{"id":18228,"date":"2026-06-27T17:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=18228"},"modified":"2026-06-27T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:26:37","slug":"pm-anwar-to-join-johor-campaign-trail-ph-grand-finale-saifuddin-nasution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=18228","title":{"rendered":"PM Anwar To Join Johor Campaign Trail, PH Grand Finale &#8211; Saifuddin Nasution\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KULAI, June 27&nbsp;(Bernama) &#8212;&nbsp;Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to hit the campaign trail in Johor, with a grand finale Pakatan Harapan (PH) programme scheduled for July 9, just two days before Johoreans head to the polls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PH secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed the news, saying the Prime Minister will be lending his weight to the PH campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Yes, the PM will be coming down,&#8221; he said after a walkabout with PH candidates contesting seven state seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candidates were Arthur Chiong Sen Sern (Bukit Batu), Mohd Syafwan Ani (Bukit Permai), Wong Bor Yang (Senai), Yeo Tung Siong (Pekan Nanas), Haniff @ Ghazali Hosman (Pulai Sebatang), Guna Balakrishnan (Layang-Layang)&nbsp;and Nor Hafiz Roslan (Machap).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It depends on how happy he is with our performance. If he&#8217;s satisfied with me, Amir (PKR vice-president), and the machinery, he might not come often. But if he&#8217;s here frequently, that means we have problems,&#8221; Saifuddin joked when pressed on how often Anwar would show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PH grand finale on July 9 will also see all component party presidents in attendance, Saifuddin revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll announce more details later. All the presidents will be there,&#8221; he said, adding that the Prime Minister&#8217;s schedule would be confirmed closer to the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For now, our focus is on the campaign,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KULAI, June 27&nbsp;(Bernama) &#8212;&nbsp;Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to hit the campaign&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj-300x202.png",300,202,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"newsium-slider-full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"newsium-featured":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false],"newsium-medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ph-prnj.png",568,382,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?cat=15\" rel=\"category\">Politics<\/a>","tag_info":"Politics","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18230,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228\/revisions\/18230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}