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Annuar: BN-PN pact may win 24 seats in Malacca polls; deputy exco posts in N Sembilan too?

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Politics 

  • Perikatan Nasional deputy chairperson Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man expressed confidence that his coalition would be part of the Negeri Sembilan administration, in view of their pact with BN. 

    “The party will make a decision and is confident that PN will become part of the state administration, as decided earlier. 

    “However, the number of excos will be decided in the next meeting, which will be conducted soon,” the PAS deputy president told Malaysiakini. 

    In the Aug 1 polls, PN won seven seats - with PAS winning four and Parti Wawasan Negara securing three. Umno captured 16 seats for BN, while MCA won the remaining two.

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    Reporting by N Faizal Ghazali 

Crime

  • MACC has arrested another five immigration officers believed to be involved in the alleged hacking of the Malaysian Immigration System to issue fraudulent approvals of Temporary Employment Visit Passes.

    Citing sources, Harian Metro said the suspects, four men and one woman aged in their 30s and 40s, were nabbed at 1pm yesterday at the MACC headquarters. Five mobile phones were also confiscated.

    MACC chief commissioner Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrests, stating that the case is being investigated under Sections 17(a) and 16(a) of the MACC Act 2009.

    READ MORE: Six immigration officers among 12 arrested over work pass system hack

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