SANDAKAN, Feb 15 — Forty-three families in Kampung Tronglit, Pulau Timbang, near here today received building materials to renovate their houses as was promised them during the Batu Sapi by-election campaign last year. The materials, comprising zinc sheets and plywood, were distributed to the families of the poor fishermen by Sekong state assemblyman Datuk Samsudin [...]
SANDAKAN: Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin got down to business a day after being voted in as new MP for Batu Sapi. She met Batu Sapi Parti Bersatu Sabah members to thank them for their efforts in ensuring her victory in the by-election, which came about following the death of her husband Datuk Edmund Chong [...]
SANDAKAN: Batu Sapi people woke up to see little signs of the just concluded by-election as posters and banners have disappeared overnight. Sandakan Muncipal Council and the respective party workers removed most of the election paraphernalia while poor families carted away plywood boards to patch up their homes at water villages and in shanty immigrant [...]
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has congratulated Barisan Nasional on its victory in the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections, but hopes the coalition will fulfil its election promises. He said Barisan’s victory in Galas was a victory for its by-election director Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Lim, who is also DAP secretary-general, said the battle [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional’s victory in the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections is a good start but this should not be an indication that an early general election will be called. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said while the wins in Galas and Batu Sapi could bolster the coalition’s chances in the next general election, it [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Although Barisan Nasional has won the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections, a general election will not be called in haste. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin cautioned component parties against becoming complacent following the double victory, saying there is still much to do. Other developments: > Barisan leaders cheer the victory, but [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional’s double victory in the Batu Sapi and Galas by-elections reflects the people’s confidence in the coalition, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “This is particularly true in the context of transformation that is being championed by the Barisan Government with the tabling of detailed and thorough plans,” he told [...]
Live updates: 8.30pm: Official result: BN wins Batu Sapi by whopping 6,359 majority. Linda Tsen (BN) 9773; Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 2031; Ansari Abdullah (PKR) 3414. 7.50pm: Count for 30 streams announced. Linda Tsen leads with 5,467 votes followed by Ansari 2,427 votes and Yong 1,306 votes. 7.30pm: Returning officer Mohd Hamsan Awang Supain announces [...]
SANDAKAN: All parties involved in the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election are pushing their canvassers hard to bring voters to the 12 polling booths, as turnout remained lower then anticipated in the morning. Buses and cars were busy moving into the villages to pick up voters, in an effort to boost turnout. At noon, only 9,261 [...]
SANDAKAN: It was a thumping victory for widow Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin – though still in mourning – when she defeated two seasoned campaigners to win the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat for the Barisan Nasional on Thursday. Just 25 days earlier she had been stunned by the death of her husband, Datuk Edmond Chong [...]
