cried foul over a RM1, 000 compound issued to Azrol Rahani after he did a fist bump with a supporter on

Azrol Ab Rahani, who is Muda's candidate for Bukit Permai, said his ceramah was stopped by the EC

involving RM16, 000. Azrol Khalil, 37, who was then with the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of

JOHOR BARU: Umno does not view Malaysian United Democratic Alliance Muda’s participation in the Johor state polls as a threat and it would just be an additional challenge for the party, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Umno secretary-general said that this was a normal part of democracy.“ In a democratic country, any party would want to contest in an election.... We cannot stop them.“ However, we do see it as an additional challenge to our strategy in facing the state election, ” he said to th

JOHOR BARU: With nomination day tomorrow, it appears that eleventh hour attempts to avoid clashes are likely to be futile, as Malaysian United Democratic Alliance( Muda) is set to lock horns with PKR at least in the Larkin state seat. Other than Larkin, Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman announced that his party would contest in Machap and Parit Raja.“ Muda will continue to negotiate( with PKR) until the eleventh hour, using all available avenues.“ We will let the people decide the fat

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance( Muda) win in Puteri Wangsa will be the start for the party to set its feet on the country’s political ground, says president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. Muda candidate Amira Aisya Abd Aziz( pic) scored Muda's maiden election victory when she won the Puteri Wangsa( N41) seat with a majoriti of 7, 114 votes. She managed to garner 22, 884 votes in the six-cornered fight for the seat.... Her closest rival, Barisan Nasional's Ng Yew Aik, manag

JOHOR BARU: Muda, which has been accused of splitting votes in the recent state polls, has decided not to field a candidate in the coming Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections and will instead support the candidates from Amanah. The decision not to stand, said the party’s political bureau, was made out of respect for the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, who was the elected representative for both the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state seats.“ As an individual, Salahuddin was a person wit

JOHOR BARU: Muda, which has been accused of splitting votes in the recent state polls, has decided not to field a candidate in the coming Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections and will instead support the candidates from Amanah. The decision not to stand, said the party’s political bureau, was made out of respect for the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, who was the elected representative for both the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state seats.“ As an individual, Salahuddin was a person wit

JOHOR BARU: No fewer than seven state leaders of various political parties fared badly, with three losing their deposits in the Johor election. These include Johor Parti Bangsa Malaysia chief Steven Choong, who contested in Puteri Wangsa and garnered only 2, 471 votes, followed by Johor Parti Pejuang Tanah Air( Pejuang) chief Datuk Dr Shahruddin Md Salleh – the Sri Gading MP and a former deputy minister who only got 465 votes in the four-cornered fight for the Machap seat. Another leader who los

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency( MMEA) helicopter made an emergency water landing while conducting rescue exercises near Pulau Angsa, off Kuala Selangor. MMEA director-general Admiral Datuk Hamid Mohd Amin said the incident occurred at 9. 55am on Tuesday( March 5)." The initial distress call was made to MERS 999 by a fisherman in the vicinity of the incident," he said in a statement.He said a search and rescue operation was activated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mala