melaka election on November 20. Being fully aware that she is standing in a Umno stronghold, Mas Ermieyati who is also the deputy minister in the prime minister’s department (parliament and …

Malaysia – Malaysia’s Budget 2022, which amounts to approximately RM332.1 billion, is vulnerable to too many possible risks, according to Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He claims that the government would be compelled to borrow even more money to finance its high spending plans at a time when income estimates remain low. The Pekan MP criticized the present predicament on decisions …

Malaysia – Perikatan Nasional (PN) is set to contest all 28 seats in the Melaka state elections on November 20. As such, its chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had directed that negotiations among the parties in PN, including PAS and Gerakan, be held immediately. Muhyiddin, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president, said he had already …

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 – It was discovered that the person who reportedly made the racially inflammatory comment towards a national shuttler was a member of the ruling Bersatu party, however he has since resigned from his positions within the party. Malaysiakini reported that Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, vice president of Bersatu and Minister of Youth and Sports, has confirmed the resignation …

Malaysia – UMNO’s president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the party’s decision not to collaborate with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in the 15th general election (GE15) has been finalized. According to Ahmad Zahid, the decision was not simply a result of a resolution passed by the party’s supreme working council but was the result of a grassroots voice …

UMNO spokesman Shahril Hamdan reiterated his party’s rejection of DAP and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, citing the government and the Pakatan Harapan coalition’s bipartisan agreement. On Facebook, he said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed recently was only to guarantee the present administration’s stability rather than a political realignment. According to him, what was stated at the …

The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) seems to be optimistic that it would have representation in the next Cabinet, which will be headed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is from UMNO. The party’s supreme council member, Datuk Razali Idris, claimed the party recently had a meeting and granted its president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the authority …

Former minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman wants to use his corruption trial as a catalyst for institutional reform. He hopes to see changes in the enactment of a law regulating political funds. The Muar MP said in a broadcast that has been streamed on a couple of social media platforms that he want to make sure that his case …

The appointments of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Deputy Prime Minister and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein as Senior Minister will further strengthen the cooperation among parties in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. This was stated by Information chiefs of the parties under the PN coalition through a joint statement issued today.  They also expressed confidence in the capability of …