Amanah to contest nine seats
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) has confirmed that it will contest nine of the 56 state seats in the Selangor state elections next month. Its chairman Izham Hashim said the party will defend Sabak, Meru, Pandan Indah, Hulu Kelang, Morib, Seri Serdang, Sungai Ramal and Taman Templer state constituencies which the party […]
Unity govt settles seat allocations for six state polls
KUALA LUMPUR: The Unity Government Leadership Consultative Council has finalised the distribution of seats for the six state elections on Aug 12. This was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after chairing a meeting of the council here last night. The meeting was also attended by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor; […]
No need for GPS to be involved
PENINSULA STATE ELECTIONS KUCHING: It is not necessary for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to support its fellow coalition members in the federal unity government during the campaign in six state elections in Peninsular Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political scientist Prof Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan said all the four component parties under GPS, will not […]
Penang dissolves state assembly
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang State Legislative Assembly, which has 40 seats, is officially dissolved today to pave way for the state election. The dissolution before the end of the five-year term, which ends on Aug 2, was announced by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow in a press conference yesterday after receiving the consent of the […]
GPS stays out of state elections
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not be involved in any state election campaigns taking place in six states in Peninsular Malaysia. The party’s Chief Whip, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, said that GPS is committed to focusing solely on matters concerning the interests of the people in Sarawak. “Our priority is to fight for the […]
Kelantan state assembly to dissolve on June 22 for polls
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved on June 22 to pave the way for the state election, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob said. He said the dissolution of the state assembly has received the consent of the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V. “Today, I want to declare the dissolution of […]
PBM will not contest Selangor state election
SELANGOR: The Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) Selangor committee members have unanimously decided not to contest the upcoming Selangor state election. In a press statement today, the party said this decision was made during a special meeting on March 17 with its president, Datuk Larry Sng Wei. “In line with the decision, the party will give […]
Leaders to discuss dissolution of 6 state assemblies
GEORGE TOWN: The state leaders of Penang, Kedah, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, and Terengganu will meet next week to discuss a suitable date to dissolve their respective state assemblies to pave the way for state election in the six states. Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has […]
GE15: Lidang Disen banks on GPS track record to wrest Mas Gading from DAP
BAU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate for Mas Gading Lidang Disen has pledged to do his best to wrest the parliamentary seat from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the 15th General Election (GE15). According to Lidang, he will continue to work closely with Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep and Opar assemblyman Billy […]
Voters are fed up with party hoppers
KUCHING: A local opposition politician thinks the low voter turnout in last December’s state election could be due to the fact that people were tired of seeing politicians party-hopping or abandoning their parties. Parti Bumi Kenyalang president Voon Lee Shan Voon claimed voters had lost interest and felt misled by the country’s democratic system. Commenting […]