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New EC ruling to ensure conflicts are avoided

Nov 14, 2019

Johor police have defended their controversial new ruling requiring permits for walkabouts in the Tanjung Piai by-election campaign. 

The Opposition, electoral watch group Bersih 2.0 and even the Home Minister, have asked the police to reconsider the ruling. 

But state police chief Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said:

"Campaigning in any form requires a permit. Be it a talk, or from a vehicle, etc. If we're talking about just visiting a home for the purpose of visiting and not campaigning, then we wouldn't be bringing up needing a permit."

He adds, there's a reason behind the new requirement:

"We need to know the exact location if there's going to be mobile campaigning. There's bound to be clashes between contesting parties, and so, of course, we need to ensure and provide security at said place."

The Opposition has filed a motion to debate the new requirement in Parliament and also threatened legal action. 

All this with just two days to go until Polling Day.

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Water tariffs up next year

Water tariffs are expected to go up next year, once the new Tariff Setting Mechanism comes into effect.

The Water Minister did not say how much monthly water bills would increase, but said it depends on household use. 

The new mechanism will see tariffs going up between 7 and 70 sen per 1,000 litres.

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IGP dismisses report of Jho Low in India

Jho Low is not in India. 

The IGP told Malaysiakini that's fake news, after a recent report claimed the fugitive businessman was in Ahmedabad for three days, then headed for Dubai. 

The media report also accused India's police of intentionally letting Jho Low go, despite the outstanding Interpol red notice against him.