MADANI economy special aid not an election candy, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today refuted the allegations by certain parties that the special aid and assistance announced under the MADANI Economy: Empowering the People initiative was just another political candy given in conjunction with the six state elections next month. He said this was because the announcement on the special […]
PN to contest all seats in Penang, Selangor and Kedah
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional (PN) announced that it intends to contest all state constituencies in Selangor, Kedah and Penang. In Selangor, its chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the coalition will contest in 56 constituencies with 21 Bersatu candidates, PAS (17), Gerakan (eight) and 10 Bersatu associate members. Two former ministers, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Seri Rina […]
DAP to defend 16 state seats in Selangor
SHAH ALAM: DAP will defend all 16 state seats it won in the 14th general election (GE14) in next month’s state elections, said Selangor DAP secretary Ng Sze Han. He said the distribution of seats had been agreed upon between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN). “DAP is confident of maintaining its momentum to retain all the […]
Amanah to contest nine seats
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) has confirmed that it will contest nine of the 56 state seats in the Selangor state elections next month. Its chairman Izham Hashim said the party will defend Sabak, Meru, Pandan Indah, Hulu Kelang, Morib, Seri Serdang, Sungai Ramal and Taman Templer state constituencies which the party […]
Unity govt settles seat allocations for six state polls
KUALA LUMPUR: The Unity Government Leadership Consultative Council has finalised the distribution of seats for the six state elections on Aug 12. This was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after chairing a meeting of the council here last night. The meeting was also attended by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor; […]
No need for GPS to be involved
PENINSULA STATE ELECTIONS KUCHING: It is not necessary for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to support its fellow coalition members in the federal unity government during the campaign in six state elections in Peninsular Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political scientist Prof Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan said all the four component parties under GPS, will not […]
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 […]
GPS stays out of state elections
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not be involved in any state election campaigns taking place in six states in Peninsular Malaysia. The party’s Chief Whip, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, said that GPS is committed to focusing solely on matters concerning the interests of the people in Sarawak. “Our priority is to fight for the […]
Kelantan state assembly to dissolve on June 22 for polls
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved on June 22 to pave the way for the state election, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob said. He said the dissolution of the state assembly has received the consent of the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V. “Today, I want to declare the dissolution of […]
PBM will not contest Selangor state election
SELANGOR: The Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) Selangor committee members have unanimously decided not to contest the upcoming Selangor state election. In a press statement today, the party said this decision was made during a special meeting on March 17 with its president, Datuk Larry Sng Wei. “In line with the decision, the party will give […]
