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Over 140k armed forces electors eligible for early voting this Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 146,737 Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) members and their spouses throughout the country are registered for early voting in the 15th general election (GE15) on Tuesday. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang hoped that voting would proceed smoothly at the 153 MAF early voting centres gazetted by the […]

Don’t take voters for fools

It’s not enough to just want change … You have to go and make change by voting. — Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter and country-pop star As we count days until the polling on Nov 19, a number of political parties have started to disseminate information to the ground and to the local media. Their hope is […]

New beginning for national politics

MORE than 21.1 million citizens of this country, including 1.94 million Sarawakians, are eligible to exercise their responsibilities as voters on November 19  to elect a new Malaysian government. According to  the Election Commission (EC) data, of that total number, 5.8 million are new voters. The current voter registration before Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) is […]

Power of voters will determine Budget 2023 approval – PM

KEMAMAN: The power of voters this Nov 19 would determine whether Budget 2023 be approved for implementation in the interest of the people, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said everything proposed in Budget 2023 would be implemented on the condition that the government under his leadership and the party and coalition […]

Allow people to vote where they live

KUCHING: Allowing Sabahans and Sarawakians residing in Peninsular Malaysia to vote wherever they are is definitely a good idea, said a political analyst.  Professor James Chin from the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said this approach by the Election Commission (EC) will allow people to vote in places where they actually live.  “Especially in the […]