World News - KANGAR, Perlis - Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad lost his seat in Parliament after residents of Langkawi on Saturday voted to put Perikatan Nasional (PN) in control of the island constituency. It is the 97-year-old’s first defeat in Malaysia’s parliamentary. Read more at www.tnp.sg
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians have voted in the country’s first-ever hung Parliament, with the three main national coalitions failing to secure a simple majority of 112 seats in a fiercely fought general election on Saturday. A clutch of big names, including former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, were vanquished as official results as at 4am on Sunday left Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Malaysia's popular Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who led the country's Covid-19 response, has staked a claim on the prime minister's post as he fights to win Saturday's general election after being thrust into contesting a difficult seat. Standing on a stage in Sungai Buloh, a working-class suburb west of Kuala Lumpur, Khairy said it was the right time for him.