Mischief of placing, hurling pig heads in Kuala Pilah reported
SEREMBAN: Police received two reports on mischiefs during the state election campaign following incidents of placing and hurling pig heads at two locations in Kuala Pilah near here yesterday. Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Gani said the first incident occurred at the Perikatan Nasional (PN) operations centre for Juasseh constituency at about 7.45 […]
Big chance for BN-PH alliance to win more seats in Terengganu: Analyst
By Ahmad Syabil Sultan Noordin Ahmad CHUKAI: The cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the Aug 12 state polls increases the alliance’s chances of capturing more seats in Terengganu, according to an analyst. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) School of Media and Information Warfare Studies’ security and political analyst Dr Noor Nirwandy […]
Young voters still puzzled why they should cast ballots
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a casual ‘mamak session’ where Malaysians of different divides spent their night hanging out sipping teh tarik after a hard day of work. With the ongoing campaign for state elections in six states namely Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, issues on politics are definitely the hot topic of […]
Early voting centres open at 8 am
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 260 early voting centres involving 377 channels for the Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state elections opened their doors at 8 this morning. Three early voting centres at the Terengganu contingent police headquarters (IPK) for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election also opened at 8 am. According to […]
Amanah says five of its women candidates have chances of winning
KOTA BHARU: Women candidates fielded by Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) to contest the state seats in Kota Lama (Kelantan), Kota Siputeh, Belantik and Sungai Limau (Kedah) as well as in Paroi, Negeri Sembilan have the potential to win the seats, said Angkatan Wanita Amanah Negara (AWAN) chief Aiman Athirah Sabu. Amanah is fielding seven women […]
Make that life-changing decision at the ballot box, Anwar tells Kelantan electorate
TANAH MERAH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on the people of Kelantan to make an informed decision to change their lives and of their children for the better when they go to the polls on Aug 12. He said they must ask the question of why Kelantan was lagging far behind compared to […]
Early voters to fulfil their responsibility tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 97,388 individuals consisting of Malaysian Armed Forces and police personnel as well as their spouses, will fulfil their responsibility as early voters in the six state elections tomorrow. The early voting will also involve the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on June 27 […]
Selangor will lose out if it isn’t under unity govt: DPM
KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor, arguably the country’s economic powerhouse that contributed 25.5 per cent of last year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), stands to lose out if it does not remain under the Unity Government’s administration after state elections take place on Aug 12. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamid said Selangor has developed […]
Sarawak sets good example for political stability
KUCHING: Sarawak sets a far-forward example for voters in the six peninsula states that are facing their respective state election at the moment, namely, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan for its political stability which is beyond question. A columnist with Free Malaysia Today, an independent, bi-lingual news portal in Malaysia, Rosli Khan […]
Flag war, psychological warfare do not guarantee candidate’s victory
KOTA BHARU: The election machinery of contesting parties have been busy hoisting their respective flags at every available space to signal the imminent start of the election battle, well in advance before the nomination day for the six state elections. Since the announcement of the candidates on Saturday (July 29), the number of flags has […]