KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 146,737 Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) members and their spouses throughout the country are registered for early voting in the 15th general election (GE15) on Tuesday. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang hoped that voting would proceed smoothly at the 153 MAF early
SONG: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today revealed that he was quite jittery about the people’s acceptance towards GPS and its Kenyalang (hornbill) symbol when the coalition contested for the first time in last year’s 12th state election. He said to his relief, the symbol
BINTULU: Sarawak state assemblyman for Murum, Kennedy Chukpai Ugon was targeted by hackers on the social media application Telegram after some of his contacts received messages purporting to be him asking for money. According to the Facebook post of the community service centre in the Murum state constituency, Chukpai noticed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) has issued a flood preparedness notice for Pahang, Johor, Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak. In a 5.30pm statement, it said the notice was issued based on rain forecast information provided by the Meteorological Department using the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
HULU SELANGOR: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will mobilise five helicopters and drones in preparation for the transition phase of the Northeast Monsoon currently prevailing in the country. JBPM director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the assets would be deployed to monitor flood locations as well as
KUALA LUMPUR: Electors in the rural and interior areas can be considered “gold” by contesting parties in the 15th general election (GE15) as they are the deciding factor that will determine the outcome of the Nov 19 polls. There are 144 parliamentary seats in the rural areas, including Felda settlements,
KUCHING: The relationship between Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) is still intact even though PN is contesting four parliamentary seats in Sarawak in the 15th general election (GE15), Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said. “This (PN’s decision to contest
KLUANG: Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said that Khairy Jamaluddin is qualified to be prime minister in the future. The incumbent Bera Member of Parliament (MP) said the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Sungai Buloh parliamentary seat just had to get the support of UMNO and
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the week from Nov 10 to 16. The Finance Ministry (MOF), in a statement today, said the retail price of RON97, RON95 and diesel would remain at RM3.95, RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre, respectively.
JOHOR BAHRU: Three Immigration officers have been arrested in separate operations for alleged involvement in migrant smuggling and human trafficking cases. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said one of the officers was arrested during an operation at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB), in Iskandar Puteri, last Oct
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