LANGKAWI, Apr 12 – Prime Minister Najib Razak today said the government must focus on strengthening the economy as it is linked to the people’s well-being. He said this meant accumulating revenue and funds which could be channelled to the people in the form of aid. “Only then can we improve
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 12 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his family have once again failed in their challenge of a decision by the Sungai Buloh Prison Director disallowing him to have physical contact with family members during their visits to the prison, instead of being separated by a glass screen and
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) today failed to obtain leave for judicial review of the Registrar of Societies (RoS) director-general’s decision to temporarily dissolve the party. Earlier, High Court judge Datuk Wira Kamaludin Md Said allowed the preliminary objection raised by senior federal counsel Suzana Atan
PERMATANG PAUH, Apr 11 – The opposition alliance, Pakatan Harapan (PH), will announce its candidates for the 14th General Election (GE14) after its leadership meeting on April 25 in Kuala Lumpur. Its president, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, said the meeting would also be attended by all prospective candidates for
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 – Malaysia Airlines says it is not in any tender process for widebody jets as has been reported by a foreign news agency. “Reference is made to the story ‘Malaysia Airlines launches widebody tender process, could oust Boeing 787 deal’ originating from Reuters. Malaysia Airlines wishes to make
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 10 –Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak today stressed that the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to set the polling date for the 14th General Election (GE14) on a working day is not unprecedented. He said in the 1995 and 1999 general elections, the
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Apr 10 – The Penang state government today launched its free bus service named the Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) in collaboration with Rapid Penang, on 12 selected routes in the state. The twelve routes are George Town, Bayan Baru, Sungai Dua, Tanjung Tokong, Ayer Itam and Balik Pulau on
SEREMBAN, Apr 10 – Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin have advised political parties not to put up too many party flags in areas which could cause accidents, such as at junctions and traffic lights. Noor Azam also reminded them not to install them near the palace area. “I hope
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 10 – AirAsia Bhd is offering flight change fees waivers for bookings where the travel date falls on polling day (May 9, 2018) to ensure the travel plans of Malaysians are not affected. In a statement today, the low-cost airline said, in conjunction with the coming 14th general
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 10 – All schools in the country will be given a special event holiday on Wednesday May 9 in conjunction with polling for the 14th general election on that day, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said 6,941 schools would be used as polling centres on that
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr – 11 – Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is fully aware that PH will be defeated in the 14th General Election (GE14), and therefore he is going all out to try to deny Barisan Nasional (BN) a two-thirds win in the general election, according to
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 9 – The Election Commission will be holding a special meeting at 10am tomorrow among others to decide on the important dates for the 14th general election (GE14). EC secretary Abdul Ghani Salleh said the meeting, which would be chaired by the EC chairman, would discuss the date
KUALA TERENGGANU, Apr 9 – The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly is dissolved today to pave the way for the 14th General Election (GE14) to be held. Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman said the dissolution of the State Assembly was consented by Sultan of Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
JOHOR BARU, Apr 9 – Johor PAS today announced that it will be contesting in 19 parliamentary and 40 state seats in the 14th General Election (GE). State PAS commissioner and Puteri Wangsa assemblyman Abdullah Husin said this was more than the eight parliamentary and 31 state seats it contested in the
KUALA KANGSAR, Apr 8 – The Barisan Nasional (BN) machinery must be alert to and be able to counter surprise last minute attacks by the opposition to bring down BN in the 14th General Election, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said each time there was an
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 8 – DAP has given up its principles following its decision to use the logo and symbol of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in the 14th General Election (GE14). MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pix) said DAP was willing to sacrifice its dignity and principles including working with
KUALA KANGSAR, Apr 8 – The voters in Perak must make the right choice in the 14th general election (GE14) to ensure that the bitter history of the 12th general election in 2008, in which the state fell into the opposition’s hands, will not recur. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 8 – Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident of winning the upcoming 14th General Election (GE14) as the “Malay tsunami” that has been touted by some opposition members will not happen, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak, as reported by Channel NewsAsia. “There will
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 8 – The Barisan Nasional (BN) Manifesto for the 14th General Election (GE14) which outlined 364 initiatives launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak last night is the best in history. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said the 220-page manifesto was a
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 7 – PAS Youth has slammed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his statement that Pakatan Harapan would cancel the East Coast Railway (ECRL) project should they win the 14th General Election (GE14). Its chief, Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi, said in a statement today that the construction of the ECRL
