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GRS' only Chinese lawmaker left standing, Ben Chong for DCM spot in Hajiji's Sabah Cabinet?

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- Tanjong Kapor assemblyman Datuk Ben Chong Chen Bin could be one of three deputy chief ministers if Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor keeps to his election promise. ... Read More


Local tsunami in Sabah as GRS dominates, Warisan surges in cities and peninsula parties suffer wipeout

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor emerged as the biggest winner of the 17th Sabah state election, riding on a strong wave of support for state-based... Read More


Upko backs Hajiji, says all-local 'Sabah First' state Cabinet now within reach

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko), which won three seats in yesterday's bruising Sabah election, has pledged full support for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairm... Read More


Total wipeout for DAP as Sabah voters send stinging rebuke, party acknowledges need for urgent reset

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 29 -- Sabah DAP chairman Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe tonight conceded defeat after the party was wiped out in all eight seats it contested in the 17th Sabah state election, calling the re... Read More


Former Chief Justice of Malaya backs Warisan's Tandek candidate again

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 28 -- Former chief justice of Malaysia Tun Richard Malanjum has, for the first time, publicly endorsed a Parti Warisan candidate in this election. The retired judge openly stumped... Read More


'Feels like the system doesn't want me': From registration hiccups to costly flights, why thousands of young Sabahans aren't voting

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 27 -- Youth voters are widely seen as one of the most influential blocs in Sabah's state election, but a number of young Sabahans - both in and out of the state - will not be casti... Read More


GRS or chaos? PBS info chief warns multi-cornered fights show KDM unity is just rhetoric

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 25 -- Calls from Kadazan, Dusun and Murut (KDM) based parties for unity is meaningless political rhetoric if parties insist on contesting elections independently, Parti Bersatu Sab... Read More


Warisan demands investigation into election smear campaign, calls it 'organised election crime'

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 25 -- Parti Warisan has lodged multiple police reports across Sabah over what it alleges is a coordinated smear campaign involving the mass distribution of defamatory and false mat... Read More


Shafie Apdal aims to finish what he started: Warisan launches ambitious 'Save Sabah' manifesto

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 24 -- Parti Warisan unveiled its "Save Sabah" election manifesto last night, pledging to reinstate dedicated state ministries for education and health, introduce distinct economic ... Read More


Why former AirAsia deputy CEO Chester Voo is now betting on Warisan and Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 21 -- After a 30-year career that saw him rise to the top ranks of local aviation, former AirAsia deputy group CEO Datuk Captain Chester Voo has made a dramatic pivot, trading his ... Read More