State polls: Selangor Pakatan considers filing petitions to challenge the results of several seats

PETALING JAYA: Petitions challenging the results of several seats in Selangor are being considered, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. "I was made to understand that there are a few matters which could be considered for petitions or follow-up action. Our legal team will look into it and this includes the issue of ballots that were not...

State polls: Rain can’t wash away voters’ determination, says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: The mid-day rain in Gombak did not dampen the spirits of voters in choosing the next Selangor state government, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said this was clear during his visit to a polling centre for the Gombak Setia seat. "Rain started to fall in Gombak at 12.15pm but this...

State polls: Bukit Antarabangsa candidate turns up to vote with ill wife

IT was a moving scene at SMK Seri Keramat in Lembah Keramat in Ampang when Bukit Antarabangsa candidate Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin from Pakatan Harapan came to vote with his ill wife in a wheelchair. It is a three-cornered battle for the Bukit Antarabangsa seat with Kamri, Muda's Melanie Ting and Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif from Perikatan...

Perikatan Nasional candidate Nurul Syazwani Noh (third right), who is vying the Permatang state seat, together with her father and mentor Tan Sri Noh Omar, who is former Tanjong Karang MP showing up at the SK Sungai Burong polling centre after casting their votes. With them were Nurul Syazwani's mother Puan Sri Dr Aishah Salleh (second left), her husband Hisyam Hedzril Nor Hashim (second right), their young son Qal Qadri and her younger brother Muhammad Nur Isyraff (right).

State polls: Noh Omar and family turn up to vote for daughter Nurul Syazwani

TANJONG KARANG: It was a shot in the arm for Perikatan Nasional's Nurul Syazwani Noh when her family, including veteran politician Tan Sri Noh Omar, came out in full force together with her at the polling centre. Also with her were her mother Puan Sri Dr Aishah Salleh, her husband Hisyam Hedzril Nor Hashim, their young...

State polls: Umno voters now support Perikatan, says Peja

REMBAU: Umno voters have changed sides and now support Perikatan Nasional candidates, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. “It is so clear. At this point we believe that Umno voters have changed their minds and they know that this is the platform and party to be supported to form the government in Negri Sembilan," he said. Ahmad...

State polls: Selangor will lose out if not under unity govt, says Zahid

KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor, arguably the country’s economic powerhouse that contributed 25.5% of last year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), stands to lose out if it does not remain under the unity government’s administration after state elections take place on Aug 12. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamid said Selangor has developed into the state...

Intel shows S’gor no longer a Pakatan stronghold, claims Azmin

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim put off travel to Terengganu on Sunday (Aug 6) because intelligence reports say Selangor is no longer a Pakatan Harapan stronghold, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. “I was informed by journalists this morning that his schedule was actually in Terengganu. The latest reports show that Selangor is no...

State polls: 55 police reports lodged over election-related matters in Selangor

PETALING JAYA: A total of 55 police reports were lodged in Selangor on Saturday (Aug 5) in connection with the state elections, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (pic). The Selangor police chief said an investigation paper was opened under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief for an incident where a billboard for...

30,000 entrepreneurs in Selangor now earn over RM5,000 monthly, says Rodziah

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government's initiative to provide financing schemes with less strict conditions since 2020, has helped over 30,000 entrepreneurs earn over RM5,000 per month. State Housing, Urban Well-being and Entrepreneur Development Committee chairman Rodziah Ismail (pic) said as of July, Yayasan Hijrah Selangor had approved funding for 72,000 entrepreneurs totalling RM645mil. "Our capital financing...

Pakatan-BN likely to retain Selangor, Negri, Penang, say analysts

KUALA LUMPUR: The groundswell of support drummed up by political heavyweights from both Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional in the first week of the campaigning period bodes well for the unity government alliance, which is likely to retain Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang when state elections are held on Aug 12. The aggressive campaigning, especially political...