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“Once youths realise that these concerns are political at their core, apathy will give way to engagement.” He said political awareness would give youths the power to shape the future they want, “but ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Politics: Vietnam, Malaysia strengthen local-level cooperation
A key focus of the discussion was a proposal to foster links between Penang and Gia Lai, Vietnam’s second-largest province by area and home to more than 3.5 million people, with a view to establishing ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Politics: Penang unlikely to have concurrent polls with GE16, says CM
It is unlikely that Penang will hold its state election concurrently with the next general election, says Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
News Malaysia » Penang » Politics: DAP Faction War May Cost Chow Kon Yeow His CM Seat, Analyst Warns
Infighting within Penang DAP could eventually pave the way for a change in the state’s chief minister post, according to political analyst Dr Oh Ei Sun. The principal adviser at the Pacific Research ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Politics: How Penang’s highway obsession reveals the tragedy of Malaysian politics
On Mount Erskine Road, Penang, bulldozers are closing in on a home built in 1950. Charles Lawrence Byrne, 89, has lived there for nearly three-quarters of a century. Soon, a six-lane highway will roar ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Politics: Penang PN post gives Gerakan last scraps of relevance, say analysts
GEORGE TOWN: Gerakan is clinging desperately to the Penang Perikatan Nasional chairmanship as PAS intensifies pressure for the party to relinquish what analysts describe as its last scraps of ...