Down but not out: Malaysian opposition's election chances likely bright Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may have failed once again to ascend to Malaysia's top office during the recent political crisis, but his Pakatan Harapan( PH) coalition is better placed today to repeat its 2018 victory at the next election, compared to 18 months ago when it was suddenly ousted. Analysts believe public disappointment with the PH administration has been replaced with anger over the current government's handlin

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan will re-strategise to face the impending 15th General Election following a dismal showing at the recent Johor polls. The coalition said it had taken into account its weaknesses including the lack of coordination and communication among parties, the use of logos and other issues. The March 12 state election saw them winning only 12 seats in the 56-seat legislative assembly.“ We will rectify these weaknesses and acknowledge that it will not be enough for only one part

PETALING JAYA: The five-day special parliamentary sitting starting July 26 is “ too short ” to discuss key issues highlighted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says the Pakatan Harapan presidential council.“ After three reminders from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister is finally calling for Parliament to reconvene.“ However, the council thinks that the special sitting is too short to really debate the matters that have been highlighted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.“ We deeply regret that

Seen as a more capital market-friendly option, its success could provide a blueprint for the renegotiations of other highway operators. Credit Suisse Equity Research says the proposal is feasible for other listed urban tollways that are already operational.... This could be a bit more tricky and often “ politically charged.” PLUS is 51% owned by UEM Group Bhd, which in turn is a unit of the government’s sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional. The Employees Provident Fund( EPF) holds the remai

MELAKA( Bernama): Negotiations on seat distribution among Pakatan Harapan component parties for the Melaka state election are expected to be completed before the middle of next week, said Melaka Pakatan chairman Adly Zahari. Adly, who is also the Melaka Parti Amanah Negara chairman, said the list of Pakatan candidates for the state polls was also expected to be finalised by then." We are confident of settling this matter before the middle of next week.... Amanah is expected to contest between e

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will not form an alliance with Pakatan Harapan in the 15th general election, its chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin( pic) said.He said this was because Perikatan and Pakatan had their differences. Perikatan is made up of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia( Bersatu), PAS, Gerakan, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku( STAR) and Sabah Progressive Party( SAPP). Muhyiddin, who was Bersatu president, said an alliance would only be considered if PH undergoes a major revamp or reshu

MELAKA: Pakatan Harapan has conceded defeat in the Melaka state polls before official results were announced on Saturday( Nov 20) night, and pledged to conduct a post mortem on the results of the election. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution said that based on unofficial results it obtained from its operation centres, the Melaka voters had already decided to give its mandate to Barisan Nasional." We would like to state that the people of Melaka have made their decisions through t

KUALA LUMPUR-Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's leadership of the opposition Pakatan Harapan( PH) coalition is being questioned following yet another failed attempt by him to form a government. Some PH members are pushing for someone else to lead them into the next general election.... The opposition leader last week failed by a whisker to become prime minister following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to

PETALING JAYA: Sabah-based United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation( Upko) has officially joined the Pakatan Harapan coalition." The presidential council meeting today( Aug 26) decided to accept Upko as a component party of Pakatan Harapan." Pakatan believes that the addition of Upko will continue to strengthen cooperation, especially in preparation for the 15th General Election," the coalition's secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in a statement on Thursday.He also said

KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan supporters have lost their hopes for a change in the government under the current coalition leadership, says Sabah DAP secretary Phoong Jin Zhe.He said based on his observation and social media posts, the people feel that Pakatan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim cannot deliver what they were hoping for.“ This has been going on since 2013, when Anwar failed to get the results expected of him in leading Pakatan.“ Rejuvenation of the current leadership in Pakatan is