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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 11:49 |
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VOTERS in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency will be voting for the third time in two years on August 25, 2009. The constituency is made up of three seats which are Permatang Pasir, Penanti and Seberang Jaya. Read here. The death of Permatang Pasir assemblyman Datuk Hamdan Abdul Rahman (Pas), meant that a by-election would have to be held. Hamdan, who had held the seat since 1999, had won with a huge majority in the last general election.
Meanwhile, in an effort to put a dent in PR’S armour, Umno will field a local candidate to contest in the by-election. Read here. The party hopes to emulate the "success" it had in the Manik Urai elections recently, when it drastically reduced the winning majority to just 65 votes for Pas. Read here
In related news, Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1 Mansor Othman on Monday (10.08.09) took his oath as Penanti state assemblyman. Read here For more news on Politics, read here
Other news Guan Eng washes his hands off Buah Pala after residents reject homes: CM Lim Guan Eng has stated he would have no further meetings with the residents of Kampung Buah Pala after they rejected an offer of double-storey terrace houses. Read here. Meanwhile, blogger Anil Netto clarifies on the RM3.5 million compensation that the villagers had allegedly requested for. Read here. For more news on this issue, read here and here Jeff Ooi withdraws remark on JIM: The chief minister’s chief of staff Jeff Ooi has withdrawn his remark labelling Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) as an extremist Islamic organisation. Read here Penang state govt 'saves' RM35m: The Penang state government has "saved" RM35.41 million in its operational expenditure in 2008 following various cost-saving initiatives. Read here Penang mulls cash for whistle-blowers, seniors and bereavement: The Penang government is planning to (1) introduce RM1,000 cash reward to any member of the public who exposes graft in the administration (2) start a special RM100 a year cash payout to senior citizens to help them with the escalating cost of living and (3) pay out a one-off RM1,000 bereavement aid for Penangites when a parent dies. Read here No allocation for non-Muslim houses of worship: No land was allocated for non-Muslim houses of worship in Butterworth since 2003 despite new guidelines for the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) to make such allocations for new development projects. Read here Penang Port listing set to see the light of day: Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) can finally move forward with plans to privatise and float its shares on Bursa Malaysia as it looks set to hive off its loss-making ferry operation to state infrastructure company Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd. Read here Hard Rock Hotel in Batu Ferringhi opens on Sept 19. Read here
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