All is not well in Perikatan Nasional as Bersatu associate wing clashed with Malaysian Indian People’s Party again. Previously it was during MIPP’s application to join the opposition coalition. This time it is over the Indian support in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. Bersatu Associate Bangi division chief K Vasantha Kumar disputed MIPP’s claim that…
There would be no more dilapidated clinics in Sabah next year as Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad gave his word that all 58 dilapidated clinics would be repaired this year. An allocation of RM21.5 million have been set aside for this purpose. “Three clinics have been completed with 55 more to go. This…
A Johor assemblyman has called upon the state government to safeguard the interest of the fishermen while it pursues two economic initiatives – the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and the Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ). Datuk Pandak Ahmad (BN-Kota Iskandar) pointed his constituency that also includes the Forest City SFZ is also made…
A former minister pointed that Perikatan Nasional lost the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election severely because it had nothing to offer. “Muhiyuddin constantly talked about his considerable achievements as a national leader, but that’s in the past. What does he have to offer for the future? Nothing. It’s time he steps down,” said former law minister…
A statement with Umno letterhead and signed by its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been confirmed to be false, announced the party headquarters. The viral statement claimed that the Malay party would adopt a more open approach and lessen its exclusive focus on the Malay agenda. The false statement also claimed that the…
Malaysian Indian People’s Party claimed that the by-election results in Kuala Kubu Baharu indicated that the low voter turnout was indeed a boycott against the PH-BN coalition. “Indian voter turnout yesterday was about 35 percent. PN received about 35 to 40 percent of the votes yesterday. It was a boycott after all,” said its president…
Padang Rengas Umno division chief Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz panned Perikatan Nasional Youth information chief Nadzir Helmi Azhar for likening PN’s defeat in Kuala Kubu Baharu to losing with dignity. “This is proof that there is no dignity and they cannot accept defeat. “If they still insist on a petition this is a sign that…
The PH-BN’s success in retaining the Kuala Kubu Baharu seat yesterday indicated that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has the support of all communities, said a political analyst. “All the races supported Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Even the Malays swung their support for him,” said UTM based analyst Dr Mazlan Ali to…
AMANAH secretary general Faiz Fadzil viewed Pang Sock Tao’s success in retaining the semi-urban mixed constituency of Kuala Kubu Baharu as a sign that Malays voters are rejecting the opposition alliance, Perikatan Nasional. “The 3R politics played up by PN are being rejected by the people. Malay voters, especially Umno members and supporters have returned…
Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan of the DAP deciphered Pang Sock Tao’s success in retaining the Kuala Kubu Baharu seat yesterday as a wake up call for the opposition alliance, Perikatan Nasional. “This defeat should be a wake up call for PN to do away with toxic and divisive politics that they have used frequently. Clearly…
