News about DAP

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has launched a policy position paper today, where it proposed the government should change the aim of its pandemic management strategy to living with Covid-19, instead of completely eradicating the disease.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): In a rare move, Malaysia's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has invited opposition lawmakers from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) to the ministry's office in Putrajaya to discuss the country's Covid-19-driven National Recovery Plan (NRP) with Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz on Thursday (July 15), during which the DAP representatives presented a RM45 billion recovery and stimulus plan for the MOF's consideration.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) had today claimed that the timing of the new charges of dishonest misappropriation of property against him proves that the prosecution is "politically-motivated", noting that filing of the charges at the Butterworth Sessions Court this Friday (Sept 11) comes a day before nomination day for the Sabah state election on Saturday (Sept 12).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): Former human resources minister M Kulasegaran (pictured) has failed in his bid to get controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik to put in security costs of RM100,000 in the latter's defamation suit against the DAP vice-chairman.

  KUALA LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Pakatan Harapan (PH) has expressed full support for Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal following the dissolution of the Sabah legislative assembly.

PETALING JAYA (June 23): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) has said he will quit Pakatan Plus — a loose coalition of political parties PKR, DAP, Amanah, Warisan and Members of Parliament (MPs) led by the former premier — but continue to work with DAP and Amanah as the two parties back him as prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): DAP and Parti Amanah Negara want PKR to stick to the decision to name Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Pakatan Harapan’s candidate for the Prime Minister’s post as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has not obtained sufficient support.

PETALING JAYA (June 19): PKR today said the it will not support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) candidate for prime minister, said reports The central leadership council announced today that the party will maintain the PH consensus for PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be the coalition’s PM candidate if the opposition takes over Putrajaya again.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Liew Chin Tong has called on the government to consider emulating Australia to compel Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news content, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Pakatan Harapan has expressed its continued support for Selangor PKR chief Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pictured) as the state’s menteri besar.