term limit for MIC president post

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One would wonder why only now is there a proposal to limit the term of MIC office-bearers. I can’t remember any such proposal in the last 30 years during the MIC AGM or general assembly. Anyone can clarify? MCA had implement a limit since last two years. I think many other parties don’t have such limit, be it ruling or opposition parties.

Proponents say the limit will ensure new blood and ideas are constantly injected into the party. Detractors say there’ will be constant infighting/competition for posts and that long-term plans can’t be implemented if got term limit. But I think a 5-6 year term is more than enough to attain few milestones of a long term plan of, let’s say, 30 years. Let the next person come in and fine tune the plans put in place.

Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who has been MIC president for 11 terms, is proposing that the party limits the term of office-bearers as part of its re-branding exercise to regain the trust of the Indian community.

This is among the last mandate which he wants to accomplish as he enters the last lap of his presidency.

He has held the post since 1979 and has become the longest-serving leader in Barisan Nasional.

Samy Vellu said that besides limiting the term of office-bearers, the party wants to attract younger leaders in an attempt to regain its position as the main party for Indians.

“We want to ensure that MIC becomes a party with equal opportunities for the young and old,” he told newsmen after meeting party leaders at a hotel here yesterday.

Samy Vellu said these were among several proposals that he wants to implement before retiring from politics.

So, what do you think? Is term limit good or bad? If good, how long should a limit be?

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Employer of the Year goes too..

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2007 award (and I guess awards before and after that as well).

I d0 get questions from students and fresh graduates alike – which company is a good employer. My answer is usually to refer to survey by companies like Jobstreet and so on. Usually, MNCs and GLCs are in the top ten list.

But, now there’s a new person in the list. So, guys and gals, forget about HSBC, Shell, Petronas or KPMG.  Get a job under Vell Paari! Chance for further studies (no quota and family members included), guarantor/down payment on house (Rm200k out of RM400k) and car (last time was Mazda RX8), very caring and understanding employer, accompanying you to clinic for treatment, trips to overseas (did I mentioned family included?). Definitely the best company in Malaysia, if not the world.

Continuing his testimony this afternoon before coroner Mohd Fauzi Che Abu, Vell Paari said he had paid RM200,000 in cash for Sujatha’s apartment at Sangsuria Condominium in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.

This was used to settle half of Sujatha’s RM400,000 loan for the posh condominium.

The Maika Holdings chief also said he was the guarantor for the hire-purchase loan which Sujatha took to purchase her Mazda RX8 sports car.

Questioned by deputy public prosecutor Geethan Ram Vincent, who is assisting Mohd Fauzi, Vell Paari added he had also financed her medical treatments in India and had accompanied her twice to India.

He also said that he had taken Sujatha and her family to Perth, Australia before.

Asked by Geethan if it was normal for him to be generous, Vell Paari said he had also helped out other employees previously.

He said that he had given financial aid like housing loans and deposits for some of his staff who worked for him. He has business interests locally as well as in India and Australia.

Asked to list a few examples, Vell Paari said he had once paid a housing deposit worth RM70,000 for a staff.

He also said that he had given financial aid worth 250,000 Australian dollars to two of his chief executive officers and a financial controller based in Australia.

NST also provides some details on the career benefits offered by the employer:

The chief executive officer of Maika Holdings Bhd, S. Vell Paari, paid RM220,000 as a downpayment for the condominium of late local drama actress K. Sujatha.

For the remaining RM200,000, he took a loan under his name but the unit was registered in Sujatha’s name and she was servicing the loan payments.

He said he paid for Sujatha’s medical treatment and education — her final year in diploma and her Master’s degree in commerce — and was also the guarantor for the bank loan taken for her Mazda RX8.

He, however, denied buying the car for Sujatha, who was then his personal assistant.

He also admitted that he had accompanied Sujatha and her family members twice to India for her medical treatment, which he had funded.

Sujatha had also accompanied him to Australia. Vell Paari’s wife Shaila Nair had never followed them during these trips.

Vell Paari denied having a sexual relationship with Sujatha, but said that he would normally go to her house for official reasons and also during functions.

Geethan: You are a caring employer.

Vell Paari: Yes, I do that for all my staff.

Geethan: Is it the norm for you to buy a house for your employee?

