KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Election Commission’s (EC) move to rename and resize several federal and state constituencies is coming under intense criticism from affected lawmakers, who said the move would confuse voters. DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok, who has been MP for Seputeh since Election 1999, was irate to learn that her constituency will…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — In its latest redelineation exercise, the Election Commission (EC) is seeking to change the names of 12 parliamentary seats and 34 state constituencies nationwide ahead of the next general elections due in 2018. In an 18-page notice published in national daily New Straits Times today, the EC said the changes…
PETALING JAYA: Pengerusi Bersih 2.0 Maria Chin perlu berwaspada atau beliau nanti “tidak akan berjalan di atas bumi”, kata pemimpin Gerakan Merah Ali Tinju. Bekas anggota tentera itu, yang nama sebenarnya Mohd Ali Baharom, memberi amaran selepas Maria mengumumkan tunjuk perasaan Bersih 5 akan diadakan 19 November nanti. “Kita akan serang hendap dia. Tengok masa. Saya…
PETALING JAYA: Umno rebel Khairuddin Abu Hassan has called for acceptance of the handshake between former premier Mahathir Mohamad and jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, urging an end to interpretations of the encounter last week. “I want to remind all of our comrades to stop making assumptions and accept the historical moment with an open…
PETALING JAYA: Penang Gerakan’s Teng Chang Yeow has lashed out at Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for calling on Barisan Nasional component parties to follow in Umno’s footsteps to recapture Penang. Teng, who is also Penang BN chairman, responded with heavy sarcasm to Zahid’s remark at the Balik Pulau Umno division delegates’ meeting.
PETALING JAYA: In a surprise move, Gelang Patah Umno permanent chairman Baharum Abdul Ghani announced his exit from the party during the division’s delegates meeting this morning. Baharum who was formerly Tanjung Kupang assemblyman also posted his decision to leave the party on his Facebook page, which was generally met with support from his Facebook…
MIRI, Sept 10 — The Sarawak state government will support the formation of English-medium mission and private schools that prioritise education in the world’s lingua franca, Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said today. “We are prepared to give support to private and mission schools to pursue this objective and there are already schools which…