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PAS eyes non-Muslim support
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PAS eyes non-Muslim support
Dr M not PAS' Kemaman candidate
Award-winning film censored
PAS eyes non-Muslim support
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has directed the party to win over non-Muslim voters in preparation for the 16th general election, which is due in 2027.
He said PAS has already gained a solid foothold in terms of Malay support, but that lack of non-Muslim support had cost it Putrajaya in last year's election.
To this end, he ordered the party to counter the narrative of a "green wave" that would spook non-Muslims.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, in turn, said if PAS wants to win non-Muslim votes, they should acknowledge Malaysia as a secular country with Islam as the official religion.
Also, PAS should stop calling non-Muslims kafirs, he said.
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Dr M not PAS' Kemaman candidate
Speculation about Dr Mahathir Mohamad possibly becoming PAS and Perikatan Nasional's candidate for the upcoming Kemaman by-election has been shot down.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said it was "not possible" for Mahathir to be their candidate.
Former Kemaman MP Che Alias Hamid said only his name has been proposed as PN's candidate.
Che Alias won the seat in GE15, but his victory was invalidated by an election court which found that corruption had occurred during the campaign.
PAS did not appeal the court ruling.
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Award-winning film censored
Local film ‘Tiger Stripes’ wowed critics at the Cannes Critics Week in May, bagging it the grand prize award.
The government has even submitted it for nomination at the Oscars.
However, Malaysians will not get to see that version of the movie in local cinemas.
Director Amanda Nell Eu said the local screening had been significantly altered by censorship, creating a version she could not stand behind.
What exactly was censored, however, is unclear.
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