BUTTERWORTH: A former Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Bagan Jermal seat in the 15th General Election pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court Wednesday (March 26) to a charge of falsely displaying a Pahang honorific title on his business card.
KUALA LUMPUR: The nomination of Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pic) as a candidate for the presidency of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) for the 2025-2029 term has sparked debate over whether he is the right person for the role.
KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has the final say on the coalition's candidate for seats in any election, says Sabah's Umno embattled Tanjung Keramat assemblyman Datuk Shahelmey Yahya.
TAPAH: Barisan Nasional has moved the date to announce its candidate for the Ayer Kuning by-election to April 7, says Perak coalition chairman Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
TACLOBAN CITY: The military in Eastern Visayas has called on election candidates not to give in to the demands of the New People's Army (NPA) to give money to the insurgents in exchange for "permits to campaign" or "permits to win."
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's Constitutional Court has approved a list of eight candidates to run in the Central African nation's presidential election next month, including interim President Brice Oligui Nguema, who seized power in a military coup in 2023.
TAPAH: Barisan Nasional has changed the date for announcing its candidate for the Ayer Kuning state by-election from April 5 to April 7, according to Perak Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
-A New Mexico jury found a failed Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives guilty on all counts related to a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials in Albuquerque, prosecutors said on Thursday.
TAPAH: Perikatan Nasional will announce the candidate contesting in the Ayer Kuning state by-election after a special meeting on Thursday (March 20).
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -The increasingly polarising debate over transgender athletes in women's sport has become a key issue for candidates vying to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee.
GEORGE TOWN: Names of potential candidates for the Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri post have been submitted to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for further submission to Istana Negara, says Chow Kon Yeow.
SEOUL: The conservative minor opposition New Reform Party on Tuesday (March 18) announced its decision to nominate Rep. Lee Jun-seok as the party's presidential candidate for a potential early election, should President Yoon Suk Yeol be impeached.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has postponed the placement selection for 2,245 permanent medical officer (MO) candidates scheduled for Monday (March 17) due to serious technical disruptions caused by extraordinary access to the ePlacement system.
(Reuters) - The following candidates will stand for election to replace Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session which will be held from March 18-21 in Greece:
QUITO (Reuters) -Major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization CONAIE and leftist social organizations said on Wednesday they will not support incumbent Daniel Noboa for president in an April run-off and that they have asked leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez to respond to a list of proposals.
GEORGE TOWN: Four Penang candidates have announced their withdrawal from the DAP central executive committee (CEC) election on Sunday (March 16).
KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC) election will be held at 10am on Sunday (March 16), with 70 candidates vying for 30 seats.
ATHENS (Reuters) - World Athletics' decision to start offering prize money to Olympic champions should not be seen as a template for all other sports, the body's chief Sebastian Coe, who runs for president of the International Olympic Committee, said on Friday.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority.
BAGAN DATUK: Barisan Nasional is expected to name its candidate for the Ayer Kuning by-election a week before the nomination day.