Vell Paari: Yes, the amount has been higher for some of them.

On Monday, Vell Paari told the court that he had funded the education for Sujatha’s two brothers, Surenthiran and Ugenthiran. Ugenthiran was then studying in Australia.

But, you may hear some news about a staff who died under suspicious circumstances. I mean, people die all the time right? So what if someone accidentally drank a bottle of paraquat. Accidents happen all the time. So, please ignore it.

And don’t start asking where the money comes from. Rich people have lots of business interests throughout the world. It doesn’t hurt if your dad is a well known personality among the Indian diaspora. Tax payment you ask? Well, I’m sure LHDN have that covered. Don’t you worry over that as well.

So, folks, what are you waiting for? Lots of graduates will be coming out in the coming months. Send your resumes to the best employer  in the country and all the best.

Suggestion to VP: why not run a reality show ala Trump show?

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New Cabinet line up

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Old cabinet: 32 Ministers, 38 Deputies, 28 Ministries

New cabinet: 28 Ministers, 40 Deputies, 25 Ministries

Thus, nett decrease of 2 positions.

Of the ministers, 19 (65.5%) are from Umno (including PM and DPM), MCA (4), MIC (1), Gerakan (1), PBB-Sarawak (1), Supp-Sarawak (1), PBS-Sabah (1) and Upko-Sabah (1) – Total 29 Ministers (including PM, DPM and Finance Minister 2)

Of the deputy ministers, 17  (42.5%) are from Umno, MCA (7), PPP (1), MIC (2), Gerakan (2), PBB-Sarawak (3), Supp-Sarawak (2), LDP-Sabah (1), SPDP (2), PRS-Sarawak (2), PBRS-Sabah (1) – Total 40 Deputy Ministers

See chart of new cabinet (Malaysiakini)

FULL LIST

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (Umno)

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)

Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department

Koh Tsu Koon – Unity Affairs & Performance Management (Gerakan)
Nazri Abdul Aziz – Minister in charge of Law and Parliament (Umno)
Nor Mohamed Yaakop – Economic Planning Unit (Umno)
Major Gen Jamil Khir Baharom – Islamic Affairs (Umno)

Deputies
Liew Vui Keong (LDP)
Mashitah Ibrahim (senator, Umno)
SK Devamany (MIC)
Ahmad Maslan (Umno)
T Murugiah (senator, PPP)

Finance Ministry

Najib Abdul Razak (1) (Umno)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlan (2) (Umno)

Deputies
Chor Chee Heong (MCA)
Awang Adek Hussien (senator, Umno)

Education Ministry Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)

Deputies
Wee Ka Siong (MCA)
Puad Zarkashi (Umno)

Transport Ministry Ong Tee Keat (MCA)

Deputies
Abdul Rahim Bakri (Umno)
Robert Lau Hoi Chew (Supp-Sarawak)

Plantation Industry and Commodities Bernard Dompok (Upko-Sabah)

Deputy
Hamzah Zainuddin (Umno)

Home Affairs Hishammuddin Hussein (Umno)

Deputies
Abu Seman Yusop (Umno)
Jelaing Mersat (SPDP-Sarawak)

Information, Communication, Arts and Culture Rais Yatim (Umno)

Deputies
Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS-Sarawak)
Heng Seai Kie (senator, MCA)

Energy, Green Technology and Water Peter Chin Fah Kui (Supp-Sarawak)

Deputy
Noriah Kasnon (Umno)

Rural Development and Territories Shafie Apdal (Umno)

Deputies
Hassan Malek (Umno)
Joseph Entulu Belaun (PRS-Sarawak)

Higher Education Khaled Nordin (Umno)

Deputies
Hou Kok Chung (MCA)
Saifuddin Abdullah (Umno)

International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamad (Umno)

Deputies
Mukhriz Mahathir (Umno)
Jacob Dungau Sagan (SPDP-Sarawak)

Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Maximus Ongkili (PBS-Sabah)

Deputy
Fadillah Yusof (PPB-Sarawak)

Natural Resources and Environment Douglas Uggah Embas (PPB-Sarawak)

Deputy
Joseph Kurup (PBRS-Sabah)

Tourism Ng Yen Yen (MCA)

