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- EC to remove 12,000 names of voters aged 90 and above
- Ex-Exist band vocalist Mohd Ali Kamarudin fined for taking drugs
- PM: All parties must work with EC to ensure fair elections
| EC to remove 12,000 names of voters aged 90 and above Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:07 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will remove from the electoral roll 12,000 names of voters aged 90 and above effective immediately. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the decision was made jointly by EC and the National Registration Department (NRD) recently as those in the age group hardly dealt with the NRD anymore, or had either died or been stripped of Malaysian citizenship. Speaking to reporters before breaking fast with the EC staff here Friday, Abdul Aziz, however, said those in the group wishing to cast their vote in the next general election could contact the EC to have their names reinstated if their names had been removed from the roll. - Bernama More in The Star on Saturday Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Ex-Exist band vocalist Mohd Ali Kamarudin fined for taking drugs Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:01 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: Former Exist band vocalist Mohd Ali Kamarudin was fined RM1,000 by the magistrate court after testing positive for consuming methamphetamine. Mohd Ali, 33, or better known as Mamat among his fans at the height of his singing career in the 1990s was found positive at the Nusajaya district police headquarters at around 3.35pm last November. He was brought to the police station by police officers during their normal round-ups at Kangkar Pulai area and while at the police station he was found positive for the drug. Mamat pleaded guilty offence under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a maximum fine of RM5,000 or a jail term of not more than two years. He pleaded for a lighter sentence and a lesser fine as he was currently unemployed and had children to support. Magistrate Maslinda Selamat then fined Mohd Ali RM1,000 or, in default, one month jail and also two years police inspection. Maslinda ordered Mohd Ali has to report himself to the Tampoi police station once a month starting immediately. Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Afif Ali prosecuted the case while the accused was not represented. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| PM: All parties must work with EC to ensure fair elections Posted: 12 Aug 2011 05:45 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said all parties should work together with the Election Commission (EC) to ensure a fair and clean election. The Barisan Nasional-led government was committed to ensuring a fair and free electoral process, he said. "We will hold discussions with the EC and others can do likewise to allow the commission to come out with methods where the rakyat will be assured that the electoral process cannot be disputed," he told reporters after chairing the Barisan supreme council meeting on Friday. He added that Barisan was open to discussions with the commission for the best possible formula to dispel the misconception that the party was not committed to free and fair elections. He said this was to avoid the notion that fair and free elections were a monopoly by other parties. "We will hold the talks with the commission so that any misgivings or allegations are given due attention to assure the rakyat," he said. More in The Star on Saturday Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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