Malaysia – DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today explained that Pakatan Harapan (PH) could not cooperate with Perikatan Nasional (PN) for the 15th general election (GE15) as the latter is part of the current government. The Seremban MP was responding to Amanah’s deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub who urged the PH leadership to be open to talks with PN, and …

Malaysia – PAS vice president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar today denied allegations of a plot to topple Barisan Nasional (BN) involving PAS’ top leaders and other parties following the circulation of documents believed to be minutes of meetings on social media since Sunday. The Terengganu mentri besar described the leaked documents as “rubbish” and should not be trusted as …

Malaysia – Umno’s choice of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as its prime ministerial candidate for the 15th General Election (GE15) demonstrates the unity and stability of the party in the face of the GE15’s difficulties. Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Umno’s Deputy President, said that this decision has demonstrated the party’s maturity, putting to rest rumours that the party was …

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 – 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 – Today, all eyes are set on the 2021 Umno General Assembly, which will be convened face-to-face after two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting last year was held in a hybrid format, as it had not been convened the year before because of the rising cases and the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus. The assembly, …

Malaysia – Parti Warisan (Warisan), according to its president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, is making use of the Johor state election to start preparing for the 15th general election (GE15). He said the elections may be used as a starting place for the party, which has just spread its wings to Peninsular Malaysia, to assess the support coming from …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of Umno, said on Sunday that the internal concerns of the party should not be debated during the motion of gratitude for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s presentation in the Dewan Rakyat. According to him, he believes that the best place to address these matters inside Umno is during the party’s …

Malaysia – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Johor tomorrow could include him identifying federal seats to possibly contest during the 15th general election, according to a Pakatan Harapan source. This was in addition to welcoming Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik, the former Bersatu turned PH-friendly Independent, into PKR. The source said the 74-year-old federal Opposition leader and …

Malaysia – Irene Chang, the Bukit Assek incumbent, stated that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) has yet to make a decision on which candidates would contest for the Bukit Assek, Pelawan, Bawang Assan, and Dudong seats. She said this when she was asked by media for comment after receiving nomination forms for the 12th state election from Sibu District Office …