Malaysia – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, head of the PKR, has called on the government to establish a committee to evaluate all policies and the responsibilities of key agencies in the country’s response to and management of disasters. It was required, he said, in order to guarantee that preparations could be carried out in a timely way and that action …

Malaysia – Dr Boo Cheng Hau, Johor DAP’s outspoken leader has denied participation with purported group favoring Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) prime minister candidate. The member of the Johor DAP committee said that he was not responsible for any claims made concerning this alleged group. Dr Boo said that the event occurred at …

Malaysia – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has committed to develop specialty hospitals and satellite units in Sarawak as part of its election program in order to prioritize healthcare and welfare in the state. Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, MP for Miri, said in a statement that Sarawak’s health system is in critical state and that special appropriations are required. If …

Malaysia – The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) or People’s Justice Party has selected another candidate to run in the coming 12th Sarawak state election, increasing the total number of candidates to 28. According to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Hapeni Fadil would be running for the Simunjan state seat as a result of demands coming from the residents and non-governmental organizations for him …

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 – Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s motion to strike out a lawsuit filed against her by the party for breaching the party bond has been dismissed by the High Court. After discovering that there were matters that could be tried in the suit filed by PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on September 28, 2020 …

Malaysia – Ginie Lim Siew Lin, the incumbent PKR assemblywoman in Machap Jaya, has slammed Perikatan Nasional (PN) election director Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali for claiming that she was barred from running in the Melaka state election because she backed him. According to her, in reference to Azmin’s statement, it is apparent that PN has spent all of its …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, vice-president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), thinks Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) would not be capable of winning any seats in the forthcoming state election. He claimed that PKR’s chances of winning a seat were little to none. “I don’t think PKR has a chance in the next state elections.” He said According …

Malaysia – According to PKR state secretary Joshua Jabeng, the opposition party would run for 47 seats in the forthcoming Sarawak election. He said that the number of seats was chosen after talks with Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition members DAP and Parti Amanah Negara. Jabeng said that the party would fight in 47 seats based on the agreement with their Pakatan Harapan …

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 …