KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 18 – The percentage of voter turnout for the Kuala Kangsar Parliamentary by-election when all the 23 polling centres were closed at 5pm sharp was 71%. Returning Officer for the Kuala Kangsar by-election, Mior Muhammad Jamil Mior Zakaria said the percentage encompassed the ordinary voters as well as early
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 18 – The price of bananas and papaya at the Batu Lanchang market have soared since early Ramadan. Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) education officer N.V. Subbarow said the price of ‘pisang abu’ had risen from RM3.50 per kg to RM6 per kg, while the price of papaya, from
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 18 – Former Kuala Kangsar Umno division chief, Datuk Ramly Zahari has lodged a police report that his cellphone was hacked by certain quarters who also disseminated slanderous messages. He said he discovered the hacking incident after receiving exchanges of 30 short messaging service (SMS) from unknown individuals about
PETALING JAYA, Jun 18 – Polling closed at 5pm today in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar parliamentary by-elections. In SUNGAI BESAR, all the 28 polling centres had opened at 8am. A spokesman of the Election Commission said the tallying of votes would be conducted at the Dewan Seri Bernam after the votes had
SUNGAI BESAR, Jun 18 – Elderly voters coming to cast their votes at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Utama here today praised the Election Commission (EC) for providing the buggy service for their convenience. Majority of the senior citizens were seen enjoying the service as the polling centre was located about 100m from
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jun 18 – Police busted an illegal football betting syndicate after detaining a suspect at a restaurant in Taman Selamat, here on Thursday. Seberang Prai Tengah police chief ACP Rusli Mohd Noor said a police team monitoring illegal football betting activities in view of the ongoing Euro 2016 acted based
ALOR SETAR, Jun 18 – Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (pix) is recuperating well after surgery for an intestinal complication, said his wife Datin Seri Hizam Awang Ahmad. He has started to walk again with the help of a cane after undergoing physiotherapy and can consume drinks by himself, she
MADINAH, Jun 18 – The proper and sustainable investment planning undertaken by the Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji (TH)) has guaranteed profitable returns which enabled it to bear the subsidies for 22,320 Malaysian pilgrims this year, amounting to RM160 million. Acting TH chief executive officer Datuk Johan Abdullah said the agency’s investment
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 18 – The Election Commission anticipates a bigger voter turnout for the Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar parliamentary by-elections, going by the number of people coming out to vote. EC chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said the percentage might surpass the 75% forecast by the time polling closes
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 18 – Wan Nur Nadia Sarah Wan Mohd Khir Johari, 30, wants her candidate to win the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary by-election. So, she came early to vote. She said every vote is important; so she came here very early to ensure her support and a big victory for her candidate. She said
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 18 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today he hopes that the Jamek Mosque in Kampung Baru will become an iconic building and focus of attention in keeping with the redevelopment of Kampung Baru. In his latest post on his Facebook account, the Prime Minister expressed happiness over
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 18 – “My Ammazing Dad” challenge was held at Orient Fitness Gold (Level 6), Gurney Paragon Mall here today. Gurney Paragon Mall is working to change all that this year, with a fun challenge to keep dad happy for Father’s Day, and the kids and members of the family
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 18 – Voters in the parliamentary constituencies of Kuala Kangsar in Perak and Sungai Besar in Selangor are going to the polls today in two by-elections to elect their new MPs. Polling centres in the two constituencies opened at 8am today, with 23 centres in Kuala Kangsar and 28
SUNGAI BESAR, Jun 18 – A total of 30 polling centres, with 90 polling streams, opened at 8am today for the Sungai Besar parliamentary by-election to enable 42,365 voters to elect their new MP. A check at several polling centres showed people already gathering to exercise their right, though the sky was
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 18 – A total of 23 polling centres, with 69 polling streams, opened at 8am today for Kuala Kangsar parliamentary by-election. Election Commission chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hisham Abdullah said a total of 32,632 of the 32,949 voters were eligible to vote today to choose their elected representative. Of
MALACCA, Jun 18 – Malacca tourist arrivals in the first four months of the year has increased to 4.7 million compared to 4.3 million for the corresponding period last year. Deputy State Exco for Tourism and River, Beach and Island Development Datuk Ghazale Muhamad said the 11.5% increase was encouraging since Malacca
CAIRO, Jun 17 – Search teams on Friday recovered the second flight recorder of an EgyptAir plane from the bottom of the Mediterranean that could prove vital in establishing the cause of the unexplained crash. Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar screens in the eastern Mediterranean last month with
WASHINGTON, Jun 17 – US President Barack Obama hosts youthful Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Friday, underscoring his guest’s meteoric rise and increasingly pivotal role in strained US-Saudi ties. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama would meet the 30-year-old deputy crown prince, who has become
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 17 – Penang State Secretary Dato’ Seri Farizan Darus today said the documents obtained via Penang’s Freedom of Information Enactment (FOI) are only provided to the applicant and not disclosed to third parties even though in orally or written. He said the reason they do not allow documents of the State Government being
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 17 – Documents pertaining to Penang’s infrastructure projects can only be disclosed through the state Freedom of Information Enactment (FOI), if authorities want to access documents on the development of three pairs road projects and the Undersea tunnels project which was signed between the State and Concortium Zenith BUCG Sdn. Bhd.
