KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 -- Amid ongoing speculation that the 17th state election may happen at the end of July or early August, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor said there is no rush to set a date for dissolving the State Legislative Assembly.

However, he hinted that an announcement could be made after the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) General Assembly scheduled for the end of July.

"Not yet, we will have our general assembly meeting at the end of July first," he told reporters after officiating the Gagasan Rakyat Sulaman division's annual conference at Dewan Seri Sulaman here on Sunday.

The Gagasan Rakyat President and Sulaman Division chief was responding to questions from reporters about the possibility of ...