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Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an intensive campaign blitz across Johor this weekend, attending 15 separate programmes to mobilise support for 56 PH candidates contesting the 16th state election scheduled for July 11.
Faizul Abdul Ghani is the Pakatan Harapan (PKR) candidate for the Tanjung Surat state seat in the 16th Johor State Election. Here is a profile of the candidate and the contest ahead of polling day on July 11, 2026.
Elia Nadira Sabudin is the Pakatan Harapan (Amanah) candidate for the Tenang state seat in the 16th Johor State Election. Here is a profile of the candidate and the contest ahead of polling day on July 11, 2026.
Malaysia raised its EPF i-Saraan incentive and launched i-Saraan Plus for gig workers in 2026. Here is how the voluntary retirement schemes work.
Live coverage of the Bukit Kepong seat in the 2026 Johor state election: the Pakatan Harapan candidate, the contest, and the official result after polling on July 11, 2026.
Live coverage of the Paloh seat in the 2026 Johor state election: the Pakatan Harapan candidate, the contest, and the official result after polling on July 11, 2026.
Live coverage of the Sedili seat in the 2026 Johor state election: the Pakatan Harapan candidate, the contest, and the official result after polling on July 11, 2026.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will visit Malaysia on July 9-10 to meet with PM Anwar Ibrahim, with discussions expected to centre on cross-border security challenges and bilateral economic partnerships.
Thailand has paid 650,000 baht (approximately RM80,000) to a Malaysian injured in a bomb blast at Tak Bai district on June 29. The Thai government pledges enhanced security measures.
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to Johor as a key priority, implementing major infrastructure projects and assistance programmes. PKR Vice-President Ramanan urged voters to back Pakatan Harapan to align state and federal governance.
Pakatan Harapan has rejected suggestions its Johor election manifesto was copied from rival parties, with coalition leaders insisting the platform emerged from extensive internal discussion and planning.
Malaysia's customs authority has dismantled two major smuggling operations, confiscating RM2.57 million in contraband liquor and tobacco products and arresting foreign suspects in targeted enforcement operations.
Former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri has warned that the DAP can no longer rely on non-Malay voters as an automatic political constituency, citing the party's poor performance in Sabah's elections as a cautionary example.
The MCMC has activated its Network Monitoring Centre ahead of Johor's July 11 state election to receive complaints about telecommunications services, internet coverage, and online content violations including 3R issues.
The proposed relocation of SJKT Ladang Sungai Muar in Segamat has reached the land ownership phase, with the Education Ministry and Segamat MP backing the initiative to address safety and infrastructure concerns.
Singapore's Land Authority has disclosed a cybersecurity incident exposing the personal information of approximately 70,000 individuals through an IBM-managed cloud system. The breach involved a testing environment separate from live operational systems.
The US Supreme Court has invalidated President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented and temporary visa-holding parents, ruling 6-3 that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to nearly all US-born children.
