Fadillah: No draft agreement on allocations as claimed by PN

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has denied a draft agreement on the allocation demands of opposition lawmakers was presented to the Madani government, as claimed by leaders of the Perikatan Nasional (PN). He said no draft document was received during his meeting with parliamentary opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin in Parliament […]

Kemaman by-election: Loke says PN has run out of ideas

CHUKAI: The actions of Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders who keep harping on cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and DAP in the Kemaman by-election campaign only goes to show that they have run out of issues, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke. He said that the leaders and supporters of BN and DAP have no problem working […]

Johoreans halt the green wave

I presume the green wave will only occur in areas where the majority of the voters, 70 per cent and above, are Malays. – Dr Azmi Hassan, senior fellow of Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research  Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) couldn’t have asked for a sweeter victory: his PH-Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance retained […]

Muhyiddin done giving statement to police regarding political fatwa

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has finished giving his statement to the police regarding the issue of his political ‘fatwa’ allegedly claiming that it is ‘haram’ to vote for Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Suhaizan Kaiat in Pulai parliamentary by-election last week. The statement by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman was recorded […]

Pulai by-election: Cops probe Muhyiddin’s political ‘fatwa’

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has investigated the political ‘fatwa’ issued by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin while campaigning for the Pulai parliamentary by-election in Johor recently. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the 3R (race, religion, royalty) statement was made by Muhyiddin […]

PN leadership to decide on Penang opposition leader

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Perikatan Nasional (PN) has not decided on who will be the Opposition leader in the state legislative assembly as the decision lies with the PN leadership. Sungai Dua assemblyman Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff, who is also state PAS commissioner, said the state PN has already sent the list of candidates to the coalition […]

No longer ‘big brother’ Umno

The face of Big Brother faded away again and instead the three slogans of the party stood out – War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength. – George Orwell, English novelist Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is in a place few politicians will want to be for now. The Umno president and deputy […]

Muhyiddin challenged to reveal son-in-law’s whereabouts to assist MACC probe

KLANG: Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin needs to explain to Malaysians about the corruption and embezzlement case involving the registration of foreign workers by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the alleged involvement of his son-in-law. Pakatan Harapan (PH) communications director Fahmi Fadzil said the former prime minister should not remain silent […]

Anwar: PAS no longer original, strayed from its founding struggles

PASIR MAS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said PAS is no longer an ‘original’ party as it has strayed from its founding struggles of fighting for Islam. Anwar said that PAS has now ‘mixed up’ not only with Bersatu, but also Gerakan which had previously challenged the hudud law constitutionality. “Now (Gerakan) is a friend of PAS…(before […]

PN to contest all seats in Penang, Selangor and Kedah

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional (PN) announced that it intends to contest all state constituencies in Selangor, Kedah and Penang. In Selangor, its chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the coalition will contest in 56 constituencies with 21 Bersatu candidates, PAS (17), Gerakan (eight) and 10 Bersatu associate members. Two former ministers, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Seri Rina […]