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Johor polls

  • DAP is fielding two new faces for the Tiram and Johor Jaya state seats.

    In Tiram - currently held by Umno - the party is fielding Nor Zulaila Ghani (above, third from left), a Muar native who went to a Chinese primary school.

    She is currently an aide to both Investment, Trade, and Industry Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong and Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan. She is also a Kajang municipal councillor.

    Meanwhile, DAP is also fielding Lee Wern Yiing (above, second from left) for Johor Jaya, replacing her boss and three-term assemblyperson Liow Cai Tung.

    Also named as candidates today were Shafwan Ani, 33, special assistant to Johor DAP chief Teo Nie Ching, for the Bukit Permai seat - while incumbent Senai assemblyperson Wong Bor Yang will defend his seat.

  • Muda president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz will not be contesting in the upcoming Johor state election, saying she will instead contest for a Parliament seat in the next federal election.

    She has named her aide Rashifa Aljunied - who is a Muda central committee member and youth activist - as her replacement in the Puteri Wangsa seat.

Muda president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz

Court

  • A public auction involving Jamal Yunos’ properties has been put on hold after the Sungai Besar Umno division chief tendered a RM66,600 cheque to fulfil a judgment debt against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok for defamation.

    In a statement today, Kok’s lawyer, SN Nair, said the auction initially scheduled for June 22 has been “called off and postponed” pending clearance of the cheque, which Jamal issued yesterday evening.

    The lawyer added that upon the cheque’s successful clearance, the judgment debt shall be deemed fully satisfied, and the auction proceedings will be cancelled accordingly.

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