Deputy
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (PBB-Sarawak)

Agriculture Noh Omar (Umno)

Deputies
Johari Baharom (Umno)
Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB-Sarawak)

Defence Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Umno)

Deputy
Abdul Latif Ahmad (Umno)

Works Shaziman Abu Mansor (Umno)

Deputy
Yong Khoon Seng (Supp-Sarawak)

Health Liow Tiong Lai (MCA)

Deputy
Rosnah Rashid Shilin (Umno)

Youth and Sports Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Umno)

Deputies
Razali Ibrahim (Umno)
Wee Jeck Seng (MCA)

Human Resource Dr S Subramaniam (MIC)

Deputy
Maznah Mazlan (Umno)

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Umno)

Deputy
Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)

Housing and Local Government Kong Cho Ha (MCA)

Deputy
Lajim Ukin (Umno)

Women, Family and Society Development Sharizat Abdul Jalil (senator, Umno)

Deputy
Chew Mei Fun (senator, MCA)

Foreign Anifah Aman (Umno)

Deputies
A Kohilan Pillay (senator, Gerakan), Lee Chee Leong (senator, MCA)

Federal Territories Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin (Umno)

Deputy
M Saravanan (MIC)

Dropped Ministers:

1. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar (Home)

2. Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works)

3. Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique (FT)

4. Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (Tourism)

5. Senator Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Rural)

6. Senator Datuk Amirsham A Aziz (EPU)

7. Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan

All MIC reps kept their old posts. Gerakan’s Kohilan Pillay is moved from Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry to Foreign Ministry.

Other surprises include MCA Wanita Chew Mei Fun who is appointed as Senator and will be Deputy Minister in Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

Rais Yatim, as widely predicated, is retained in the new cabinet.

However, the biggest surprise comes in the form of snub to Khairy (UMNO Youth Chief). Not only he did not get any post, his deputy  Razali Ibrahim was appointed as Deputy Minister in Youth and Sports Ministry. His enemy Mukhriz Mahathir got himself a Deputy Minister post in International Trade & Industry Ministry. Whatever the logic or reason given by PM Najib, it will be seen as influence from Mahathir.

So, will it work? The new team will need some time to prove itself. One year?

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Pakatan 2, BN 1

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Well, after hectic days of campaigning, the resignation of Kalaivanar, and the last minute campaign attempt by Mahathir, BN lost by  a slightly bigger majority in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang. In both places, the majority increased, but if not for the bigshots turun padang, the results could have been worse. Of course, its worth mentioning that MIC was very confident of winning handsomely in Bukit Selambau, alas, the makkal were smarter (or otherwise, depends on who you ask). The promises (empty or otherwise) did not have the desired effects.

This time, we saw both federal and state governments offering tid-bits to the citizens, so in the end the rakyat got something positive.

Meanwhile in Batang Ai, BN retained its seat with an increased majority of about 800, I think.

As expected, none of the independents got back their deposits.

In Perak, the result puts more pressure on the questionable BN government as the highest turnout in the history of the constituency gave PAS’ Nizar a place in Dewan Rakyat. The Sultan’s previous decision may be viewed less favorably now if the status quo remains. Its time to eat the humble pie and call for elections.

According to Malaysiakini report,  PKR had blazed ahead in almost all the non-Malay areas with the exception of the predominantly Indian area of Bukit Lembu in Bukit Selambau. The presence of Samy Vellu, resignation of Kalaivanar, Kugan issue, release of Hindraf 2 all played a role in the results – but to what extent, hard to say. Whatever it is, its a major setback for MIC’s rebranding program as it was widely proclaimed that the win here would be proof of the rebranding’s success. Looks like its back to the drawing board for those guys.

In Sarawak, Pakatan has much more work to do.  It doesn’t look as if Sarawak can be won over easily by the next elections. And is it Batang Ai or Batang Air? The newscasters in TV3 and Awani seem to pronounce it as “Air”.

The timeline of results are below, taken from Malaysiakini, The Star:

[MK] 10.55pm Bukit Selambau OFFICIAL RESULTS

S Manikumar (PKR) 12,632
S Ganesan (MIC) 10,229
Majority 2,403

PKR has won with a slight increase in its majority – 41 votes. The 13 Independents collectively garnered 1,200 votes. V Arumugan, who ran as an Independent in the 2008 general elections, won by 2,362 votes. PKR could conceivably win by an even bigger majority if the Independents opt out of the contest.

