KUALA KRAI, 6 Jan 2009: Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) candidate Harun Abdul Rahman Mohd, who withdrew at the last minute from contesting in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, faces disciplinary action from the party. Akim president Hanafi Hamat said besides withdrawing from the by-election, Harun had also betrayed the party by openly declaring his […]
Kuala Terengganu
Calm before the storm
By Danny Lim and Deborah Loh
A DAY before nominations for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election takes place on 6 Jan, the atmosphere in the constituency is calm. Though party flags and banners are not yet up (according to electoral rules, they can only be put up once the nomination process is over), politicians are virtually in full-on campaign mode. Also […]
PAS and BN trade charges
By Deborah LohKUALA TERENGGANU, 5 Jan 2009: Even before nomination papers are filed and campaigning can officially begin, both sides in the battle for Kuala Terengganu have stepped up their rhetoric. PAS has criticised Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh for not serving the people in Terengganu despite his position as a senator […]
Contracts of 119 support staff extended
KUALA TERENGGANU, 5 Jan 2009: One hundred and nineteen support staff in Terengganu can breathe easy now that their service contracts were extended. Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the extensions were done to smoothen the daily activities in schools concerned as well as to lighten their load at the start of the […]
PAS’s by-election candidate is Abdul Wahid
KUALA TERENGGANU, 2 Jan 2009: PAS last night named five-term Wakaf Mempelam assemblyperson Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut as its candidate for the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu by-election. PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang made the highly anticipated announcement at a packed Stadium Negeri in Batu Burok, here. Abdul Wahid, 52, will face Barisan Nasional […]
Terengganu oil royalty no longer issue
KUALA TERENGGANU, 1 Jan 2009: The federal government paid the Terengganu government RM408.6 million in oil royalty on 12 Dec 2008 and the state will receive royalty directly from Petronas from March, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said. He said the federal government had also surrendered total management of the oil royalty to the state […]
6,000-strong police force at by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 1 Jan 2009: About 6,000 police officers will be on duty for the Kuala Terengganu by-election to ensure a smooth election, Terengganu deputy police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said today. He said the police officers would be stationed in Wakaf Mempelam, Ladang, Bandar and Batu Burok, which are the four state constituencies […]
Police assures safety during by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Dec 2008: Deputy Home Minister Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said today the police assured him that voters in the upcoming Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election would be able to vote without fear. Wan Ahmad Farid, who is the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the 17 Jan 2009 by-election, said the […]
Maimun won’t contest in by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Dec 2008: Maimun Yusof, 89, who contested as an independent in Kuala Terengganu in the 8 March general election, will not contest in the upcoming by-election for the parliamentary constituency. Tok Mun, as she is fondly known, said today she did not have the money to pay the election deposit, adding that […]
Gerakan to use Net in by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Dec 2008: Gerakan will use the internet and telephones to reach out to voters in the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. The party’s secretary-general, Teng Chang Yeow, said although Gerakan did not have any seats in the state’s legislative assembly, the party wanted to help the Barisan Nasional (BN) win […]
