MIC clarified that it sent a letter of inquiry for more information regarding federal opposition bloc, Perikatan Nasional (PN), not an application letter. “The letter focused on several issues, including the nature of the party’s potential membership, entry processes and MIC’s potential status as a PN component member,” said MIC secretary general Datuk S Ananthan,…
Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Mahiaddin Yassin has confirmed that MIC applied to join the coalition. The application approval would be determined during a PN supreme council meeting. All of the PN components have been supportive of MIC joining the bloc. “We couldn’t convene a PN Supreme Council meeting before this as we were…
Cassel Krishnan The results of the Sabah state election should serve as a loud wake-up call for our party. This is not a simple matter of “wrong candidates” or “unfavourable local dynamics”. Instead, it reflects a broader and increasingly worrying perception of DAP on the ground – one that we can no longer afford to…
Former Klang MP Charles Santiago has called upon the DAP go back to basics in light of the crushing defeat the party received in the Sabah state election yesterday. “Sabah’s results weren’t a fluke. They were a message. Whether DAP listens now will determine if this is just a setback or the beginning of a…
The Sabah polls result indicated that there is a total rejection of Malaya based parties. “It is a total rejection of Malaya based parties. Upto 90% votes went to Sabah based parties and only nine percent went to Malaya parties,” said Tasmania University based political analyst, Dr James Chin. He also noted that despite the…
Pope Leo XIV has warned that conflicts at the global level endangering humanity. “We are now experiencing a phase marked by heightened level of conflict on the global level, fueled by prevailing strategies of economic and military power. “This is enabling what Pope Francis called a Third World War fought piecemeal,” he said at an…
Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for Kapayan Datuk Jannie Lasimbang took former ally UPKO president Datuk Ewon to task for stoking up a divisive Malaya vs local party narrative in the latter’s campaign against PH and the DAP. “Political differences can be discussed rationally, but demonising ex-long-term partners neither helps voters make informed decisions nor hides…
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming defended the 30-year threshold for buildings in the Urban Renewal Bill based on four obsolescence. “The 30-year threshold for buildings are re-looking at the threshold age. It must be explained that the 30 years building age were fixed based on certain factors that was not limited to…
Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that the Trans Borneo Railway Project Feasibility Study currently undertaken by his minister is also evaluating the range potentials of rail in north of Sabah that includes Kudat. “Sabah Government stressed that Kudat will be the location for Blue Economy Port, a blue economy concept port that emphasizes on sustainable…
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) summoned businessman Albert Tei and a lady known as Sofia Rini Buyong to be at its headquarters on Dec 1 to assist its probe involving Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s former senior political secretary, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin. It deemed Sofia’s testimony as vital to their…
