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By-elections since GE14 costing RM15 mil

Mar 06, 2019

Taxpayers have had to fork out over RM15 mil, to cover all the by-elections since GE14. 

The Election Commission says this includes the cost of the upcoming Rantau state by-election in Negeri Sembilan.

This, as the EC announced the dates for the by-election: 

Nomination day falls on March 30th, early voting is on April 9th and polling day is April 13th. 

The EC expects 70 per cent of the state constituency's 20,000 voters to cast their ballots.

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Remains of girl missing in Langkawi found

Police have found the remains of a 3-year-old girl, who was reported missing in Langkawi at the end of last month.

She's believed to have been murdered. 

Langkawi police say they were led to her remains in a jungle area, by a suspect linked to her disappearance. 

Nur Aisyah Aleya went missing while in the custody of a married couple who then disappeared.

They were arrested in Ampang last night, and will be remanded tomorrow.

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Nazri Aziz to skip BN Supreme Council meeting

Barisan Nasional Secretary-General Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has confirmed he will not attend the coalition's Supreme Council meeting on Friday, so that MCA and MIC will attend.

The two parties had threatened to boycott the meeting if Nazri attends. 

Earlier, MCA and MIC railed against Nazri's racial comments during the campaign for the Semenyih by-election.

They also said that Nazri's appointment as BN's sec-gen was unconstitutional, as he was unilaterally appointed by UMNO.