CHUKAI: The voter turnout at the Kemaman by-election stood at 42 per cent as of 1pm on Saturday (Dec 2), according to Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh. All 49 polling stations have been open from 8am under sunny conditions in Kemaman, despite the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecasting rain in several areas...
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two more suspects, a husband and wife, in its investigation of corrupt practices in computerised driving tests. It is learnt that the 47-year-old man and 43-year-old woman are an administrative manager and a marketing manager respectively at a driving institute. They were arrested at Johor MACC headquarters at...
MUAR: The awareness among voters about the ongoing Simpang Jeram by-election has increased significantly as polling day draws closer, says Pakatan Harapan candidate Nazri Abdul Rahman. "Earlier in the campaign, there were indeed many who were unaware of the Simpang Jeram by-election. However, we have since been putting up more posts on social media and further...
JOHOR BARU: The nomination centres for the Pulai parliamentary and the Simpang Jeram state by-elections closed at 10am on Saturday (Aug 26), after being open for an hour since 9am. Bernama reported that both by-elections would be three-cornered fights involving Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan National and Independent candidates. The nomination centre for Pulai is at Dewan Jubli Intan...
ALOR SETAR: Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor will have an audience with the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at Istana Anak Bukit here on Thursday (Aug 17) to present his proposed list of state executive councillors. He said the list had been obtained from the Perikatan Nasional parties' leadership...
KLANG: Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional's losses in Malay-majority areas are probably due to the anger and disappointment of the electorate, says Tan Sri Noh Omar. The former Selangor Umno chief and six-term Tanjong Karang MP said Malays are especially disappointed and angry with Umno, which they believe has strayed from its original struggles. “Now the Malays...
KLANG: Candidates contesting for state seats under the Kuala Selangor parliamentary constituency need to only garner a small percentage of Malay votes to achieve a very simple majority. This is because Chinese and Indian votes in the area are fixed deposit votes for Pakatan Harapan and will transfer to Barisan Nasional candidates contesting in any of...
BALIK PULAU: The PAS-linked "green wave" sweeping over Penang is just a psychological warfare tactic, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. The Barisan Nasional secretary-general said the most important thing for the coalition, especially Umno's machinery, was to build solidarity and have full confidence in the candidates being fielded for the Aug 12 state polls. "I...
GEORGE TOWN: Lim Guan Eng denies that he is eyeing a post in the Penang executive committee should the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional pact win the upcoming state polls. "I was the Penang chief minister. Do you think I still want to become an exco member? You must be joking! "Chances must be given to others. How can...
PETALING JAYA: There is no element of corruption in the government awarding grants of RM100,000 to the Terengganu Tengah Youth Development Council Federation (Ketengah) and RM250,000 to Terengganu Youth Council, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner said the grants were a government initiative and not a form of vote-buying. "This is a...
