Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Puad Zarkashi questioned whether PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was suitable to be prime minister again as the latter had made statements that incited the people against the Malay Rulers. “Muhyiddin should make an open apology, He should be probed immediately and this must be followed by stringent action….
Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah wants the police (PDRM) to take action against PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “I want the PDRM to take stringent action without any compromise against Muhyiddin for deliberately touching on 3R sentiments,” he said in a statement. “I also would like to advice all politicians that as…
Kedah Umno information chief Datuk Shaiful Hazizy Zainol Abidin put the blame of PN’s loss in the Nenggiri by-election solely on Muafakat Nasional chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa. Annuar is also Pas central committee member. Shaiful said Annuar delivered PN’s worst performance in a by-election. “Before this, although PN lost in by-elections like those in…
The Thai king today formally appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, as Thailand’s new prime minister. Paetongtarn received King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s official written command to form a government in a ceremony at the headquarters of a former pro-Thaksin TV station soon after 9.30am local time.
Election Commission chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun confirmed BN candidate Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani’s win in Nenggiri with 9,091 votes. Azmawi, better known as Awie, amassed a majority of 3,352 votes. The voter turnout was 73.88 percent, Ramlan added in an official statement. Azmawi’s opponent Rizwadi Ismail of PN polled 5,739 votes.
BN’s win in Nenggiri was contributed by a combination of factors that includes Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s proactive approach and the moves made by the unity government coalition at the federal level. “Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership that was focused on the people’s issues and implementation without political rhetoric was…
BN has bagged all six Orang Asli polling districts. The six are Kuala Sungai, Tohoi, SUngai Puian, Sungai Jenera, Simpor and Sungai Wias. This was confirmed by BN secretary general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. The six are part of 20 polling districts that is catering for the 20,259 registered voters. BN fielded Kelantan Umno…
A total of six election offences are being probed since nomination day are being probed by the police in relations to the Nenggiri by-election, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun. The six came from 18 police reports. The offences included incitement and posting offensive remarks. “One of the cases involved an individual who…
The Mahkota state seat will not be contested by Pakatan Harapan, confirmed Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail who is the coalition chief secretary. “PH’s top leadership had a meeting last week that was chaired by (PH president) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and deemed that the Mahkota state seat will not be contested by a PH…
BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the coalition has zeroed in on a candidate for the upcoming Mahkota state by-election and that the candidate is a new face. “I will make an official announcement in due course,” he told reporters after an event at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur this morning….
