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Umno’s rejection of Perikatan wave in Johor symptom of denial syndrome
JOHOR BARU, Aug 26 — Umno is living in denial by rejecting the “green wave” phenomenon happening in Johor, Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said today. He was responding to Umno leaders who dismissed the possibility
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Puad Zarkashi calls think tank survey’s post state election findings on Zahid ‘flawed’, says Umno also a victim of extremism
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Local pollster Ilham Centre’s finding that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is the reason the Barisan Nasional (BN) scored so low with Malay voters in the August 12 six state elections is “flawed”,
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Pulai Umno chief cries external sabotage after banners saying no to Pakatan hopeful for by-election appear
JOHOR BARU, Aug 26 — Senator Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed has denied that grassroots Umno members are unhappy with having to support the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Suhaizan Kayat for the Pulai parliamentary by-election that kicked off today. Banners printed
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Campaigning kicks off for Pulai, Simpang Jeram by-election candidates
JOHOR BARU, Aug 26 — Candidates contesting the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections started executing their campaign strategies, as soon as nomination ended at 10 am today. Johor Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) vice-chairman, Suhaizan Kaiat, who is contesting
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Three-way contests for Johor by-elections in both Pulai and Simpang Jeram
JOHOR BARU, Aug 26 — Johor’s twin by-elections for the Pulai parliamentary seat and the Simpang Jeram state seat will see three candidates duking it out in each constituency respectively. Each of the two seats feature one candidate from Pakatan
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KL police to step up security in federal capital for Merdeka eve celebration next week
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The police will step up security at the KLCC, Bukit Bintang and Dataran Merdeka areas to ensure the safety of the public in conjunction with the Merdeka Eve celebration. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul
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PM Anwar says didn’t offer Elon Musk anything special to invest in Malaysia, suggests govt stability the draw
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Tycoon and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Inc Elon Musk was not offered anything special to entice him to invest in Malaysia, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said. Anwar, who is also the
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KL cops arrest two men for beating up eatery workers over late food order
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The police have arrested two men suspected of beating two eatery workers after their orders were delivered late in an incident at an eatery at Jalan Perhentian Haji Salleh here yesterday morning. Sentul district police
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Fahmi says Awesome TV, others dropped from National Day parade due to time constraints
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The removal of the local television channel, Awesome TV, from taking part in the National Day parade is due to time constraints, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said that the situation was not
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Public encouraged to wear batik at National Day celebrations in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — Members of the public are encouraged to wear batik during the 2023 National Day celebrations on Aug 31 at Dataran Putrajaya here, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said this would not only enliven
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