Malaysia – Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lodged another defamation suit, this time against former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, for saying that he requested the former Prime Minister’s aid in dropping his corruption charges. Zahid refuted Mahathir’s claim that he and two or three people went to his (Mahathir’s) house shortly after the 14th general election. On February …

Malaysia – Rafizi Ramli, who is the PKR vice-president, has advised his party and its coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH), not to be overconfident in their chances of keeping control of Selangor in the upcoming general election (GE15). He also reminded PKR members that the Opposition alliance had suffered a series of setbacks in state polls and by-elections since the ‘Sheraton …

Malaysia – No great plan or magic trick, according to Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, can bring Pakatan Harapan (PH) back to Putrajaya. Short-term solutions in politics only work for a short while, as said by the PKR legislator, and such a simple approach would backfire in the long run. “There is no big plan for us to climb to …

Malaysia – Two potential PKR candidates reported that their names were absent from the party’s membership list. A. Vethamoorthy, who had intended to vie for the position of PKR chairman in Sungai Siput, claimed he was unable to file his candidacy after learning that he was no longer a member of the party. Since 2013, Vethamoorthy has been a member …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, indicated on April 2 that he had scheduled a meeting with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discuss future partnership. When the latter claimed that head been attempting to reclaim his position as Prime Minister, Muhyiddin stated the meeting was a starting step to gather input from political …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, head of the Barisan Nasional (BN), termed the coalition’s huge win in the Johor poll as “unexpected.” He said that the BN has regained people’ confidence in order to rule the Johor government once again. He said that however, I would want to caution the party not to be conceited in light of …

Malaysia – Rosleli Jahari, a former Johor Lama assemblyman, said that he has quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and would apply to rejoin Umno. Rosleli, who was not chosen to run for re-election, expressed his dissatisfaction with Bersatu, its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and his government. “I will seek to rejoin Umno, my former political party, and will campaign …