Melaka Polls: New SOPs, new campaign approach
The strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) which await political parties contesting in the Melaka state election will lead to different campaign methods, and at the same time boost the use of all media platforms. Although the Election Commission (EC) has yet to issue the full list of SOPs, the recent announcement by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on the ban of election-related […]
Call to set up voting station exclusively for vulnerable groups
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) should set up a dedicated voting station for vulnerable groups such as the elderly during the polls, a political analyst has suggested. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said this initiative needed to be taken to avoid any undesirable circumstances. “My concern is not only about the […]
12th State Election: Critical for EC to ensure voters’ safety
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) must come up with all the necessary measures to ensure voter’s safety when the 12th state election is called. Political scientist Prof Dr Jayum Jawan of Universiti Putra Malaysia said the EC would need to issue standard operating procedures (SOPs), devise mechanisms that ensure the safety of election workers and […]
Early engagement with relevant authorities crucial
KUCHING: The Sarawak government must engage with the relevant authorities and alert them on any possibilities of the state holding the 12th state election soon so that early preparation can be made. Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said this is important to ensure a safe campaigning and election process in the midst […]
EC urges 5.8 million pre-registered voters to check, verify status in October
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a pre-registration of automatic voters (SPPA) check from Oct 1 to Oct 31 to allow 5.8 million prospective voters to check and verify their records. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said that during that period, Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above who have not been registered as […]
Give EC chance to handle political party registrations
KUCHING: A political scientist is of the opinion that the Election Commission (EC) should be given the opportunity to oversee the registration of political parties as they could expedite the process better than the Registrar of Societies (ROS). “If the EC is given the opportunity, they will be far more transparent and free of political […]
Aye to EC overseeing political party registrations
KUCHING: The suggestion that political party registrations be put under the Election Commission (EC) is timely but it is not a ‘low hanging fruit’ option because it requires all MPs to consider the finer details, opines Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak academician was responding to Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming’s recommendation […]
Three key areas in 12MP to strengthen public sector
KUALA LUMPUR: Three priority areas, namely Developing High-Performing Civil Service, Advancing Whole-of-Government Approach and Enhancing Budgeting and Project Management are the way forward to strengthen public sector service delivery in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). According to the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) document released by the Economic Planning Unit today, human resource management as well […]
Reforms — get on with it
KUCHING: It is simply not the time to hold a conventional election, be it a state or general election. The Election Commission (EC) must come up with proactive reforms to allow safer elections. “However, based on answers received in Parliament, the EC has been resting on its laurels and failed to come up with proactive […]
Come up with reforms, EC told
KUCHING: It is simply not the time to hold a conventional election, be it a state or general election. The Election Commission (EC) must come up with proactive reforms to allow safer elections. “However, based on answers received in Parliament, the EC has been resting on its laurels and failed to come up with proactive reforms […]
