Penang dissolves state assembly
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang State Legislative Assembly, which has 40 seats, is officially dissolved today to pave way for the state election. The dissolution before the end of the five-year term, which ends on Aug 2, was announced by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow in a press conference yesterday after receiving the consent of the […]
Kedah state assembly officially dissolved today
ALOR SETAR: The 14th Kedah state legislative assembly is officially dissolved today after obtaining the consent of the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah last Sunday. The dissolution marks the end of Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) administration in the state after taking over from Pakatan Harapan (PH) on May 17,2020. Following the dissolution, […]
Johor announces month’s salary or minimum RM1,000 as special aid for civil servants
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor government today announced a month’s salary or a minimum of RM1,000 as a special financial aid for each of 13,400 civil servants in the state. Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the special aid will be paid in two instalments, namely at the end of this month and before the […]
3 state assemblies dissolved for simultaneous state polls with GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang, Perlis and Perak are now confirmed holding their respective state elections simultaneously with the 15th general election (GE15) following the dissolution of the 14th Parliament on Oct 10. It follows the move by Pahang and Perlis to dissolve their respective State Legislative Assemblies (DUN) on Oct 14 and Perak today to allow […]
PAS out to end-run of bad luck
KUCHING: PAS which has never won a seat in the state legislative assembly is out to try its luck again. It has already identified its candidates and the seats it will contest, according to its Sarawak commissioner Jofri Jaraiee. He said the candidates’ list and seats have been submitted to the central leadership and would […]
PH to divide by consensus 18 Johor state assembly seats ‘vacated’ by Bersatu
JOHOR BAHRU: The 18 Johor state assembly seats contested by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) in the 14th General Election (GE14) will be divided by consensus among the three parties in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in the next election. Johor PH chairman Aminolhuda Hassan said a committee on the distribution of state assembly seats […]
