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PH Wins in Pulai and Simpang Jeram

Sep 10, 2023

Pakatan Harapan has won both the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections.

Former Johor state speaker Suhaizan Kayat won in Pulai…with an over 18 thousand majority over his Perikatan Nasional rival.

It also means the unity government has maintained its two-thirds Parliamentary majority, holding 148 out of the 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat.

Meanwhile, Nazri Abdul Rahman took the Simpang Jeram state seat…with a 3,500-plus majority over his rival from PN.

The Election Commission says voter turnout in Pulai was at just over 47 percent…while it was at over 60 percent in Simpang Jeram.

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In other news, the Youth and Sports Ministry is hoping to restructure the current TVET program, to offer weekend courses to working individuals who are looking to upskill.

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The Transport Ministry says the preliminary report into last month’s Elmina plane crash will be released this coming Friday.

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Separately, minister Anthony Loke says the trial run for the ladies-only coaches along the MRT Kajang Line will begin at the end of this month.

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The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry is hoping that more incentives can be offered under Budget 2024, to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles.

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And, the Foreign Ministry says there’ve been no reports so far of any Malaysian casualties, after a powerful earthquake in Morocco left more than two thousand people dead.