Election Commission chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun confirmed BN candidate Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani’s win in Nenggiri with 9,091 votes. Azmawi, better known as Awie, amassed a majority of 3,352 votes. The voter turnout was 73.88 percent, Ramlan added in an official statement. Azmawi’s opponent Rizwadi Ismail of PN polled 5,739 votes.
BN’s win in Nenggiri was contributed by a combination of factors that includes Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s proactive approach and the moves made by the unity government coalition at the federal level. “Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership that was focused on the people’s issues and implementation without political rhetoric was…
BN has bagged all six Orang Asli polling districts. The six are Kuala Sungai, Tohoi, SUngai Puian, Sungai Jenera, Simpor and Sungai Wias. This was confirmed by BN secretary general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. The six are part of 20 polling districts that is catering for the 20,259 registered voters. BN fielded Kelantan Umno…
A total of six election offences are being probed since nomination day are being probed by the police in relations to the Nenggiri by-election, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun. The six came from 18 police reports. The offences included incitement and posting offensive remarks. “One of the cases involved an individual who…
The Mahkota state seat will not be contested by Pakatan Harapan, confirmed Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail who is the coalition chief secretary. “PH’s top leadership had a meeting last week that was chaired by (PH president) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and deemed that the Mahkota state seat will not be contested by a PH…
The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 would be enforced by October 2024, announced Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. All the regulations and orders under the act have been approved by the Attorney General’s Chambers. “We are in the final phase. This October, God willing, we will implement four regulations…
BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the coalition has zeroed in on a candidate for the upcoming Mahkota state by-election and that the candidate is a new face. “I will make an official announcement in due course,” he told reporters after an event at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur this morning….
Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages, as U.S. President Joe Biden said “we’re not there yet”. In a joint statement, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal…
The country’s oldest but abandoned warehouses beside the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal in Penang will now be revitalised after some 50 – years in the doldrums. The landmark warehouses were first built in 1826 as part of the port’s docks on the island but as the Penang Port expanded its operations more across the island…
About 60% of voters in the Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan are expected to turn out today, according to the Election Commission (EC), a rate which could indicate a Perikatan Nasional victory, says a think tank. A turnout higher than 61%, which was registered in the 2023 state election, could signal a win for Barisan Nasional,…
