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Azhar Harun: Political parties stubbornly maintain campaign booths
RANTAU POLLS RANTAU: Election Commission chief Azhar Azizan Harun bemoaned the fact that political parties continue to stubbornly maintain campaign booths, otherwise known as ‘pondok panas‘, as it wasn’t necessary. “I have visited three polling centres. The election process had
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MB saga: Sultan kept my quit letter as souvenir, says Osman Sapian
JOHOR BARU: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has opted to maintain the suspence over the question of who is the Johor Menteri Besar as his highness by keeping the quit letter from embattled state chief Datuk Osman Sapian as a
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Azmi Sharom: Streram disappoints EC if he canvassed votes today
RANTAU POLLS RANTAU: The Election Commission would be disappointed with Rantau PKR candidate, Dr S Streram if he had indeed canvassed for votes this morning, said EC deputy chairman Azmi Sharom. “They (the election candidates) should know what the rules
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NaMo TV crisis: BJP’s Amit Shah and Narendra Modi can be prosecuted
INDIA POLLS NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra could be prosecuted as the ruling party flouted election laws and broadcast laws since the Election Commission characterised NaMo TV channel as political advertising.
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Embattled Osman Sapian meets sultan over his political fate
JOHOR BARU: Embattled Johor Menteri Datuk Osman Sapian is meeting state ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar officially today to discuss about the ongoing crisis over his position. He is currently in audience with the ruler along with the state secretary, Datuk
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Victory in Rantau would be Dr Streram’s special wedding anniversary gift
RANTAU POLLS RANTAU: Clinching the Rantau state seat would be a perfect wedding anniversary gift for Dr S Streram as it coincides with the by-election today. “Today has been a day I’ve been waiting for for a long time,” Dr
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TMJ meets Johor Umno & PAS youth chiefs amidst tiff over MB post
JOHOR BARU: In the midst of the ongoing tiff over the appointment a new Johor Menteri Besar, Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, better known as TMJ, met all 26 Umno and PAS youth chiefs of Johor. Johor Umno Youth
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Pua: Najib confusing public over diamonds
PUCHONG: Backbencher Tony Pua accused former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of confusing the public over diamonds owned by the latter’s wife, Rosmah Mansor. In claiming their innocence, Najib had taken to Facebook, highlighting Deputy Finance Minister Dato Amiruddin
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NS MB Aminuddin Harun to outside voters: Return to Rantau and vote
SEREMBAN: Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has called upon Rantau’s outside voters to return and vote in the by-election tomorrow. Aminuddin who is also NS Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman and NS PKR chairman also hopes that voters
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Invest in fintech, Dr Mahathir tells Islamic banking and finance
KUALA LUMPUR: Islamic banking and finance players must be intensely invested in technologies to transform the way they conduct banking services and disseminate their products more effectively and efficiently. In making the call, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said
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