Malaysia – Muhammad Shakir Ameer Mohideen, vice-chairman of the DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy), claimed today that if the Barisan Nasional (BN) wins the Johor state election, it will pave the way for Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to become Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, effectively putting an end to several court cases involving Umno leaders. Shakir also said that BN’s use …

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 – In the run-up to the Johor votes, a Johor Umno leader slammed former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for threatening to reveal proof of the country’s purported shaky finances, calling it “political intimidation.” Muhyiddin seems to have forgotten his prior job in government, according to Johor Umno deputy leader Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. “Let us not forget …