MUDA will not bring much impact on election outcome: Analyst
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia (MUDA) will offer voters, particularly those below the age of 40, an alternative in the state polls but will have little impact on the outcome, according to a political analyst. Dr Azmil Mohd Tayeb, senior lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), believed MUDA’s participation […]
MUDA moves independently due to alleged exclusion by Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) claims to have been excluded by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. This alleged exclusion has prompted the party to pursue an independent path in six upcoming State Elections (PRN). MUDA president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman […]
Novel way to support small-time traders
KUCHING: Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) Sarawak chairman Jeffery Ngui has launched an innovative initiative called ‘Misi Turun Kerja’, which seeks to support small business owners and traders in the local community. Ngui will be working as an employee for a day, without any remuneration, to assist local entrepreneurs in their businesses on weekends. “Small […]
MUDA’s Cikgu Rahayu unfazed about standing in BN fortress Tanjong Karang
TANJONG KARANG: Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) candidate for the Tanjong Karang parliamentary seat, Siti Rahayu Baharin is unfazed about contesting in the Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold and is even optimistic that the outcome will be in her favour on Nov 19. Siti Rahayu or better known as Cikgu Rahayu admits that it will not […]
SUPP calls out DAP on its anti-corruption slogan
KUCHING: It is a disgrace that Democratic Action Party (DAP) still went ahead and announced their decision to negotiate with MUDA to join the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Batu Kitang branch secretary Tnay Li Ping said that DAP, who wants to appear as “clean” and against corruption are in cahoots […]
Hoping for weekend polls
KUCHING: Polling day for the 15th general election (GE15) should fall on a Saturday or public holiday to enable voters to go out and vote. Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (ASPIRASI) president Lina Soo said this would also allow outstation voters to travel home and go to their respective polling stations. “If the polling day were […]
Syed Saddiq urged to apologise over allegations
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) has called on Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman to publicly apologise to UMNO and BN over his allegations that UMNO members disrupted his ceramah (talk) in Muar on Sunday. Johor BN operations director for the 15th General Election Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said […]
How to entice youth to vote
KUCHING: Greater political awareness can encourage youth to come out and vote in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Parti Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia (MUDA) Sarawak information chief officer Norashikin Baidawi said it took many years for the older generations to gain political aware and perhaps this was one reason why the older generations outnumber the […]
Muda calls for uniform chicken and egg prices
KUCHING: Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) Sarawak has called for a review of the new chicken and egg price ceiling to make them more affordable to lower-income groups. It said the State government should contribute to the subsidies to standardise the price of chicken and eggs for Sarawak. The new maximum ceiling price rates for […]
Are young voters under 30 really relevant?
BY AMANDA YEO The recently concluded Johor state election last Saturday (March 12) has only served to confirm that the mainstream coalitions such as Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) are still the dominant players on the scene. That said, budding new entrant Malaysian United Democratic Alliance or MUDA managed to […]
