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‘None expected BN to lose in 2018’: ex-Melaka CM’s daughter won’t rest on laurels Posted by: superadmin - 11-14-2021, 02:01 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies MELAKA – The humbling defeat suffered by Barisan Nasional (BN) in May 2018 at federal and several state levels has served as a lesson to coalition candidates in the Melaka election not to underestimate their rivals. This especially rings true for Umno’s Datuk Khaidhirah Abu Zahar – the daughter of former state chief minister (CM) Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Ithnin – who will be making her election debut in the Rim constituency. The late Abu Zahar, who led the state from May 1997 to December 1999, had also once served as the Melaka assembly speaker. In an interview with The Vibes, Khaidhirah – or more popularly known as Dira – said she will not take things for granted or put herself in the comfort zone just yet, despite indications pointing to an easy victory. - More -   Kedah to stop issuing gambling licences next year: Sanusi Posted by: superadmin - 11-14-2021, 01:55 PM - Forum: Politics - Replies (1) ALOR STAR – The PAS-led Kedah government will neither issue new licences nor renew existing licences for gambling businesses, including all 4D lottery businesses, in the state starting next year. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhamad Sanusi Md Nor said apart from gambling licences, the state government will also restrict the sale of alcohol in public, and it will only be allowed to be sold to non-Muslim consumers. “This decision was made at the state executive council meeting last week, and we agreed that local authorities throughout the state of Kedah will no longer issue licences to gambling businesses. “We want to create Kedah as a gambling-free state because we are aware that gambling is the cause of the collapse of family institutions and the nation’s civilisation,” he said at a press conference today. - More -   Don’t forget you were behind Sheraton Move, Puad tells Muhyiddin Posted by: superadmin - 11-14-2021, 10:53 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A senior Umno leader has reminded Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin that he led the forces that caused the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government in the Sheraton Move, asking if this meant that the former prime minister can be considered evil (jahat). “Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has accused Umno of being evil for causing the fall of its own government in Melaka. “So does this mean he was also evil in causing the fall of PH last year via the Sheraton Move? Obviously, he did that because he wanted to become the prime minister,” Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said in a Facebook post today. Puad said similarly, it was former chief minister Idris Haron who colluded with PKR to make the Melaka government fall as he had been promised the position by the opposition Pakatan Harapan but it backfired when the assembly was dissolved. - More -   ‘Huge blunder’ to name CM candidate at 11th hour Posted by: superadmin - 11-14-2021, 10:26 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: A chief minister-designate is critical to win over fence-sitters, and Perikatan Nasional’s decision to name its candidate for the Melaka polls at the eleventh hour is “a huge blunder”, say analysts. In particular, it gives the impression that PN is still undecided about who to put forward as the their choice for chief minister. Former academic Azmi Hassan and James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute both say the electorate would like to know who they are voting for. Azmi said when voters go to the polls, ballots won’t just be for the party of the possible chief minister. The choice of a chief minister-designate was critical for winning over fence-sitters. He said that delaying the announcement would give the impression that PN is still undecided about who to name as their candidate. “It doesn’t inspire confidence in voters that PN can bring about stability to Melaka should it form the state government. So it’s a huge blunder on PN’s part,” he told FMT. - More -   Muhyiddin’s BN jibe shows his hypocrisy, says Zahid Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 08:30 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has slammed former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin over the latter’s dismissive comments of the coalition’s 61-year rule of the country. Zahid, who is also Umno president, said Muhyiddin’s claim that BN’s “time had come to an end” vindicated the party’s decision — made at its annual general meeting — not to work with Bersatu in the next general election. “It also highlights Bersatu’s hypocrisy when it comes to BN and Umno,” he said in a Facebook post. Zahid went on to say that he was disappointed that Muhyiddin had hurled such an insult at BN as the Bersatu president had made his name in the political arena with the help and support of the BN grassroots. - More -   Guan Eng scoffs at Timah decision while KL liquor ban still on Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 08:25 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has dismissed MCA president Wee Ka Siong’s description of the resolution of the Timah whisky branding controversy as a demonstration of the government’s Keluarga Malaysia concept. Wee had been quoted in news reports as saying the Cabinet reached its decision “in the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia”. Lim pointed out that the decision on the Timah name came while a ban on the sale of alcohol at Chinese medicine halls and sundry shops in Kuala Lumpur was still in place. He said the ban “clearly interferes in the traditional business practices and customary lifestyle of non-Muslims” and was contrary to the Keluarga Malaysia concept and the multiracial and multi-cultural character of Kuala Lumpur. - More -   Vigorous Chinese democracy vs aging Western one: Global Times editorial Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 08:15 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies "Whole-process people's democracy" has been officially written into the Communiqué of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. At Friday's press conference on the sixth plenum, the concept has been further clarified, which has garnered extensive attention from home and abroad.  Democracy is one of the important results of human society's development. It is destined to form different gene combinations in different social environments and manifest itself in various forms, just like that of plants and flowers.  The US and the West have always regarded themselves as property owners and missionaries of democracy, as if they are issuing democratic licenses to the world, preaching to people of other countries about how to be democratic and judging who is democratic and who is not. But they are no longer able to carry on such moves. - More -   Melaka — the real challenge Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 06:10 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies From Chandra Muzaffar There is an unusual election happening in Melaka. It is an election without any of the conventional features of an election campaign. There are no organised house-to-house visits; no small-group meetings; no large-scale public gatherings. Walkabouts are prohibited. Campaigning in public spaces is not allowed. However, candidates can put across their messages online. They can use both the print and electronic media to campaign to their heart’s content. WhatsApp and Twitter and other such channels, including the telephone, have all become popular means of communication. The people have accepted restrictions imposed upon them because they are aware of the risks and dangers associated with the coronavirus pandemic. No one — and least of all the candidates — wants to see another surge in serious infections or contend with an alarming escalation in Covid-19 deaths. So, everyone is prepared to put up with an election shorn of the central elements of a democratic contest. - More -   Melaka election: a motley crew of strange bedfellows – Terence Fernandez Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 08:32 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies ONE thing for certain in this Melaka election is that nothing is certain. With muddled alliances that keep shifting as rapidly as Sg Melaka during a thunderstorm, the political chess games that are being played are only aiding in discouraging an already fatigued and disillusioned electorate from coming out to vote on November 20. With campaigning kept to a minimum – in essence, non-existent – due to Covid-19 protocols, the usual sights and sounds of an election are all but missing. Flags and posters are sparse, and candidates can only hop on motorcycles and the back of pick-ups and lorries with loudhailers selling their promise. They are not allowed to stop and speak to constituents. The dilemma of candidates is whether to sell the same old “if I am elected, I will do this and that…” or gauge the temperament of the electorate for the bigger battle that lies ahead – the 15th general election (GE15). - More -   Better ways than national service to build unity, says Chandra Posted by: superadmin - 11-13-2021, 08:26 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Political scientist Chandra Muzaffar has suggested an approach to national unity that is more comprehensive than one proposed recently in the Dewan Rakyat. Referring to Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul’s call for a mandatory two-year national service programme for school leavers, Chandra told FMT he believed such a course would not have a lasting effect on the trainees’ appreciation of a multiracial society. They would normally “go back to their old selves” when pursuing their careers, he said. “It’ll be just like studying in school for the purpose of passing exams. You remember things for the exam and after that you forget.” - More - Pages (1329): « Previous 1 … 987 988 989 990 991 … 1329 Next » Jump to page: