This alert service contains articles focusing on the Malaysian state elections which will be held on 12 Aug. The regular Daily News Alert will be released after 4pm today.
1. Gelombang besar perubahan di Kelantan kali ini’ [‘Big wave of change in Kelantan this time’]
Aizat Sharif
Berita Harian, 3 August 2023
2. Do not politicise ‘Allah’ issue, warns PM Anwar
Bernama, 3 August 2023
3. Gerakan must prove worthiness in upcoming state elections or risk irrelevance in Perikatan, warn analysts
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 3 August 2023
4. Perikatan not fighting BN but a changed Umno that is with DAP, Muhyiddin tells voters in Negeri Sembilan
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 3 August 2023
5. Sanusi: ‘Mr So showed me rare earth bible’
Malaysiakini, 3 August 2023
6. Rajiv takes nothing for granted in 3-way fight
Noel Achariam
Malaysian Insight, 3 August 2023
7. Azmin reiterates promise of free water for all Selangor residents if given mandate to govern
New Straits Times, 3 August 2023
8. Internal conflicts within Pas create ripples, but not enough for it to lose power in Kelantan
Iylia Marsya Iskandar
New Straits Times, 3 August 2023
9. Santiago: What guarantee is there that Pas won’t impose Islamic values on everyone?
New Straits Times, 3 August 2023
10. ‘Manifesto will enhance Penang’s appeal to investors’
David Tan
Star, 3 August 2023
11. State polls: ‘Be inclusive and progressive’
Martin Carvalho
Star, 3 August 2023
12. PAS influence in Malay heartland buoyed by popular Kedah MB
Lo Tern Chern & Rahimy Rahim
Star, 3 August 2023
13. Penang BN out to stop ‘green wave’ in six seats
Rahimy Rahim
Star, 3 August 2023
14. State polls: Muslims must protect their political power, says Hadi
Imran Hilmy
Star, 3 August 2023
15. 发展和落后之间的终极对决 [The ultimate showdown between development and backwardness]
黄子豪
星洲网, 3 August 2023
16. Presiden MIC akhirnya dedah punca sebenar parti tak mahu tanding PRN [MIC president finally reveals real reason party declined to contest state elections]
Rohaniza Idris
Berita Harian, 2 August 2023
17. Malaysia state polls: Coalitions unveiling manifestos to win votes but analysts say emotive rhetoric matters more than promises
Amir Yusof & Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 2 August 2023
18. I’m coming back to serve the people of Selangor, says ex-Penang exco
Jason Desmond
Free Malaysia Today, 2 August 2023
19. Ex-Umno Youth exco member Qobin joins PN
Free Malaysia Today, 2 August 2023
20. As election fatigue sets in, parties and candidates fret voters will sit out August 12 state polls
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 2 August 2023
21. As campaign gathers steam, PN appears to control narrative on living costs
Malaysia Now, 2 August 2023
22. Over 30 Gombak Umno leaders have pledged support for PN, Azmin reveals
Malaysia Now, 2 August 2023
23. PN candidate: Don’t end up like Patani and S’pore Malays
N Faizal Ghazali
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
24. Penang DAP alarmed over losing 20pct Chinese votes, cites surveys
Wong Ping
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
25. Wave of youth support bigger, earlier than GE15 – Tuan Ibrahim
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
26. Umno doing well could spark MIC, MCA revival
V. Thomas
Malaysian Insight, 2 August 2023
27. Fierce attempt to stop ‘Sanusi wave’
Joceline Tan
Star, 2 August 2023
28. ‘People trust athletes more than politicians’: PAS fields ex-footballers in Kedah polls
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 2 August 2023
29. 国州不同步选举的灰色地带 [The grey area of non-simultaneous state and federal elections]
慕容海
星洲网, 2 August 2023
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