Malaysia – Two of the four former Melaka state assemblymen whose deeds sparked the state election may join PKR and ally Parti Amanah Negara, according to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, on the other hand, said that this is still a work in progress and that both PKR and Amanah want to make their candidate lineups for the …

Malaysia – Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar’s remarks during the 2008 campaign for the 12th Malaysian General Election was in reference to the merger or collaboration amongst the opposition parties, not to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy issue, the Court of Appeal hears. An attorney for Khairy stated in a statement that the speech makes use of metaphorical humor to convey …

Malaysia – Malaysia’s Budget 2022, which amounts to approximately RM332.1 billion, is vulnerable to too many possible risks, according to Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He claims that the government would be compelled to borrow even more money to finance its high spending plans at a time when income estimates remain low. The Pekan MP criticized the present predicament on decisions …

Malaysia – Perikatan Nasional (PN) is set to contest all 28 seats in the Melaka state elections on November 20. As such, its chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had directed that negotiations among the parties in PN, including PAS and Gerakan, be held immediately. Muhyiddin, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president, said he had already …

Malaysia – Cooperation between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) at the federal level could be duplicated in the Melaka State Election (PRN), said PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Therefore, he said, there was no issue of disunity between PN and BN in Melaka as such cooperation had been proven at the central level and certainly, it could …

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 – Lim Guan Eng, the DAP secretary-general, was the hero who defended Tabung Haji for the greater benefit of Malaysia, according to Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu. The former defense minister, popularly known as Mat Sabu, said that it was Lim who persuaded the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Cabinet in 2019 to “rescue” the Muslim pilgrims’ fund, which had …

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang admits he misinterpreted statement of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang that only “Allah’s government” is able to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic. Hadi made a statement saying that only Allah has the power to put an end to the coronavirus as it was meant to be a test for humanity. Related PostsAbdul Hadi was …

Taking into consideration the going on tension between BERSATU and UMNO, Johor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) confidently stated that it will not cooperate with UMNO in the upcoming GE15. Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal, the party’s secretary said that they will rather cooperate with its two official PN partners, the PAS and the Gerakan in contesting seats. According to him, …

Sources have said that there were discussions between BERSATU and PAS which was informal for the most part. State leaders were said to be present in the said discussion about contesting UMNO seats at the GE15. These reported discussion is being viewed as BERSATU and PAS’ efforts in making preparations for the PN government to completely take over the election …