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King grants one-day extension to decide on PM candidate

PETALING JAYA: Party leaders and heads of coalitions were granted a one-day extension by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of the deadline to propose their prime ministerial candidate. An FMT report said Istana Negara stated that they were given until 2pm tomorrow (Nov 22) to submit the names of their […]

Muhyiddin is GPS’ PM candidate, says Abang Johari

BY NATASHA JEE & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has named Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as its choice of prime minister candidate. Premier and GPS chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the name will be forwarded to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin […]

Not for Dr M to choose

Thanks to photography, some memories overstay their welcome. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana, philosopher, social critic and writer Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has regularly denied that he has issues with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The former has repeatedly responded with more of the same. Both men have tried to be civil with each other in public, up […]

‘Call makes no splash’

KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s suggestion for Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal as prime-minister candidate is not likely to make any splash in the political arena. Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said the rakyat and voters do not have the indulgence to vote for who they want to be the […]