KUALA LUMPUR - The opposition manifesto to abolish 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is unjustified as it has benefited the people.The ten 1MDB corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes have succeeded in enhancing access to education, health and business among the target groups.Programmes to sponsor mosque officials and kampung headman to perform haj, Parent-Teacher...
KUALA LUMPUR: In less than 48 hours after claiming he was a winnable candidate if fielded in the coming general elections, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu suffered defeat when his hopes of making a comeback was dashed. His party, the MIC, has confirmed that he will not be a candidate. The confirmation came from party president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel in a text message to Bernama....
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is to convene a special meeting on Wednesday to set the dates for nomination and polling for the 13th general election.EC secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria said the meeting will also decide on the date for advance voting and determine the electoral roll....
KUALA LUMPUR: When Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Nurul Izzah refuted the statement by her father Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that her mother Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is not contesting in the 13th general election (GE13), several groups were wondering whether things were brewing up in the PKR family....
KUALA LUMPUR: Staunch supporters of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, particularly leaders from Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) and Pas, have been told to evaluate wisely whether he has really fought to uphold Islam in this country. An Abim stalwart and prominent academician Prof Datuk Dr Sidek Baba said that under the Anwar-led Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pact, Pas is no longer known as...
KUALA LUMPUR : Cheras Indah residents are not happy that their community hall's compound is being used as a private car wash business which has been operating for the last five years. Coalition of Parliament Pandan Residents Association vice chairman Terrence Ee in a press conference today said, “Since Pakatan Rakyat won big in the 2008 general election, the council has been utilising the place for commercial purposes.”...
It is quite comical to hear DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang to challenge Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to contest in Gelang Patah just because the latter told electorates and Johoreans to make the constituency "Kit Siang’s political burial ground”. But such reaction from Kit Siang is not unexpected – it has been his political trademark for the past five decades. ...
KUALA LUMPUR: All three Pakatan Rakyat states have been dissolved today to pave way for the upcoming general election within 60 days. It was reported that the Kedah state legislative assembly was dissolved at 10.15am after consented by the state Council of Regency. Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the writ of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Thursday failed to get a High Court order to compel the Election Commission (EC) to strike out dubious voter names in the electoral roll for her constituency.Judge Datuk Seri Zakaria Sam dismissed the leave application for a judicial review filed by Nurul Izzah for a declaration that the refusal by the chief registrar of election to strike...
JOHOR BAHARU -- The war drums have started for the 13th General Election and Johor is set to witness the most critical clash of all between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR). DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang has been chosen as the opposition party's 'parachute' candidate in the Gelang Patah parliamentary constituency and is determined to wreck BN's stronghold on the southern state which is its 'fixed deposit'. ...
