PAS candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut is the new Kuala Terengganu MP. He defeated Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Wan Farid Wan Salleh and independent candidate Azharuddin Mamat. Close to 80% of the 80,229 registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the result was merely [...]
Polling began for the by-election here began at 8am Saturday, with Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Salleh and his wife Toh Puan Intan Baizura Abdul Wahab casting their ballots at SK Bukit Besar at 8.02am. PAS’ Abdul Wahid Endut cast his vote at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga at 8.07am, together with [...]
PAS can blabber all they want that hudud laws will not be imposed on non-Muslims. PAS fails to recognize the fears of non-Muslims on how to judge criminal cases should a Muslim inflict on a non-Muslim or vice versa. PAS can claim that they are “PAS for all” promising freedom of [...]
When PAS took Terengganu by surprise in the 1999 general elections, rather than developing opportunities for the East Coast state, the PAS state government only worsened the situation there. Since the Barisan Nasional government resumed office in Terengganu following the 2004 general elections, BN has remarkably reduced the poverty rate from 15.4% of [...]
KUALA TERENGGANU: The people of Kuala Terengganu have been reminded that they do not have any representative in the Federal Government unlike before the death of MP Datuk Razali Ismail, who was also the Deputy Education Minister. Umno Youth deputy head Khairy Jamaluddin said it would be a great loss for them not to [...]
KUALA TERENGGANU: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has dismissed opposition claims that the Government is trying to bribe the people of Kuala Terengganu by approving projects for them ahead of the Jan 17 by-election. He said all projects announced for the area thus far were projects that were approved earlier by [...]
The MCA is confident that Chinese voters in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary constituency will vote for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate at the Jan 17 by-election to ensure that development continues. MCA vice-president Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said after meeting with Chinese voters located in the town, MCA felt they would continue to support [...]
Friendly rivals: Mohd Abdul Wahid of PAS (left), Wan Ahmad Farid of Umno (centre)and independent candidate Azharuddin raising their hands after filing their nominationpapers in Kuala Terengganu The fight for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat has begun with three candidates entering the fray. The Barisan Nasional and PAS candidates, namely Datuk Wan [...]
Correct information must be disseminated so that it would not be manipulated by people with false claims and allegations, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said. He added that the MCA will provide its members and the local community with up-to-date information on the political scenario and the issues affecting them. “We [...]
Friendly visit: (From left) Chew and Wan Ahmad Farid visiting residents at Jalan Kampung Cina Residents and business operators in Jalan Kampung Cina’s Chinatown here want their new Member of Parliament to bring more tourism development without sacrificing the local charm. Kwee Lim, 76, hoped the authorities would carry out more beautification [...]
