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Ramkarpal, Chong Eng booted out in Penang DAP polls

GEORGE TOWN : Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP) Ramkarpal Singh and Pakatan Harapan Wanita chief Chong Eng missed the … More

DAP, Pulau Pinang, State Election

Kula, Su take another stab at cousins for Perak DAP leadership

Party to hold state leadership election on Sunday, rematch of Nga Kor Ming and M Kulasegaran’s teams. Perak DAP will … More

Committee, DAP, Factions, Perak, State Election

Extensive vote-buying in Sabah polls, says electoral watchdog

Bersih 2.0 has 59 reports of election misconduct by all political parties KOTA KINABALU – Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 today highlighted … More

Bersih 2.0, Election Commission (EC), electoral watchdog, Sabah, State Election, vote-buying

Sabah defeat not death knell for Pakatan’s hopes in east Malaysia, say analysts

GEORGE TOWN : The failure of Warisan and the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition to defend Sabah in last Saturday’s state … More

Barisan Nasional (BN), Muhyiddin, Pakatan Harapan, PBS, Perikatan Nasional (PN), Sabah, Shafie Afdal, Star, State Election, Warisan

Commentary: Sabah’s surprise results – and how Warisan lost big in state elections

Warisan should have paid attention to Kadazandusun Murut concerns over livelihoods and undocumented migrants, says James Chin. HOBART: On Saturday … More

Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Kadazandusun Murut (KDM), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Sabah, Shafie Apdal, State Election, Warisan

Tussle over Sabah CM’s post piles pressure on Perikatan after Anwar’s federal takeover claim

COMMENTARY, Sept 28 — The aligned Perikatan Nasional (read: Bersatu) and Barisan Nasional (read: Umno) are deadlocked over which should … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Bersatu, Chief Minister, Government, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election, UMNO

Sabah Election: The Legend of Muhyiddin Continues

Few days before polling day for Sabah election, Anwar Ibrahim launched the “Meridian Move”. Muhyiddin Yassin was challenged, as if … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Bersatu, Meridian Move, Muhyiddin, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election, Warisan

GRS victory in Sabah state election: What this means for PM Muhyiddin and politics at the federal level

KOTA KINABALU: The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition led by the Malaysian Prime Minister successfully toppled the Warisan Plus state … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Kita Prihatin, Muhyiddin, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Sabah, Shafie Apdal, State Election, Warisan-Plus

Sabah head of state asks for more time to decide on chief minister post

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah head of state has asked for more time to decide on the candidate that will be … More

Chief Minister, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Government, Juhar Mahiruddin, Sabah, State Election

Malaysian PM Muhyiddin’s alliance wins Sabah polls

Victory would bolster his bid in defending premiership in challenge from Anwar Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s alliance has won the … More

Barisan Nasional, Muhyiddin, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, Shafie Afdal, State Election, Vote, Warisan

Sabah election: Every vote counts, even a Power Ranger’s

A Malaysian in a Power Ranger costume casting his vote yesterday at the polling centre in SMK Tansau, Penampang, while … More

Democracy, Power Ranger, Sabah, State Election, Vote

Chinese Sabahan kingmaker factor

An estimated 172,000 Chinese voters will head to the polls on September 26 in Sabah. Chinese Sabahans currently comprise 15% … More

Chinese, demographic, Kingmaker, Sabah, State Election, Vote

PM Muhyiddin banks on victory in Sabah poll after Anwar challenge

KUALA LUMPUR : Locked in a power struggle with Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Government, Majority Support, Muhyiddin, Pakatan Harapan, Parliament, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election, Vote Of Confidence

Anwar claims parliamentary majority: What are the potential implications for Malaysia’s political scene?

KUALA LUMPUR: Amid intense campaigning in the final days of the Sabah state polls on Wednesday (Sep 23), it was … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Government, Majority Support, Muhyiddin, Pakatan Harapan, Parliament, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election

What Is Important To Sabah Voters?

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad laments that Malaysian voters can be bought. It’s fine to talk when you have billions. But … More

1MDB, Abuse of power, Accountability, Autonomy, Backdoor government, Competency, Corruption, Covid-19, Cronyism, Democracy, Federalisation, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Speech, GDP, Good governance, GST, LGBT, MA63, Nepotism, oil royalty, PATI, Sabah, Separation of powers, State Election, Transparency, Wastage of taxpayers’ money

Questions over ‘dumping’ of PAS in Sabah polls

PAS has long been established as an Islamist party with the idea of promoting Islam as an ideal platform for … More

Bersatu, Islamist party, PAS, Sabah, State Election, UMNO

Sabah 2020: Which parties have the edge?

KOTA KINABALU: A week to election day on Sept 26 in Sabah and voters are spoilt for choice, given the … More

Democracy, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Parti Cinta Sabah, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election, Warisan-Plus

Is the Sabah state election a bellwether for Malaysian politics? PM Muhyiddin certainly thinks so

The prime minister says he will call a general election if his Perikatan Nasional coalition and its allies win the … More

Muhyiddin, Perikatan Nasional, Referendum, Sabah, Shafie Afdal, State Election, Warisan

PAS’ political play

Look! PAS not contesting the Sabah election is no big deal. Or to put in another way, it should not … More

Muafakat Nasional, PAS, Perikatan Nasional, Political strategy, Public sentiment, Sabah, State Election

Candidate Muhyiddin in the Sabah election

I am currently in Sandakan to campaign for Warisan Plus. Along the main thoroughfares of Sandakan, posters adorned with the … More

Barisan Nasional, Bersatu, Muhyiddin, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, Shafie Afdal, State Election, Warisan

As Sabah heads to polls on Sep 26, what’s at stake for the main political blocs?

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah’s state election has shaped up to be a free-for-all, with multi-cornered contests in each of the Bornean … More

Barisan Nasional, DAP, Muafakat Nasional, Muhyiddin, Perikatan Nasional, PKR, Sabah, Shafie Afdal, State Election, Warisan

In Malaysia, plight of girl studying in treetop for better Wi-fi could hurt Muhyiddin

A viral video of a Malaysian student in Sabah who filmed herself studying and taking exams from the tree tops … More

Covid19, Infrastructure, Internet, Pandemic, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election

What Is The Real Reason PAS Is Not Contesting The Sabah Election?

So, did PAS volunteer or willingly stay out of the Sabah state election or was PAS betrayed by Umno and … More

Muafakat Nasional, PAS, Perikatan Nasional, Sabah, State Election

The Rahman Dahlan outburst

Sabah Umno leader Datuk Rahman Dahlan has made quite a number of “new fans” when he spoke against his party … More

Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Politics, Sabah, State Election, UMNO

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