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DAP rep: Muhyiddin snubbed Johor sultan by skipping meet Published Modified10:16 am - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been accused of neglecting Johor and disrespecting the state ruler for failing to turn up at a meeting this morning. In a statement today, Skudai assemblyperson Tan Hong Pin said Muhyiddin did not provide a valid reason for skipping the meeting which was mooted by Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on May 20. Muhyiddin s absence showed Johor was not a priority to him and it was disrespectful to the ruler who decreed that all elected representatives in. All Access Plan ....
Unopposed: Liew keeps his position as Johor DAP chairman for the fourth term in the 20th Johor DAP elections held in Batu Pahat. THOMAS YONG/The Star BATU PAHAT: Liew Chin Tong and allies won big at the Johor DAP polls, taking most of the 15 seats in the state committee line-up. Liew still retained his position as Johor DAP chairman for the fourth term despite weeks of intense speculation in the build-up to the polls. It is learnt that there was only one name nominated for the position – Liew’s, which was supported by Penggaram assemblyman Gan Peck Cheng and seconded by Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching. ....
JOHOR BARU: The Johor DAP elections today will be a crowded affair, with 40 candidates vying for 15 seats in the state committee. It has been described as “the hottest”, with an all-out attempt by two factions to remove incumbent state chairman Liew Chin Tong, who is aligned to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang and his son Lim Guan Eng. The two factions are led by state secretary Tan Hong Pin, and former state chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau. Liew is gunning for a third term as Johor DAP chairman. A local DAP leader said it would be a keenly contested affair as the number of delegates had more than doubled since the last party polls in 2018. ....
BATU PAHAT: Nine resolutions including urging the Johor government to expedite the registration for vaccination for Malaysians working in Singapore were passed unanimously at the 20th state DAP convention. It called on the state government, under the leadership of Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohamad, to speed up the Johor Immunity Planning via its Johor ImmuPlan initiative and for the Federal Government to step up in its Covid-19 vaccination efforts in the state. The resolution, read by incumbent state secretary Tan Hong Pin on Sunday (May 2), stated that the party was ready to work with the government to promote the vaccination programme among the rakyat. ....