[STAR] (10:45pm) Bkt Selambau: Official final results – PKR’s Manikumar wins with 2,403 vote majority. PKR 12,632 votes vs BN 10,229 votes. Independents 1,326 votes. Spoilt votes 415.

[STAR] (10:35pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 61 out of 64 streams – PKR 11,856 votes vs BN 9,708 votes. Independents 1,245 votes.

[MK] 10.31pm Bukit Gantang Ousted Perak menteri besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin said at a press conference that his victory in Bukit Gantang send a very strong message to the federal government that Malaysians want real democracy.

He added that he would now request for the dissolution of the Perak Assembly to enable fresh elections to resolve the political impasse in the state.

According to an early analysis of the results, there has been very little change in the Malay votes but PAS managed to win even more non-Malay votes compared to the last election in 2008.

[MK] 10.20pm Bukit Gantang Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has arrived at SSL Traders Hotel in Taiping to meet with BN-appointed menteri besar Zambry Abd Kadir. The DPM did not show any emotions and looked expressionless.

Meanwhile, after ousted menteri besar Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar was declared winner of the Bukit Gantang by-election, the crowd outside the main tally centre began to disperse. Streets of Taiping are wet due to the slight drizzle.

[STAR] (10.00pm) Bkt Selambau: Unofficial results – PKR wins with 2,096 vote majority.

[STAR] (09:55pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 41 out of 64 streams – PKR 7,398 votes vs BN 6,228 votes. Independents 941 votes.

[MK] 9.36pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial results

S Manikumar (PKR) 12,607
S Ganesan (BN) 10,232
Majority 2,375

[MK] 9.36pm Bukit Gantang Ousted Perak menteri besar and PAS candidate Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar arrives at the main tally centre in Taiping Town Hall accompanied by cheers from thousands of Pakatan supporters.

[MK] 9.35pm Bukit Gantang Pakatan leaders seen at the main tally centre are PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa, PAS chief Ahmad Awang, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang, Perak DAP state chief Ngeh Koo Ham, DAP’s Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming and Perak PKR chief Osman Abdul Rahman. The only BN leader there is PPP president M Kayveas [SESAT?].

Also present is Election Commission chief Abdul Aziz Yusof. All are waiting for the arrival of Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar to be officially declared winner.

[STAR] (09:30pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 33 out of 64 streams – PKR 5,880 votes vs BN 4,708 votes. Independents 836 votes.

[MK] 9.20pm Bukit Gantang OFFICIAL RESULTS

Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar (PAS) 21,860
Ismail Saffian (BN-Umno) 19,071
Kamarul Ramizu Idris (Ind) 62

Majority – 2,789 (In 2008, the majority was 1,566)

[STAR] (09:15pm) Bkt Gantang: Official final results – From MB to MP, ousted Perak MB Nizar (PAS) wins the parliamentary seat with a 2,789 majority. PAS 21,860 votes vs BN 19,071 votes. Independent 62 votes.

[MK] 9.15pm In an immediate reaction, PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim said that the Pakatan victory in the two ‘bukits’ showed that “irrespective of the new PM, Malaysians still want change.”

“They are even stronger in their support for PKR,” he said. Anwar said that he was satisfied with the result as PKR did not expect to win Batang Ai.

He added that with PAS’ thumping victory in Bukit Gantang, Perak should now have fresh elections.

[STAR] (09:00pm) Bkt Selambau: Unofficial results indicate a victory for PKR candidate S. Manikumar.

[MK] 8.58pm Manikumar wins Bukit Selambau

With all 22 polling boxes counted, Manikumar retained the seat for PKR by winning with a 2,396-vote majority, a slightly higher margin than in the 2008 general elections.

BN candidate S Ganesan is not in the hall. Other MIC leaders are also not present.

[STAR] (08:55pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 22 out of 64 streams – PKR 3,591 votes vs BN 2,765 votes. Independents 368 votes.

[MK] 8.50pm UNOFFICIAL PKR retains Bukit Selambau PKR’s Manikumar wins the seat to retain the status quo in the state assembly.

