KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 94 cases of MyKad misuse were detected during the voting process for the recently-concluded state polls, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said it involved cases of identity cards being misused to cast votes, which is an offence under Section 7 of the Election Offences Act. "Selangor recorded the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade on a slightly upward bias on the back of a strong export performance. In July, palm oil exports rose by 15.6 per cent to 1.35 million tonnes from 1.17 million tonnes previously, while preliminary data by Intertek Testing Services...
IPOH: Efforts to promote Ipoh and Perak as a tourist destination are now ongoing in Thailand, says Loh Sze Yee. The Perak tourism committee chairman said the tourism industry players in Thailand are working hard to promote Ipoh and the state, following a familiarisation trip here a few months ago. "We brought in 30 tour operators from...
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Barisan Nasional has accepted the defeat and failure to form a new state government under the unity pact in the state elections, says its chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. Mahdzir said the unity pact accepts the decision that was made by the people of Kedah. "We accept the results and thank the people...
SIK: Caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor stressed that he had no intention to show his marked ballot paper to the media before placing it into the ballot box at the state polls on Saturday (Aug 12). Instead, he claimed that the ballot paper was accidentally exposed while he was entertaining requests...
PETALING JAYA: Former Terengganu Umno chief Tan Sri Idris Jusoh has called on party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to resign following the party’s crushing losses in Saturday’s state polls. The former Terengganu mentri besar urged Ahmad Zahid to take responsibility for the party's poor performance especially after they were completely swept away by...
JOHOR BARU: Winning only 19 seats out of the 108 contested in the six state elections showed that Umno is losing Malay ground, says Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi. The Umno supreme council member said the party was once again faced with a big challenge in the Aug 12 state elections. “It is not easy for Umno...
As expected, the result of the six state polls is a draw. To be exact, 3-3. Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional retained Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang while Perikatan Nasional kept Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. Since it is a draw, can we say that no coalition or party won or lost? When we examine the political math of the draw,...
PETALING JAYA: The disrupted water supply to 416 areas in six regions in the Klang Valley will be restored in stages over the next two days following an unscheduled reduction in treated water production on Saturday (Aug 12). Air Selangor said in a statement on its website that the four affected water treatment plants of Rantau...
SEREMBAN: Umno should get the Mentri Besar post in Negri Sembilan as they won the most seats, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia deputy president said Pakatan Harapan should offer the post to state Umno chief Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias based on the state polls results. “In Negri Sembilan, Umno won the...
