Johor and Johoreans need good jobs with better pay
Labour Day message by Johor State Opposition Leader Liew Chin Tong On 1 May today, I wish all workers who are in Johor and from Johor, wherever you are, a…
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Latest in Johor politics. Current developments in Johor’s political arena including recent statement and articles.
Slowing climate change and building resilience for Johor
Earth Day statement by Johor Opposition Leader Liew Chin Tong on 23 April 2022 After the massive floods in December 2021, I hope on this Earth Day in 2022, Malaysians…
DAP: As we enter a new phase
DAP was founded this day 56 years ago, on 18 March 1966. Up until 1990, DAP struggled to survive as it had to face persistent clampdown from the state machinery…
Some initial reflections on the Johor State Election
Yesterday evening, I spoke to Menteri Besar-designate Dato’ Hasni Mohammad over a phone call. I congratulated him for the victory of Barisan Nasional in the 15th Johor State Election. I…
Why we must never give up hope
Fourteen years ago today, on 8 March 2008, the first political tsunami happened, and I was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera, and DAP as well as…
A new deal for southern Johor, a new hope for Perling
The old ways are no longer working. We need a new deal. Reject the old, give the new a chance. In 2018, Pakatan Harapan became the government but a group…
A new hope
I have contested in elections since 2008. But this is the first time I am contesting a state seat, at the instruction of the party’s leadership. Interestingly, the state seat…
Sheraton coup two years later: UMNO as the source of instability
UMNO had toppled the Pakatan Harapan government. UMNO had also toppled the Muhyiddin government. Now UMNO is putting pressure on its own Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. And UMNO even forced its own state government in Johor to call for this snap election!
Johor, this is where it all begins
Johor makes history each time Malaysia is at a turning point. When the Malays rose up against the Malayan Union proposal in 1946, UMNO was formed in Johor. When the…
Together we unite to win GE15 and govern again
Sdri Gan Peck Cheng shared with us earlier that the state committee to be elected in this upcoming state convention would be Johor DAP’s 20th. Johor DAP has braved the…
Singapore and Malaysia should discuss mutual recognition of vaccination certification
Johor State Exco Mohd Izhar Ahmad was reported today as saying that the Malaysia and Singapore governments are discussing special arrangements to allow Malaysian workers in Singapore who have been…
Vaccine passport between Malaysia and Singapore a major priority
The flow of people at the Malaysia-Singapore border is the most important factor to the Johor economy. Prior to the border closure, many Johoreans and Malaysians from other states travel to work in Singapore. Businesses in the Johor Bahru area are also highly dependent on Singaporean visitors.
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