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No more chance

KUCHING: “Don’t try to become prime minister now since you have failed when you were given the chance,” said Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister were apparently taking a jab at former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who is seeking to oust his successor Tan Sri Muhyiddin […]

Country not ready to run general election now

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is not ready to hold a general election in view of unfavourable conditions in the country, and the focus should now be on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, said former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Some say we should have an election now…but at this moment the country is not fit for an […]

Bersatu did not act in haste against Tun Dr Mahathir, four others

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) did not act in haste against former party chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four other parliamentary members in the party despite calls for action to be taken against them sooner. Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said any action taken should be fair to all parties and in […]

Executive secretary not provided for in Bersatu constitution

KUALA LUMPUR: The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) constitution does not provide for an executive secretary and the person holding the post is not empowered to sack members, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Dr Mahathir, who was sacked by Bersatu along with four others on Thursday claimed that his sacking and those of four other […]

Dr Mahathir no longer Bersatu chairman

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is no longer the chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), according to a copy of a letter the Registrar of Societies (ROS) sent to the party. The letter, dated May 5, 2020, said ROS took note of the fact that the former prime minister resigned as Bersatu chairman via a letter dated Feb […]

GPS all for Muhyiddin

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will vote in favour of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin if a vote of no confidence comes into operation, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said this following a motion by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for a vote of no confidence against the sitting […]

Not for the third time!

KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should not be allowed to become Malaysia’s prime minister for a third time, said political observer Datuk Peter Minos. Minos said Dr Mahathir’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Muhyiddin Yassin in parliament on May 18 will not see the light of day. He said the Speaker could use […]

How Mahathir lost the plot

By A. ANANTHALAKSHMI, LIZ LEE & KRISHNA DAS In May 2018, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years. Less than two years later, the coalition assembled by […]

Political uncertainties affect economy

KUALA LUMPUR: The current political turmoil has affected the government’s efforts to improve the economy and livelihood of Malaysian businesses and the ordinary rakyat, says Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng. “You can look at the stock market, you can judge it by yourself,” he said, when asked on how the situation would impact the economy […]

‘Latheefa’s release of recordings similar to police displaying seized items’

LANGKAWI: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya’s move in releasing audio recordings of alleged criminal conspiracy is no different from the public display of items seized from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak earlier, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The prime minister said that following police raids on Najib’s residence and the Pavilion Residences […]