With only one more polling box to be counted, Manikumar is leading with a 2,092-vote majority. He has been leading in this race from the time the first box was counted.

PAS Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin leaves the party’s operation centre in Air Kuning in an open hatch SUV, and waves to supporters as if he has just won the US presidential race.

[STAR] (08:40pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 16 out of 64 streams – PKR 2,621 votes vs BN 2,034 votes. Independents 254 votes.

[MK] 8.37pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 18,881, BN 15,859, Independent 51. Majority 3,022.

PAS appeared to have an almost unassailable lead with 83.46% of the votes counted and is likely to win this by-election with an increased majority. There are still 16 ballot boxes out of 112 boxes to be tallied.

Party supporters have been asked to go to Taiping Town Hall for the official celebrations.

[MK] 8.25pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results Mohd Jamaluddin Nizar (PAS) has increased his majority over Ismail Saffian (Umno) to more than 3,000 votes.

PAS 18,275, BN 15,101, Independent 47. Majority 3,174.

With 8,000 votes yet to be tallied, PAS is heading towards victory.

[STAR] (08:25pm) Bkt Gantang: Official results from 96 out of 112 streams – PAS 18,881 votes vs BN 15,869 votes. Independent 51 votes.

[MK] 8.20pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 17,427, BN 15,001, Independent 46. Majority 2,426.

[MK] 8.15pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 16,316, BN 14,061, Independent 40. Majority 2,255.

So far, 64.61 percent of the 41,626 votes have been tallied.

[MK] 8.10pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial Results PKR’s Manikumar is headed for a big victory. With 17 polling stations counted, he has 2,311 votes. There are only five more centres to go.

[STAR] (08:10pm) Bkt Gantang: Official results from 81 out of 112 streams – PAS 15,770 votes vs BN 13,079 votes. Independent 42 votes.

[STAR] (08:05pm) Bkt Selambau: Official results from 10 out of 64 streams – PKR 1,712 votes vs BN 1,142 votes. Independents 140 votes.

In the last general election, V Arumugam got 2,362-vote majority.

[MK] 7.52pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial Results With 15 polling stations counted, PKR is still leading with a majority of 1,294. Seven more polling stations are uncounted.

Meanwhile, the MIC operations centre in Sungai Petani is deserted with all party supporters gone.

[MK] 7.52pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial Results With 12 of the 22 polling stations counted, PKR is leading with 1,161 votes.

BN’s Malcolm Mussem Lamoh (3,907 votes) has beaten PKR’s Jawah Gerang (2,053). The majority is 1,854.

With this result, BN has increased its majority from the 806-vote margin at the 2006 state election.

[STAR] (07:50pm) Bkt Gantang: Official results from 50 out of 112 streams, including postal votes – PAS 9,761 votes vs BN 7,740 votes. Independent 25 votes.

[STAR] (07:50pm) Bkt Selambau: After nine out of 22 polling streams tallied, PKR candidate S. Manikumar leading by a 1,000-vote majority.

[STAR] (07:45pm) Batang Ai: Returning officer Nelson Mujah declares Malcom Mussem Lamoh of Barisan the official winner, to thunderous cheers.

[MK] 7.40pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 14,720, BN 12,142, Independent 32. Majority 2,577.

More than half of the votes cast have been tallied.

[STAR] (07:40pm) Bkt Gantang: Official results from 30 out of 112 streams, including postal votes – PAS 5,833 votes vs BN 4,828 votes. Independent 14 votes.

[MK] 7.39pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial results PKR is leading by 1,080 votes after 10 polling stations have been counted. There are 12 more polling stations left.

BN 3,450, PKR 1,790. Majority 1,660.

[STAR] (07:35pm) Batang Ai: Official final results – BN wins with 1,854 majority. BN 3,907 votes vs PKR 2,053. BN supporters cheering. Click here for more.

[MK] 7.36pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 13,571, BN 11,191, Independent 31. Majority 2,380.

[MK] 7.27pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial Results With eight polling stations counted, PKR is leading by 1,225 votes. These eight polling areas consist largely of Indian and Chinese voters. There are 14 more polling stations to be counted.

[MK] 7.25pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 11,375, BN 8,998, Independent 29. Majority 2,377.

