Sections

About

Get the app

Follow us on

Malaysia

Kelantan assembly informed EC on tomorrow’s dissolution: speaker

Notification letter sent last week, Datuk Abdullah Ya’kub says

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 21 Jun 2023 2:23PM

Kelantan assembly informed EC on tomorrow’s dissolution: speaker
Kelantan assembly speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya’kub has said that the Election Commission has been informed of the state assembly’s dissolution tomorrow. – Screen grab pic, June 21, 2023

KOTA BARU – The Election Commission (EC) has been informed of the dissolution of the Kelantan Legislative Assembly tomorrow to make way for the state election within 60 days. 

Kelantan assembly speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya’kub said the assembly had sent a notification letter last week. 

“The notification letter on the dissolution of the Kelantan assembly tomorrow (June 22) was sent to EC on June 14,” he told Bernama today. 

Last Wednesday, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob announced that the Kelantan assembly which has 45 seats will be dissolved after obtaining the consent of Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V. 

PAS holds 37 seats in the assembly with Barisan Nasional (seven) and Bersatu (one). – Bernama, June 21, 2023

Related News

Malaysia / 1mth

PAS rejects UMNO call to test political ties through SG4 polls

Malaysia / 4mth

UMNO hints at Melaka state polls within four months

Malaysia / 1y

PBB to discuss state election preparations at delegates conference

Malaysia / 2y

MP tells EC not to rely on politicians’ feedback in drawing boundaries

Malaysia / 2y

Finance minister II to explain diesel subsidy plan, says PM

Malaysia / 2y

What happened to promised EC reform, Bersih asks govt

Spotlight

Malaysia

Man kidnapped, tortured, and killed following misunderstanding

Malaysia

'I will never forget taxi drivers who backed me in my hardest times' - PM Anwar

Malaysia

Najib fails to secure stay of 15-year jail term, RM11.38b fine in 1MDB case

Malaysia

Ivana Smit’s mother considers Federal Court appeal after RM1.1m award overturned

Education

Schools in Negeri Sembilan, Melaka to reopen tomorrow as haze conditions improve

Malaysia

Zara Qairina inquest: Investigating officer says final findings showed no suspicious circumstances

Malaysia

Man jailed 8½ years for abusing three-year-old boy, forcing the child to eat faeces

World

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after successful surgery

Malaysia

More than 3,000 Myanmar refugees set for repatriation after Malaysia secures breakthrough

You may be interested

Malaysia

Sulaiman Md Ali opts out of Melaka polls, will not defend Lendu

Malaysia

NUTP urges faster school closure notices as haze disrupts plans

Malaysia

BNM, SC warn of deepfake videos using senior officials to promote investment scams

Malaysia

Muslim man, mother detained for allegedly performing non-Islamic religious ritual

Malaysia

Twenty-one stations record unhealthy air as Zahid expects wind shift to ease haze

Malaysia

Tun Mahathir’s health improves, but not ready to leave hospital

Malaysia

Singapore solely responsible for Linggiu Dam safety, PETRA Dep Minister says

Malaysia

RM2,000 minimum wage: Firms with sales below RM50m exempt from 2027 hike