Malaysia – The Kedah Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, will be summoned to investigate an alleged defamation case involving the controversial “PAS Leak” document. Isham Jalil, the information head of the Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN), claimed the probe was launched based on his police complaint in late April, after Muhammad Sanusi refused to apologise and remove charges …

Malaysia – Several political experts have dismissed Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s defection to PBM on Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, arguing that the Perikatan Nasional component was already in grave conditions before her departure. Analysts said in reports that the Umno splinter party performed poorly in previous state elections and may be divided owing to fighting factions. “I don’t believe Zuraida broke apart …

Malaysia – Politicians, especially those from Umno, were being selfish by attempting to urge the government to call an early general election despite the country’s spiraling prices, according to Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. The Umno leader told Malaysiakini that he agreed with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob that the present economic situation in Malaysia made a general election a …

Malaysia – In the face of growing inflation, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said that he has no plans to hold a general election anytime soon, despite reports that elections might be scheduled by the end of the year. In an interview published today in Nikkei Asia, he said that increasing food prices and other living …

Malaysia – In order to regain voter appeal in the 15th general election (GE15), Pakatan Harapan (PH) has to change its political narrative as well as infuse new blood into its line-up, according to a forum panel. Former Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, speaking at an event titled “Does Parliament Hold Key Reforms?” remarked that certain PH leaders still …

Malaysia – Every year on Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Johor Opposition Leader Liew Chin Tong remembers his eight-year friendship with lawyer and activist Datuk Khairul Anwar Rahmat. Liew stated his special bond with Khairul Anwar began when he was denied entry to a Ramadan market in Kluang in 2014, which sparked the controversial “surat mana surat” incident that pitted Umno and …

Malaysia – A joint Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance headed by senior Umno leader Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who intends to retake Kelantan in the 15th general election, has reassured the state’s ruling party that it is not a cause for concern (GE15). A story published by Astro Awani quotes the information head of the Kelantan People’s Action Party (PAS), …

Malaysia – PAS will not take part in political cooperation or adopt the ‘big tent’ strategy that has been proposed by some opposition leaders in order to compete against Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 15th General Election (GE15), according to Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, the party’s election director for the GE15. He said that the party will not …

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 – No great plan or magic trick, according to Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, can bring Pakatan Harapan (PH) back to Putrajaya. Short-term solutions in politics only work for a short while, as said by the PKR legislator, and such a simple approach would backfire in the long run. “There is no big plan for us to climb to …