Not a good idea to accept PBM into BN

KUCHING: Barisan Nasional (BN) Selangor information chief Isham Jalil feels it is not a good idea to accept Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) into BN. He said it would not be a problem if PBM were sincere in supporting BN without any conditions. “But, if they want to join to ask for seats, then the grassroots, […]

PBM cannot be taken seriously, says analysts

KUCHING: The political moves by Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) led by Julau MP Larry Sng cannot be taken seriously as the party is totally unknown, has no political machinery nor brand name. Political analyst, James Chin who is Professor of Asian Studies at University of Tasmania told the New Sarawak Tribune that Sng’s statement was […]

New party supports Ismail Sabri’s government

SIBU: Newly formed Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) claims to support the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Its president Larry Sng told a media conference after chairing a special meeting of the PBM General Conference at a hotel here on Saturday (Jan 8). Larry said PBM would also cooperate […]

New parties not a threat

BETONG: The existence of new political parties would not threaten the prevailing unity and harmony among PBB members in Kabong constituency. Giving this assurance, Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir said the people would not be easily cowed into believing rhetoric by the parties concerned. “As of now, only PBB-led GPS is seen as the party […]

Why another race-based party, Dr M?

Wherever it takes disaster to unite, politics generally divide: and in eras of intense uncertainty, a nation’s people retreat into the tribes in which they feel the most secure. –Criss Jami, American poet As a Chinese and a Christian, let me make an honest political declaration here. If I were younger and keen on embarking […]

Mahathir announces new unnamed party

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced the formation of a new party that is not aligned to either Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional (PN). Dr Mahathir said the new party, which has yet to be named, however, will have the same basis of struggle as Bersatu that he co-founded before, which is to […]

No application from Azmin to form new party

PUTRAJAYA: The Registrar of Societies (ROS) yesterday confirmed that it has not received any application for the formation of a new political party from Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. ROS, in a statement, said it was making this clarification following numerous media queries on talk that Mohamed Azmin was behind moves to form a new […]