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Is the Election Commission prepared for a General Election? Dewan Rakyat finds out today
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission’s (EC) preparedness to face the possibility of a General Election (GE) will be among matters that will be raised in the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. Based on the agenda of the Meeting, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid
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Dr M: US should ‘think twice’ before returning 1MDB funds to M’sia
The United States should “think twice” before giving Malaysia back the money recovered from an anti-kleptocracy probe into state fund 1MDB, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday, as the party accused of graft in the 1MDB case was
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Mukhriz: No need to dissolve state assembly
PUCHONG: Mukhriz said the current state government would maintain the current status quo until the next general election and that it had also been agreed to by the opposition in the state. “As Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (Opposition Leader of
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DAP leaders won’t leave the country, we are patriots!
The DAP held an emergency central executive committee meeting yesterday on the extraordinary political developments in the country. However, let me comment on postings that went viral on the social media yesterday – one with the heading: “Kit Siang di kesan
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Fahmi Fadzil is first MP to present his ‘report card’
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament (MP) Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil today presented a report card on his first-year achievement as the elected representative of the constituency, making him the first MP to do so. At a gathering with
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Tian Chua to know whether he can contest elections on Nov 6
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today fixed Nov 6 to deliver its decision on whether former Batu MP Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, can contest in elections. Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya set the date in her
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Australia’s conservative coalition wins parliamentary majority
SYDNEY: Australia’s conservative coalition secured an outright parliamentary majority on Monday following a shock election victory, allowing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to progress his legislative agenda without the support of independents. Morrison’s coalition defied forecasts to be re-elected in what
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Modi poised to win bigger majority, exit polls show
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to return to power with a bigger majority in Parliament after a mammoth general election that ended on Sunday, exit polls showed. Modi faced criticism early on in the campaign for
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