By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, May 15 — The Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election provided various insights for politicians and observers alike, but one point has been sparsely mentioned: public apathy towards voting. This was evident in the low turnout (61.5 per cent) of the 40,226 registered voters...

KAIRANA/CHENNAI, April 19 — India began voting today in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism.

NEW DELHI, April 5 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confident of winning a national election starting this month, has set an ambitious target of roughly doubling the economy and exports this decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

JAKARTA, March 5 — Indonesia's presumed president Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later this year and pledged to continue the policies of incumbent Joko Widodo and do what is necessary to make improvements in the country.

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KLANG, Dec 24 — Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu retains the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) presidency for the third term after he was elected in a special meeting of the party’s National Leadership Committee for the 2023-2026 term.

KLANG, Dec 24 — The proposed elections for local authorities must ensure a win-win situation for all races, said Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa will discuss the proposal for holding local council elections with the Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT).

By Amar Shah Mohsen  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Education Ministry will study the feasibility of holding internal elections among students in the selection of school prefects.  Its Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying said this in response to the suggestion by Indera Mahkota MP Datuk Seri Saifuddin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar this morning as cautious sentiments abound ahead of the six state elections tomorrow.

ANKARA, Feb 17 — Turkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party is not discussing a postponement of the general election due to the earthquake, with the two date options on the table remaining unchanged, reported Sputnik, quoting Turkish newspaper Hurriyet on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar (MAGM) has called on Asean to adopt a unified stance against any proposals for new elections by the military junta’s State Administration Council (SAC) which are against the will of the majority of Myanmar population.

NEW YORK, Jan 31 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern Monday over the intention of Myanmar's ruling junta to hold elections amid intensifying aerial bombardment and the burning of civilian houses along with ongoing arrests, intimidation and harassment of political leaders, civil society actors and journalists.

WELLINGTON, Dec 18 — Elections in the Pacific Island state of Fiji ended in a deadlock on Sunday, with no party with a clear majority, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

DAKAR, Nov 27 — Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has won re-election with 95 per cent of the November 20 vote and his party took all the senate and parliament seats, his son Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said on Twitter on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Two local celebrities, Hans Isaac and Syed Ahmad Abdul Rahman Alhadad, popularly known as Altimet, failed in their first attempt to break into the country’s political arena as the unofficial results of the PKR election were released today.

MANILA, Nov 30 — Philippine Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, the preferred successor of Rodrigo Duterte, said on Tuesday he was withdrawing his candidacy for presidency.

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Malaysians have been advised to take heed of the Covid-19 tsunami in India, and avoid a similar situation from occurring here, by strictly complying with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government.

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has narrowed President Donald Trump's lead in Georgia by less than 1 per cent with nearly all votes counted, reported Sputnik news agency.