Covid-19 patients not allowed to vote
PUTRAJAYA: Those who are Covid-19 positive will not be allowed to vote in the Sabah state election on Saturday, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said this was decided by the special meeting of ministers on implementation of recovery movement control order (RMCO) to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. […]
Economy, MA63 and development main focus in Sabah election campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: Issues related to the economy, Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and regional development in Sabah will be capitalised by candidates in the upcoming state election. Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Dr Madeline Berma said that the issues should not be championed solely for votes in the 16th Sabah state election, but instead should be […]
Answering call of duty after 13-year hiatus
BY NOORAZLINA JINDEH KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat, who retired from politics 13 years ago, could have chosen to spend his golden years blissfully, in the company of his children and grandchildren. But the 72-year-old said he sensed a call of duty on seeing the younger generation losing their […]
Political frogs must be voted out
Party-hopping MPs distort the outcome of the previous general election — and that is intolerable. – Selwyn Manning, former New Zealand government press secretary You want to take a gamble in politics by switching allegiances. Then, be prepared for the consequences. It really does not matter much if you are an ordinary party member. People […]
EC meets on Aug 17 to set polls date
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting to discuss the date of the 16th Sabah State Election (PRN) on Aug 17. EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement today said that the meeting would be held at the Magellan Sutera Resort Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, at 9 am. The special meeting will be […]
Whoever wins, Sabahans lose
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. – Richard Armour, American poet Imagine this. It took just one Umno assemblyman, Tan Sri Musa Aman, to attempt a coup against the Sabah government and it almost succeeded. We have to […]
Political scenario differs from Sarawak
KUCHING: The upcoming Sabah election will not affect the 12th Sarawak election because the political scenarios in the two states are completely different, said Communication Department, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) associate professor Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said the environment and political set up in Sabah was different from […]
