Come out and vote, Jepak voters told
BINTULU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women has reminded the electorate in Jepak to cast their votes on Oct 4. Its supreme council member Datuk Rosey Yunus said that it is the responsibility of the people to vote for their representative in their constituency. “The polling places in the area will have different closing hours […]
Early voting process for six state polls runs smoothly
KUALA LUMPUR: The early voting process involving 97,388 individuals consisting of military and police personnel as well as their spouses for the elections in six states proceeded smoothly today. Additionally, early voting was held for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, which involved 1,362 policemen and 35 military personnel along with their spouses. For the elections […]
Smooth early voting for Sibu seat
SIBU: The early voting process for the Sibu parliamentary seat at the Sibu district police headquarters (IPD) went smoothly today (Nov 15). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said 597 officers and their families are expected to fulfil their responsibilities at the Wisma Pengaman IPD Sibu and Sibujaya police station polling streams. “The Sibu IPD […]
Early voting: 8,050 police personnel cast votes statewide
KUCHING: Early voting for the 15th general election (GE15) in Sarawak involving police personnel and their spouses began at 8am today (Nov 15). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said 8,050 police officers, personnel and their spouses, cast their votes at 55 polling stations. “The Senior Police Officer’s Mess of the Sarawak police […]
Clean sweep will give GPS bigger standing
BAU: Should Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) win all 31 parliamentary seats in the Nov 19 general election it will enable the state to influence the formation of a new federal government. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Permanent Chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said voters in this state should therefore unite by electing GPS […]
Chinese majority seats likely to be closely fought
KUCHING: Chinese majority urban seats are likely to be the hot seats in the 15th general election (GE15), according to a political analyst. Professor Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah singled out seats such as Bandar Kuching, Stampin, Sarikei, Lanang, Sibu and Miri. “But I see most Sarawakians including the Chinese wish to give […]
Online voting: no better time than now, says political analyst
KUCHING: It is timely for the Election Commision (EC) to start looking at online voting as an alternative method for voters to exercise their rights, says Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. In stating this, the political analyst said things could be more simplified compared to before with the advancement of technology. “The EC should […]
Yes, allow them to vote from anywhere
KUCHING: Leaders from the state government and the opposition agree voters should be allowed to vote wherever they are. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hazmah said it is time for the Election Commission (EC) to facilitate eligible Malaysian voters – wherever they are – to cast their votes, even […]
Voting elsewhere a long time coming
KUCHING: Allowing Sabahan and Sarawakian voters to cast their ballots in the peninsula has been long time coming. Political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung, a senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said this should be allowed to allow every to participate in the democratic process. He made this point after Minister in the Prime […]
Polling starts for national election in Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY: Voters went to the polls in Papua New Guinea (PNG) today for the national general election, reported Xinhua. Over 3,500 candidates will compete for the 118 seats in the parliament with 53 political parties registering for this year’s election. Throughout the polling period, voters could cast their ballots at over 9,600 polling places across […]
