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.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Labor party secured re-election in Western Australia state on Saturday, as voters backed the party in a final political contest before Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls a national election due by mid May.
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's junta chief insisted Thursday (March 27) that a planned election will go ahead despite the country's spiralling civil war, in a speech to thousands of soldiers and dignitaries at the annual Armed Forces Day parade.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday.
(Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his Labor party's credentials on affordable healthcare on Saturday, the first full day of campaigning for a general election expected to have cost of living as a central issue.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 28, 2025)
MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (pic) put Beijing firmly centre stage on the campaign trail on Saturday (Feb 15), saying his predecessor's administration was all too happy for the Philippines "to be a province of China".
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (March 26, 2025)
BANGKOK: Most Thais support a proposal on cutting off electricity supply to areas in Myanmar where call-centre gangs are suspected of operating, according to an opinion survey.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A plan by Australia's opposition to force government workers back to the office full time could affect millions, a trade union grouping said on Monday, with the issue featuring in a nationwide election due within months.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's government launched fresh tax cuts on Tuesday and announced other cost-of-living relief in a major push to win back disgruntled voters, tipping the budget back into the red.
HULU SELANGOR: Voter turnout would be the main factor in deciding whether the unity government or Perikatan wins Kuala Kubu Baharu, according to Ilham Centre.
BRISBANE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a A$7.2bil (US$4.5bil) funding to upgrade a highway in opposition-controlled Queensland, fuelling speculation that national elections may be announced soon.
PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has set April 26 as polling day for the Ayer Kuning by-election.
TERESA Kok was widely expected to waltz into the magic circle or the top five tier of the DAP central executive committee (CEC) until a black swan suddenly crossed her path.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland's centre-left Social Democrats looked on course to win the most votes when polls closed in a snap election on Saturday, suggesting the political landscape was likely to be shaken up, although a snowstorm could still delay tallying of ballots.
HULU SELANGOR: The polling centre for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) state by-election at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Bukit Fraser was closed at 2pm on Saturday.
SELANGOR youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi will be contesting the post of Parti Keadlian Rakyat (PKR) Shah Alam division chief in the party election next month.
HULU SELANGOR: There was a light moment at a polling centre in Kuala Kubu Baru (KKB) when unity government candidate 31-years-old Pang Sock Tao was spotted together with her twin sister Pang Sock Ying.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (March 15, 2025)