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Negeri Sembilan election: Move to dissolve state assembly Anwar's ‘tit-for-tat’ response to Johor snap polls
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BN sees Johor snap polls as vehicle for 'blue wave' comeback nationwide, says chairman Zahid
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Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?
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UMNO defends Johor polls timing as newly-relaunched Bersama party says it will contest state election
UMNO defends Johor polls timing as newly-relaunched Bersama party says it will contest state election Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) - helmed by former federal ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad - said that further discussions would be held with party representatives in Johor to identify the seats the party would contest. Senior leaders of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) have defended the timing of Johor’s impending state election, even as a newly-relaunched...
Malaysia’s PAS severs ties with Bersatu, throwing opposition pact PN's fate into question
Malaysia’s PAS severs ties with Bersatu, throwing opposition pact PN's fate into question Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s president Abdul Hadi Awang said the decision took into account the state of relations between the two parties. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s main opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) on Monday (Jun 8) announced that it will end its political cooperation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), raising doubts over the future of the federal opposition pact Perikatan...
Malaysia’s LGBTQ groups tread more carefully amid recent enforcement, ministers’ rhetoric
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PAS urges UMNO to collaborate in Johor polls, revive defunct political pact
PAS urges UMNO to collaborate in Johor polls, revive defunct political pact PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on Wednesday (Jun 3) called for the revival of Muafakat Nasional - created to consolidate the Malay-Muslim vote - stressing cooperation between the country’s two largest Malay-Muslim parties. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s largest opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has called on United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to work together in the upcoming Johor state...
Malaysia mulls special immigration lane for Johor voters in Singapore returning for upcoming state polls
Malaysia mulls special immigration lane for Johor voters in Singapore returning for upcoming state polls The Malaysian home ministry will “respond accordingly” once the Election Commission announces key dates for the Johor state polls on Friday, said home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Malaysia is mulling a special fast lane at the immigration checkpoint for returning Johor voters from Singapore to cast their ballots in the upcoming state polls, says the country’s home minister....
PAS-Bersatu break-up paves way for new Malay-centric pact, with implications for Malaysia politics
analysis Asia PAS-Bersatu break-up paves way for new Malay-centric pact, with implications for Malaysia politics Analysts say Malaysia’s main opposition party PAS would prioritise a pact with a breakaway Bersatu faction, while a more formal cooperation with the United Malays National Organisation remains a longer-term possibility. The unilateral decision by Malaysia’s main opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) to sever ties with its coalition partner Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia...