Alfian Z.M. Tahir

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PRNNS: After a week, PH and BN continue fight to gain the trust of voters

Both coalitions seem to centre their campaigns on governance, experience and their ability to deliver for the state, while Perikatan Nasional continues to strug...

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Kedah MB’s “Cina ada China, India ada India” remark draws criticism over citizenship narrative

PN election director Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said last night that “Tanah Melayu” (Malay Land) was the only homeland for the Malays, unlike other ethnic communiti...

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PH: PAS-UMNO unity narrative an old political script that failed before

Amirudin Shari said PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang had, since 1981, been accused of deepening divisions among Muslims, Malays and Malaysians through his...

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Zahid says PN-BN 'PBN' proposal must be formalised before talks can begin

Hamzah said the name would help voters better understand the cooperation between the two political blocs while avoiding confusion from referring to PN and BN se...

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PKR man says resignation calls should not become political theatre, urges leaders to show principle

Resignations were serious matters involving accountability, trust and the responsibility owed to the people, and should not be reduced to repeated public challe...

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Anwar, Zahid project unity at Putrajaya amid PH-BN differences during state polls

The photographs, posted on Anwar’s Facebook page, came after the recent Johor polls and amid continued attention on the working relationship between the two coa...

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Deaf e-hailing driver sues government, police over alleged assault, seeks disability access reforms

Ong Ing Keong named police officer Muhammad Taufik Ismail as the first defendant, along with another officer whom he alleged pressured him to withdraw a police...

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Central bank policies remain crucial in shaping currency market movements

Foreign exchange markets often respond not only to actual policy changes but also to expectations surrounding future decisions

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BN-PH ties strained by grassroots reality, not Putrajaya pact, says analyst

The challenge lies not in the federal government’s stability, but in the longstanding rivalry between Umno and DAP, which continues to shape voter perception.

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PAS-BN talks: A political reunion haunted by old wounds and a question of trust

The question now is not merely whether the two parties can work together again, but whether they can trust each other enough to avoid repeating the same mistake...

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Unity government unlikely to return for second term as BN-PN cooperation gains momentum, says analyst

With the shifting political landscape, PH would effectively have to prepare for the possibility of contesting future elections without BN as an ally.

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PRN Negeri Sembilan: The battlegrounds, big names and three-cornered fights to watch

The election, called less than three years after the previous state polls, will see PH defending its administration against a resurgent BN, which enters the con...