Voting begins for Bangladesh’s general elections
DHAKA: Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh’s general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament, reported Xinhua. The voting started at 8:00 a.m. local time at over 42,000 polling centres nationwide and will continue without any break until 4:00 p.m. local time. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are […]
Proclaiming Nov 18 as extra holiday big help
KUCHING: Declaring extra holiday or special holiday on November 18, will be a big help to the voters on 15th general election (GE15). Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) board director Dr Gregory Hii said the declaration will be good news to ensure voters exercise their right on the polling day (Nov 19). “I hope all voters […]
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 […]
Public holiday to enable all to vote
KUCHING: The caretaker government needs to declare a public holiday in the event that the 15th General Election (#GE15) is held on a weekday. In stating this, Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng said a public holiday would enable all voters to cast their votes on polling day. “Let us utilise […]
Call for extension of voting period
KUCHING: Voting period and number of voting channels should be extended in order to face the 12th state election which is expected due next year, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. According to him, in each state election, the election machinery of the PBB Pantai Damai branch always strives […]
