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Kemaman by-election cements PAS dominance

The recent Kemaman by-election is essentially a clear-cut case. The initial winner of the seat from Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) in the 15th General Election (GE15) had their victory nullified by the Terengganu Election Court.  However, in the by-election, PAS successfully retained the seat with their candidate, Che Alias Hamid, winning by a significant majority […]

Assemblyman claims trial to uttering seditious words

KUALA LUMPUR: Kijal assemblyman Senator Datuk Razali Idris was charged in the Sessions Court today with making a speech of a seditious nature at the launch of the Kemaman by-election machinery on Nov 10. Razali, 57, who is also Bersatu Information chief, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before Judge […]

Kemaman by-election: Loke says PN has run out of ideas

CHUKAI: The actions of Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders who keep harping on cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and DAP in the Kemaman by-election campaign only goes to show that they have run out of issues, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke. He said that the leaders and supporters of BN and DAP have no problem working […]

Terengganu MB named as candidate to defend Kemaman  

KEMAMAN: Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has been named as the PAS candidate to defend the Kemaman parliamentary seat in the upcoming by-election. The announcement was made by PAS Deputy President Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim here last night. Samsuri, 53, who is also the assemblyman for Ru Rendang and PAS vice […]

Early results expected  

BINTULU: The Election Commission (EC) expects the results for the Jepak by-election on Saturday (Nov 4), to be released early around 9 pm. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said this expedited process was attributed to the newly introduced system that had been deployed, reducing the time required to transfer ballots from the farthest […]

Lower voters’ turnout predicted

MIRI: Fewer voters are expected to turn up to cast their votes in this coming Jepak by-election, a political analyst, Prof Madya Dr Novel Lyndon, predicted. “Lower voters’ turnout  is expected this coming Jepak by-election because they (voters) already know who’s going to win the election…the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)-Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) for […]

Parties urged to help increase voter turnout in Jepak by-election

KUCHING: Political parties should work hard to increase the voter turnout in the Jepak state seat by-election. Past election records have shown that the voter turnout in Jepak has never reached 70 per cent. Political analyst Mohammad Rezza Abdullah Bahida said political parties need to step up and explain to voters on the need to […]

Chinese voters must come out to vote

BINTULU: Chinese voters in Jepak may be a small number but their votes are still as important as everyone else. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said the people should take this by-election as an important one and never take it for granted. “Even though there are only 1,400 […]

PBB Women seeks huge majority victory

BINTULU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Women wing wants a huge vote majority win in the forthcoming Jepak by-election. PBB Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this will reflect the solid support of the people for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Iskandar Turkee. “Don’t just take this as a by-election, this is an election […]

Asfia tells why GPS is the only choice

BINTULU: It is evident that there is no other choice but Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Iskandar Turkee in the Jepak by-election. Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said this when asked to comment on the GPS Manifesto for the Jepak by-election today (Oct 29). “There are no […]