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COMMENT | Finding selfless representatives for the people
COMMENT | We are now in election mode again. Various dates have been bandied about on when the 15th general election (GE15) will be held.

This is my take. I strongly believe that everything will be over by November, meaning GE15 will most likely be held in October. If you ask me why the October date, it’s just my gut feeling.

Two Sarawak politicians also believe that GE15 will be held this year.

De facto Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has indicated that the next general election is likely to be called only after the tabling of the federal budget in Parliament.

“I’m very confident of one thing, it is that the prime minister is waiting for the budget. Politicians will draft a good budget, and then they will table it. The best would be for the budget to be passed first before calling for the polls,” Wan Junaidi added.

The budget is normally tabled in October. However, Parliament has been dissolved while it was in session before...


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