Malaysia – As the state poll is approaching, DAP’s Liew Chin Tong has called for the state voters to be the catalyst for a national reset by voting for Pakatan Harapan and its supporters in both state and federal elections. According to him, given that the state assembly has now been dissolved, the people must fight it out and use Johor to alter the course …

Malaysia – The state administration of Melaka will establish a Melaka youth legislative assembly, as promised in the Barisan Nasional campaign for the state election held earlier this year. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the initiative was intended to encourage young people to participate in channeling thoughts and opinions in order to enhance the efficiency of the …

Malaysia – MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, said that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is not to blame for the Kedah government’s move to completely outlaw numbers forecast businesses in the state. Wee said today at a news conference that the decision originated from Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and was thus unrelated to the …

Malaysia – If Pakatan Harapan (PH) wins the upcoming Melaka state election, former Melaka chief minister Adly Zahari would be the coalition’s nominee for the same position. This was revealed today by PH leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was accompanied by Adly, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu at a news conference held recently. According …

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 – Senior UMNO officials have started arriving at the party’s headquarters for a meeting of the supreme council to determine their posts on the Melaka state election. Datuk Seri Abdul Rauf Yusoh, the Melaka state legislative speaker and head of the Melaka UMNO liaison committee, and Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, the caretaker chief minister, were among those spotted …

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 lawmaker Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz asserted that an apology must be made by the de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan towards the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after revoking the Emergency Ordinances (EO) in Parliament last week. According to him, Takiyuddin must express his regret with his actions and apologize to His Majesty after he recovers and …

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 …