Bread and butter issues will be a key focus of Malaysian voters at the ballot box, said observers. Political parties have been focusing their campaigns on ways to help those struggling with rising living costs.

By 2045, the number of diabetes patients in the country could exceed 120 million.

The president of Warisan said that the Sabah and Sarawak electoral bloc can be realised if local parties are given the mandate in GE15. 

The G20 Leaders' Summit opened on Tuesday in Bali amid geopolitical tensions.

This comes days after Hun Sen hosted world leaders at an ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh.

The upcoming parliamentary polls are expected to be a much tighter contest than the March state elections when BN swept more than two-thirds of the seats.

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia is aiming for a clean sweep of the parliamentary seats being contested in Terengganu.

Dmytro Kuleba also tells CNA that developing strong ties with ASEAN is a significant strategy for his country amid Russia's invasion.