Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a run-off presidential election against ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. Pezeshkian got more than 16 million votes and Jalili more than 13 million out of about 30 million votes cast, electoral authority spokesman Mohsen Eslami said, adding that voter turnout stood at 49.8%, AFP reported….
Penang PH chairman Chow Kon Yeow is hopeful that the voter turnout in the ongoing Sungai Bakap polls would be above 65%. He pointed out that there were two polling centres with the highest numbers of voters. The two, SMK Tasek Mutiara and SJKC Boon Beng, are polling centres for over 13,000 voters. “There are…
Selangor Bersatu chief Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and the latest high profile Bersatu member Tan Sri Noh Omar would be at loggerheads, predicted Selangor PH and BN. The clash between the two would have a negative impact on the opposition coalition – PN. “Noh’s admission (into Bersatu) will cause division within PN and lead to…
Businessman “Datuk Roy” and a Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission officer will be tried as the duo failed in their attempt to convince the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to review their charges of soliciting and receiving RM640,000 as bribes. The AGC dismissed the representation filed on July 1 by Mohd Rasyidi Mohd Said, 44, and Datuk…
A total of 39,279 registered voters of Sungai Bakap will have their chance to determine whether Pakatan Harapan wrest this semi urban Penang state seat today. Nine polling centres will be open until 6 pm after which the ballot boxes will be taken to the Jawi Multipurpose Hall in Taman Desa Jawi, Nibong Tebal for…
Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi took former Selangor Umno leader Tan Sri Noh Omar to task for using embattled ex-Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as an excuse to join opposition party, Bersatu. “He is willing to use Najib’s name to jump ship. That is a low class excuse. Noh Omar…
Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll indicated yesterday, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses. Centre-left Labour was on course to capture 410 of the 650 seats in parliament, an astonishing reversal of…
The government does not want Bumiputera entrepreneurs to rely too much on free grants said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. “Grant assistance are only given to entrepreneurs at the micro stage to motivate them to start a business through agencies such as Mara and SME Corp as a capital boost,” he said. Rafizi pointed financing through…
Human Resources Minister Steven Sim has confirmed that a report will be lodged to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) will be lodged soon over the findings of the Public Accounts Committee and National Audit Department on irregularities in Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp). The MACC reports would be lodged by the ministry’s secretary-general…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek gave her word that the long stalled construction of SJKT Sungai Bakap that was supposed to be completed would be revived for the Indian community. “We know this school has been stalled for so long, so there is a long list of processes that need to be completed, including the land…
