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Court declared Anifah's Kimanis win in GE14 null and void

Aug 16, 2019

The Election Court in Kota Kinabalu has declared former foreign affairs minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman's GE 14 victory in the Kimanis parliamentary seat as null and void. 

It found over 200 additional ballots had been improperly cast, affecting the election result.

The ruling means a by-election could be called for Kimanis.

But, the incumbent MP Anifah is expected to file an appeal against the decision.

Anifah won the Kimanis seat with a 156-vote majority.

Our economy grows 4.9% in Q2

Our economy grew by 4.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, driven by higher household spending and private investment. 

Bank Negara says this is higher compared to the 4.5 per cent growth recorded in the first quarter.

Malaysia is the first in Southeast Asia to report an acceleration in growth in the second quarter.

Police arrest man over tweet claiming Irish girl Nora Anne was killed by Orang Asli 

A suspect in Seremban has been arrested over a tweet alleging that an Orang Asli had raped and murdered Nora Anne.

The 29-year-old was detained when he went to the police station to have his statement recorded. 

The post mortem concluded that the teen died of starvation and was not sexually assaulted or subjected to any form of violence.

The Franco-Irish girl's body was found 10 days after she went missing on Aug 4th, while on holiday with her family at a resort in Seremban.