Malaysia – Melaka state assembly speaker Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh approached DAP in an effort to shore up support for UMNO’s Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, according to Tey Kok Kiew. Reports say that Melaka DAP leader Ab Rauf, who is also from UMNO, had urged the party to intervene and defend Sulaiman after four assembly members withdrew support …

Malaysia – The presidential council of Pakatan Harapan (PH) made it clear that it is opposed to the appointment of Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali being the interim chief minister of Melaka in the midst of the state’s political turmoil. According to a statement it issued just recently that Sulaiman has lost the majority of seats in the state legislature …

Malaysia– Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) today confirmed it had written to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah seeking a withdrawal of the decision to dissolve the Melaka state legislative assembly. Its chairman, Adly Zahari, said the letter was delivered at 5.50pm today by Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee and Datuk Noor Effandi Ahmad, the former assemblymen for Pengkalan …

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 – 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 …

A policeman in Johor is in hot water when a colleague in Melaka accused him of seducing his wife and filed a formal complaint under a contentious and outmoded legislation. The state police have started an investigation paper under Section 498 of the Penal Code for luring a married lady with criminal intent, according to Johor police head Datuk Ayob …

A DAP MP from Melaka advised the recently established government of the Perikatan Nasional State to clean up reports that two individuals, including a former chief minister once suspended for “power politics” in Umno, are being considered for the Yang di-Pertua Negeri role. Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong responded to the rumors that former chief minister Ali Rustam and …

The state assembly in Melaka reconvened after members of Perikatan Nasional (PN) voted on their own as the new Speaker in state umno president Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. This came after physical threats and books reportedly tossed about by PN leaders, leading to the sitting adjourned by Speaker Omar Jaafar, who is allied with Pakatan Harapan. The surprise started …

The state government of Melaka requested to double the current water intake from Sungai Gersik, Johor. According to Chief Minister Adly Zahar, this is part of their short-term plan to make sure that there are enough water supply for the area. He added that there is a RM250 million fund request allocation to the Ministry of Finance for the building …

MELAKA – Starting March this year, enthusiasts of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can use Sungai Rambai Aerodrome in Jasin as their own drone airfield. Melaka public works, transportation and public utilities committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab said the government plans to reactive the said airfield that has been idle since last year. “It will a site …