BAGAN DATUK, May 5 – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today the election on May 9 would be Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s first and last general election on an opposition ticket because of the former prime minister’s age and health. The caretaker Deputy Prime Minister said at a press
SEREMBAN, May 5 – PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli is to be subjected to a police investigation under the Anti-Fake News Act 2018. Negri Sembilan Police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said the police would record a statement from Rafizi over his alleged defamatory remarks on social media against the Election Commission
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 – The Election Commission opened 586 polling centres for early voting nationwide which began at 8am today. The early voters comprise 278,590 Royal Malaysia Police, Malaysian Armed Forces and Special Task Force personnel and their spouses. The process is conducted at contingent police headquarters, district police headquarters and
REMBAU, May 4 – Caretaker Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has described as justified, the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) move to suspend Malaysian players Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Tan Chun Seang for match-fixing, and from joining any badminton competition. He said if both players were found guilty, then harsher punishment should be
BALIK PULAU, May 4 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the government’s strategic development company, has transferred the ownership of all its lands, including plots of land in Air Itam here, to the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc). Its Chief Executive Officer, Arul Kanda Kandasamy, said that under the rationalisation plan,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 – Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) has delivered over 38,000 units of the new Myvi nationwide, as of the third week of last month, out of 70,000 bookings received from Nov 8, 2017 up to April 30, 2018. “We are both humbled and happy to have
GEORGE TOWN, May 4 – Tanjong Bungah residents are up in arms over the proposed mixed development behind Miami Green which will be carried out on a Class Four Hill; an environmentally sensitive area. Despite their disapproval of the project, the DAP-ruled state government has down played the signs of a
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu is alleged to have defamed the prime minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor during a ceramah (talk) in Pagoh, Johor on April 19. The president of Pertubuhan Pembangunan Transformasi Anak Muda Malaysia (Youth Nation) Akmal Hashim said the words
PUTRAJAYA, May 3 – Replacing the goods and services tax (GST) by relying solely on revenue from a host of commodities such as petroleum is not a wise decision. MA Sivanesan, Deputy Undersecretary (Indirect Tax & GST Policy Sector), Tax Division at the Ministry of Finance, said this was due to the
JOHOR BARU, May 3 – The action by the top leadership of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) to sideline some of the party’s Johor division chiefs as candidates in the 14th General Election (GE14) has stirred feelings of disappointment and resentment among the group. This was admitted to by Johor PPBM Information
TUARAN, May 3 – Two hundred and fifty PKR members in the Tuaran parliamentary constituency have quit their party and switched over to Barisan Nasional (BN). The group, which included 10 PKR leaders in Tamparuli led by Tuaran PKR election deputy director Rajimit Gunong, made its decision known at a media
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – The 14th General Election (GE14) campaigning, which is into its fifth day, is reported to be running smoothly and is fully under control. According to Election Commission (EC) legal advisor, Azizan Md Arshad, so far the commission has not received any reports of serious incidents or chaos.
GEORGE TOWN, May 2 – The Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) has slammed the DAP-ruled state government for neglecting the interests and welfare of Penangites, as it had failed to protect the environment. State BN chairman Teng Chang Yeow said development on steep slopes required detailed engineering studies and possibly, an environment impact
SEREMBAN, May 2 – Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth chairman Khairy Jamaluddin is planning to take legal action against PKR vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli, over the latter’s alleged remark that the former had conspired and was responsible for the Election Commission’s (EC) decision in preventing PKR candidate Dr S. Streram from entering
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – The MyKad counter at the National Registration Department’s (NRD) headquarters and offices in the states will operate as usual this Wednesday (May 9). According to a statement issued by NRD, the counter opens from 8 am to 5 pm. For any inquiry, the public can contact its
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – The Malaysia Umno Grassroots Movement today lodged a police report against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who claimed the plane which was supposed to fly him to Langkawi was sabotaged by certain parties. Its chairman, Datuk Zulkarnain Mahdar, said his allegations, clearly resulted in anxiety among Malaysians
BAGAN DATUK, May 1 – Barisan Nasional (BN) has detected the opposition’s ploy to admit former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad into a hospital before polling day for the 14th general election on May 9. Divulging this today, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the opposition’s
KLANG, May 1 – PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has described all contestants in the 14th general election, besides those from BN and PH, as mere ‘spoilers’. “It’s simple. On our ballot papers, there are only two serious parties, one BN and the other PH. If there are
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today hit out at the political opposition for having made a slanderous remark about a Barisan Nasional election campaign banner in the Telugu language in Bagan Datuk, Perak. “We live in multiracial Malaysia and the Telugus make up
GEORGE TOWN, May 1 – Rapid Ferry Sdn Bhd, a unit of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, will officially take over the Penang ferry service operations tomorrow. Penang Port Commission (PPC) Chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said the takeover was in line with the federal government’s decision on Sept 27, 2017, to improve the
