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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

PAS’ political play

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Sabah Political Crisis: What It Means For Pakatan, Perikatan – And Malaysia

After the guilty Najib Razak SRC International verdict on July 28th, political attention in Malaysia quickly turned East, to the … More

Malaysia’s Sabah state urged to consider postal voting for election due to coronavirus

An estimated 250,000 Sabah voters live in Peninsular Malaysia but coronavirus restrictions will make it difficult for many to return … More