Day: September 28, 2024

ALOR SETAR, Another flood relief centre (PPS) was opened in the Kubang Pasu district early today, bringing the number of flood victims in Kedah to 243 people, involving 59 families, from 207 people (49 families) last night. According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana, the PPS was opened at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Changlun to accommodate 36 flood victims from 10 families. Meanwhile, the number of flood victims in the Pendang district remains at 207 people from 49 families. They are at two PPS, namely Dewan Kompleks Rakan Sukan Tanah Merah and SMK Pendang. Based on the Drainage

KLUANG, A total of 61,274 voters will fulfil their responsibilities in the Mahkota state by-election today to elect their new representative, At 8 am today, 20 polling stations involving 109 channels will open for the voting process and will close simultaneously at 6 pm. Early voting for the by-election was held last Tuesday (Sept 24) for 4,437 voters consisting of military personnel and their spouses as well as police personnel at three early voting centres. The Election Commission (SPR) has also issued 607 postal ballot papers on Sept 15. There are 66,318 voters in the Mahkota state constituency with 56

KLUANG, The Orang Asli were among the early birds who fulfilled their responsibilities in the Mahkota state by-election today. The Tok Batin of Kampung Tanah Runtuh here, Mohd Noorsham Abdullah, 49, said he got up as early as 6 am and got the villagers together to go to the polls. “We came in a group of 15 people. The polling station is just nearby. By 7 am, we were already at the polling station. “We don’t want to miss out on electing our representative. After all, the process is easy and it’s over in just a few minutes,’ he said

KLUANG, The Orang Asli were among the early birds who fulfilled their responsibilities in the Mahkota state by-election today. The Tok Batin of Kampung Tanah Runtuh here, Mohd Noorsham Abdullah, 49, said he got up as early as 6 am and got the villagers together to go to the polls. “We came in a group of 15 people. The polling station is just nearby. By 7 am, we were already at the polling station. “We don’t want to miss out on electing our representative. After all, the process is easy and it’s over in just a few minutes,’ he said

KLUANG, All 20 polling stations involving 109 channels for the Mahkota state by-election opened simultaneously at 8 am today. Today’s voting process involves 61,274 voters. It will end at 6 pm, to be followed by the vote tallying process, which will be at Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Hall here. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) predicts good weather in Kluang this morning, but thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. The by-election witnessed a straight fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and Perikatan Nasional (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar. Both are registered voters in the constituency. There are 66,318 registered