2020 STAM results out this Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR: The results of Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) 2020 will be announced this Thursday (June 17) from 10 am. The Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement today said the results can be obtained online or via the short messaging system (SMS). “Full results can be reviewed online at myresult1.moe.gov.my or myresult2.moe.gov.my,” read […]

Candidates of major exams allowed to attend school

KUALA LUMPUR: Candidates of major examinations including the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) for the 2020 and 2021 sessions in states subject to the movement control order (MCO) are allowed to attend schools under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In his special address on the implementation of MCO which […]

Aspirasi names three candidates for Rejang Basin

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has announced three women candidates in Sibu for the coming 12th State Election. Calling the three women as Aspirasi angels, its president Lina Soo said Josephine Lau will be the candidate for Dudong, Janet Loh for Pelawan and Jess Lau for Meradong. The trio will contest under the party’s […]

CM to decide on winnable candidates

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) president, will decide on winnable candidates for the party in the upcoming state election. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, the views of party members will also be taken in consideration. Asked on the […]

Economy, MA63 and development main focus in Sabah election campaign

KUALA LUMPUR: Issues related to the economy, Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and regional development in Sabah will be capitalised by candidates in the upcoming state election. Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Dr Madeline Berma said that the issues should not be championed solely for votes in the 16th Sabah state election, but instead should be […]

We want to win in style

OYA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said although more women candidates were welcomed in the forthcoming state election, the party must ensure that the women were winnable candidates. “This is important because we want to win in style in the next state election,” she told reporters after officiating at […]

Watch out for meddling outsiders

KUCHING: Every time an election is held in Sarawak, many outsiders would come to campaign in order to secure victory for their respective candidates. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said, indeed their presence would enliven the election atmosphere but certain parties would try to bring negative elements. In this […]

PBB’s key criteria when choosing election candidates

BY TANIA LAM & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING:  Understanding and invigorating the party’s cause in developing the state and the people is one of the key criteria that will be used by the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) top leadership to select candidates for the coming state election. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah […]

Siah not interested

SARAWAK ELECTION KUCHING: Sarawak activist Francis Paul Siah said he has no intention to contest in the coming 12th State election. Siah, 63, who contested in the Batu Lintang constituency under the STAR ticket in 1996, said it was past his time to contest as Sarawak politics needed more energetic candidates. Asked whether he would […]

PDP candidates for Krian, Ba’Kelalan

KUCHING: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) has picked engineer Jeffery Jimbun as its potential candidate for the Krian constituency and lawyer Sam Laya as its potential candidate for Ba’Kelalan constituency in the upcoming state election.PDP Youth chief Robert Ayu said both Jeffery and Sam had been endorsed by PDP president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing to […]