PRS puts leadership on backburner to focus on GE15
BY TANIA LAM & JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is putting the question of leadership aside to first focus on winning all its allocated parliamentary seats in the coming 15th general election (GE15). Despite the void in the party’s leadership due to the passing of its president, the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar […]
Agong consents to Muhyiddin to act as caretaker prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has given consent to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to act as caretaker prime minister until a new prime minister is appointed. Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said the Agong made the decision after receiving the resignation letter […]
GE15 in July 2022 at very latest
KUALA LUMPUR: The 15th General Election (GE15) will be held by the end of July next year at the very latest, depending on the Covid-19 pandemic situation then, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Prime Minister said that would be his promise, and that it was the right thing to return the mandate to the […]
PAS agrees with Umno not to push for GE15 to be held anytime soon
KUALA LUMPUR: PAS agreed with Umno’s suggestion not to pressure the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to hold the 15th General Election (GE15) anytime soon as the country should be focusing on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been deemed a grave emergency. Its secretary-general, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, said the suggestion was appropriate and timely […]
Don’t push for GE15 to be held amid pandemic
PASIR SALAK: No parties including Umno should pressure the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to hold the 15th general election (GE15) anytime soon as the country should be focusing on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, said Umno elections director Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. The Pasir Salak Member of Parliament urged Umno members to help in the […]
80% immunisation condition will invite uneasiness
KUCHING: Ensuring that 80 percent of the population are vaccinated as a condition for holding the 15th General Election (GE15) will invite speculations, assumptions and cause uneasiness, especially among politicians and their hardcore supporters. A political analyst Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said it can hamper efforts in speeding up the GE15 which many […]
Srikandi stands firm behind PM Muhyiddin, prepared to contest all seats in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Srikandi will always stand firm behind Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to face the 15th General Election (GE15) and is prepared to contest all seats if Umno refused to tolerate it. Its chief, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun, said healthy politics and the creation of a sense […]
Umno membership at 3.35 million, still biggest political party
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno recorded a membership of approximately 3.35 million people involving 21,883 branches nationwide as of Friday (March 26), said its secretary-general, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He said of the total, 127,214 people were new Umno members who joined the party from May 9, 2018 to last Friday. “Sabah recorded the highest membership with […]
MCA to remain with BN for GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong today stated that the party will remain with Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 15th general election (GE15). He said that since its establishment, MCA had faced various hurdles and challenges and gone through thick and thin together with BN. “Celebrating cultural diversity, moderation and an […]
GE15 and 12PRN together will be nice: Masing
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should call for a snap general election to coincide with the Sarawak state election, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. Masing stressed that the timing of the election would be one of the issues to be discussed during the prime minister’s visit […]
