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Will Malaysia consider postal voting due to covid-19?

BY NINA MUSLIM KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh off the state election in Sabah, Malaysia is now dealing with a third wave of Covid-19 cases, blamed on the carelessness and complacency that marked the campaign period.   Admitting previous containment measures were inadequate to contain the spike in cases following the Sabah state election, the government has […]

Medac to continue to revive economy

BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar welcomes the federal government’s action in curbing the spread of Covid-19 after the recent Sabah state election. Wan Junaidi expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for taking the approach of implementing a controlled action instead of imposing […]

Just a normal meeting with party leaders

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) did not discuss the just concluded Sabah state election at its meeting today. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said GPS did not discuss matters pertaining to Sabah in its preparation for the Sarawak state election which is expected to be held soon. “No, Sabah has nothing to […]

Police assure smooth polling

KOTA KINABALU: Police have given assurance that the polling for the Sabah state election today will run smoothly without any disruption. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the voters can discharge their moral obligation to vote without worries. “Police will ensure the safety and wellbeing of the people. So, I call on all voters […]

‘Multi-cornered contests not necessarily healthy’

KOTA KINABALU: Multi-cornered contests in elections are not necessarily a good thing because the best candidate in the field may not win, said political analyst Dr Romzi Ationg. He said when there are too many candidates, vote splitting could occur and a less worthy contestant could end up winning. “People know such an environment is […]

GPS more prepared to face challenges

KUCHING: Sociopolitical analyst Associate Prof Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi of Universiti Malaya (UM) is of the view that the results of the Sabah state election (PRN) will not have much bearing on the upcoming Sarawak PRN. He said that this was because Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) was seen to be better prepared to face […]

EC confirms 447 candidates vying for 73 seats

KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission (EC) received a total of 447 nomination papers from candidates vying for 73 state seats contested in the Sabah state election scheduled for Sept 26 after the nomination period ended at 10 am today. EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said 404 of the papers were submitted by male candidates, […]

Tough fight in impending Sabah state election

Four-cornered fight for Anifah Aman, Three-cornered for Salleh Said Keruak Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) president Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is facing a four-cornered fight for the Bongawan seat in the Sabah State Election. The former foreign minister is contesting against incumbent Dr Daud Yusof of Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan), Ag Syairin of Barisan Nasional (BN) […]

Sabah State Election on Sept 26

KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission (EC) has set the Sabah State Election to be held on Sept 26. The nomination will be held on Sept 12, while early voting is on Sept 22. The dates were announced by EC deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom at a press conference after chairing the meeting on the State […]