Police identify six “hotspots” in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak police have identified six “hotspots” in the state for the 15th general election (GE15). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the areas involved mostly urban seats, such as Bandar Kuching, Stampin, Lanang, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri. Apart from that, he said, police will be monitoring several seats with increase in […]
317 nomination forms for GE15 sold in Johor so far
JOHOR BAHRU: The Election Commission (EC) has sold a total of 317 nomination forms for parliamentary seats in the 15th general election (GE15). According to figures issued by Johor EC today, 63 nomination forms were sold to Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional (62), Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (41) and PKR (31). Another 33 forms were sold […]
GE15: November adrenalin for Malaysians
ALL political parties and Malaysians at large have found an answer to the dilemma they had been wrestling with. The mandate will once again be granted to the people. The right to vote has been reinstated, and they should make the most of this opportunity. The atmosphere of this year’s general election is significantly different […]
EC director pays a visit to Abang Johari
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg receives a courtesy call from State Election Commission (EC) director Abang Noraffian Abang Ibrahim. According to a statement by Sarawak Information Department (JAPEN), Abang Noraffian’s visit to the Premier was his first since his appointment as the EC director in September last year. The courtesy […]
GPS final list of candidates still pending assessment – Abang Johari
KUCHING: Gabungan Party Sarawak (GPS) has yet to finalise its candidates to be fielded in the 15th General Election (GE15). GPS chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said he is still waiting for the list of candidates to be vetted by relevant agencies. He said the list of names must be vetted […]
Open voting centres for out-of-state voters, EC told
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) is called to open voting centres in big cities for those who are away from their home states. In stating this, political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun said that this will aid the voters who are unable to come back to vote. “Or even better, the EC should start introducing online […]
No problem for GPS to retain Sibuti
MIRI: Sibuti incumbent Lukanisman Awang Sauni of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is likely to face a multi-cornered fight in the 15th general election on Nov 19. Several parties have made known their intention to contest in Sibuti, namely Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). The-one […]
University, college students get 5 days’ leave for GE15
PUTRAJAYA: Students in all higher learning institutions (IPTs) will be given a five-day leave starting from Nov 17 to return to their hometowns to vote in the 15th general election (GE15). The higher education director-general Prof Datuk Dr Husaini Omar has confirmed this after a circular on the matter went viral on social media today. […]
New beginning for national politics
MORE than 21.1 million citizens of this country, including 1.94 million Sarawakians, are eligible to exercise their responsibilities as voters on November 19 to elect a new Malaysian government. According to the Election Commission (EC) data, of that total number, 5.8 million are new voters. The current voter registration before Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) is […]
Business community okay with date of polling day
KUCHING: The business community has welcomed the recent announcement by Election Commission (EC) that Nov 19, which falls on Saturday, is the polling date for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Treasurer of Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Bell Bernard Anggan said that it was fine by him as the economy would improve […]
