Approval ratings for the Barisan Nasional-led federal government prior to Parliament’s dissolution last month stood at 38 per cent, lower than when the coalition headed into the 14th general election in 2018, according to the latest surveys from the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research. In a report yesterday, The Straits Times noted that the independent […]
Sabah police, on a manhunt, has tightened its borders following news that a convicted murderer named Alnazar Jalilul who escaped from jail in the southern Philippines was heading to Semporna on the northern Borneo state’s east coast. Sabah police chief Datuk Idris Abdullah said Malaysia is on alert after receiving notification from its Philippine counterpart, […]
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) today issued a revised version of its latest dress code guideline (which banned national attire) for its 50th convocation ceremony next month following an earlier one which had stirred Malaysians’ displeasure on social media. In the latest dress code advisory updated today, UKM said graduands and guests attending the convocation ceremony […]
Voters and political analysts have predicted that Pakatan Harapan (PH) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is likely to win handily despite being “parachuted” in against incumbent Tambun MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu for the 15th general election. While acknowledging Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Ahmad Faizal’s contributions to the constituency in his first […]
Former Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Wan Omar reportedly said that an estimated 1.4 million tertiary students will be unable to return home to vote in the 15th general election (GE15) due to financial constraints. He reportedly recommended that postal voting be expanded to include students who are unable to return […]
A London court found Jemma Mitchell, 38, guilty of murdering and decapitating a Malaysian-born British resident Deborah Chong Mee Kuen, 67, over a financial dispute. In a statement, the London Metropolitan Police said that Chong and Mitchell became friends in a church group, and the former had agreed to lend Mitchell £200,000 (RM1,093,000) for her […]
Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) and Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he has given two days to Perikatan Nasional (PN) to continue their negotiations with them for GE15. He revealed the negotiations have run into problems that he declined to share, but stressed that he wanted matters settled by November […]
A teenage girl was brought before the Children’s Magistrates Court on a charge of unintentionally causing the death of her younger brother in Kampung Ulu Pulai, Iskandar Puteri last week. The accused, who is 17 years and 11 months old, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Magistrate Zuhainie Zull Kafli. She cannot […]
The number of registered voters in the Tambun parliamentary constituency has increased by about 49 per cent, Perak Election Commission (EC) said ahead of the 15th general election. Based on a report by The Star, registered voters in Tambun number 160,000 as of October 20. In 2018, that figure stood at 108,000 people. “Tambun has […]