[MK] 7.20pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 9,423, BN 6,997, Independent 25. Majority 2,426.

About 40 percent of the 41,000 votes have so far been counted.

PAS candidate Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin and wife, Perak speaker V Sivakumar and Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong, Gopeng MP and PKR VP Lee Boon Chai are at the PAS operation centre.

[MK] 7.13pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial results After counting five out of 22 polling centres, PKR’s Manikumar is leading by 990 votes.

[MK] 7.10pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 8,932, BN 6,584, Independent 24. Majority 2,348.

[STAR] (07:05pm) Bkt Gantang: Unofficial results from 10 out of 32 voting stations – PAS 8,932 votes vs BN 6,584 votes.

[MK] 7.01pm Bukit Selambau Unofficial results After counting four streams of out 64, PKR’s S Manikumar is leading by 578 votes.

[MK] 7pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS’ Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin has increased his lead over BN-Umno’s Ismail Saffian. Independent Kamarul Ramizu Idris is trailing far behind.

PAS 7,294, BN 4,670, Independent 17. Majority 2,624.

[STAR] (06:55pm) Batang Ai: Official results from 25 out of 26 stations – BN 3,508 votes vs PKR 1,912 votes.

[MK] 6.55pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 5,568, BN 3,792, Independent 10. Majority 1,776.

[MK] 6.50pm Bukit Selambau It is a tight race here, admits a MIC leader.

[STAR] (06:45pm) Batang Ai: Official results from 20 out of 26 stations – BN 2,605 votes vs PKR 1,281 votes.

[MK] 6.44pm Bukit Gantang Unofficial results PAS 4,929, BN 3,161, Independent 9. Majority 1,768.

[STAR] (06:35pm) Batang Ai: Official results from 15 out of 26 stations – BN 1,698 votes vs PKR 831 votes.

[MK] 6.25pm Batang Ai UNOFFICIAL: BN wins Batang Ai. It is leading with an almost unassailable majority of 1,600 after 21 of 24 boxes have been counted. Boxes from polling stations which closed at 5pm are to be counted soon but it is unlikely that PKR will be able overcome the huge vote deficit.

Official results: For 15 out of 26 polling stations – BN 1,698, PKR 831, majority 867.

[STAR] (06:25pm) Batang Ai: Returning officer Nelson Mujah announces official results after votes counted from 10 polling stations is Barisan 830 votes vs PKR 502 votes.

[STAR] (06:10pm) All three: Official final voter turnout:

Bkt Gantang: 75% or 41,626 voters

Bkt Selambau: 70% or 24,687 voters

Batang Ai: 71% or 5,670 voters.

[MK] 5.50pm Batang Ai Latest count: BN has reportedly increased its lead over PKR to 1,000 votes.

[STAR](05:50pm) Batang Ai: Unofficial results after 14 boxes counted – BN 1,799: PKR 930

[MK] 5.45pm Bukit Selambau The final voter turnout figure is about 70 percent, said Kedah EC chief Zainal Abidin Zakaria.

[MK] 5.25pm Batang Ai More unofficial results from the on-going vote count: Gugu – BN 59, PKR 149, Krang Mong – BN 88, PKR 15. BN is still leading.

[MK] 5.20pm Batang Ai The high water level in the Lemanak river resulted in a lower voter turnout. Of the 448, only 366 registered voters cast their ballots. According to elections watchdog Mafrel, several boats capsized when ferrying voters.

[MK] 5pm POLLING CLOSES in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai. Counting of votes for the two Bukits is expected to commence at 5.30pm. For Batang Ai, counting started at 3pm.

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MIBA assistance for Taxi rental

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MIBA – Malaysian Indians Business Association) Wilayah Persekutuan branch) are helping Indians to get Taxi for Rental.

• Taxi for Rental (Part Time or Full Time)
• Daily Rental
• Coverage Kelang Valley
• Age – Above 25 years old
• PSV license we will facilitate for you.
• Workshop or Seminar on Every Sunday about 2.00pm
• 10 people per session.
• Seminar at MIBA Wilayah Persekutuan Branch office at Pouchong.

Interested personal pls contact Mr. Karthig at : 012 357 0556.

Pls register via SMS if you are interested to attend the seminar.

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