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Penang Assembly To Be Dissolved Tomorrow

Jun 27, 2023

Image: Penang Chief Minister's Office

Its official - the Penang state assembly will be dissolved tomorrow, to pave the way for the state election.

This, after the Chief Minister obtained the consent of the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri this morning for the dissolution. 

Meanwhile, Terengganu’s Menteri Besar has had an audience with the Sultan, supposedly to seek royal consent to dissolve the state assembly.

The MB is expected to release a written statement later today to confirm the details.

Currently, Terengganu is the only one of the six states to contest in the upcoming elections, that has yet to announce a date for the dissolution of its assembly.

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Our foreign missions abroad are taking steps to update their respective portals, to share the latest information about overseas voting ahead of the upcoming state elections.

Wisma Putra says a small number of High Commissions have been experiencing technical difficulties with their websites, but the majority of missions have already uploaded the updated details.

It says information on overseas voting is also shared on the Foreign Ministry’s own portal and social media accounts.

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The MCMC is urging people to beware of the Pink WhatsApp scam, where users are asked to download a supposedly new, improved version of the messaging app.

The Commission says users who install the malicious application will be at risk of giving hackers access to their devices.

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The Altitude Exploration Club will form a search and recovery team next year, to continue the search for missing Malaysian Everest climber Muhamad Hawari Hashim.

The hearing-impaired climber was reported missing on May 19, while making his descent from the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.