SUNGAI BULOH : Six candidates have arrived at the nomination centre to register for #PRU15.
1. PH - R. Ramanan
2. PN - Mohd Ghazali
3. BN - Khairy Jamaluddin
4. Pejuang - Mohd Akmal Yusoff
5. Parti Rakyat Malaysia - Ahmad Jufliz Faiza
6. Independent - Syed Abdul Razak
Confirmed: 7 cornered fight in Sg.Buloh.
Loudest cheer from the supporters behind for BN candidate Khairy Jamaluddin and PH candidate Ramanan.
There's a strong presence of PH supporters outside the nomination centre.
Former Sungai Buloh MP R.Sivarasa is also part of the crowd today. He says he came to support PH candidate R.Ramanan, but noted that he will not join the campaigning in order to focus on his health.
BN candidate Khairy Jamaluddin attracted a huge crowd of supporters today at Sungai Buloh.
Khairy says the 7 cornered fight for the seat will be the toughest he's ever faced in his career.
In GE14 PKR's Sivarasa won the Sg.Buloh seat with a huge majority of over 26k votes. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Independent candidate at Sg.Buloh Syed Abdul Razak came in Phua Chu Kang boots for nomination saying he's preparing for #UndiBanjir & wants to solve flood related issues in the area via his manifesto.
He says his tagline is - Rakyat biasa jadi MP.
"Saya bukan orang kayangan."
Syed says the top battle in Sg.Buloh will be between him & BN's Khairy Jamaluddin, citing he's a local & his multilingual skills will give him the advantage.
"Saya rasa calon bebas boleh menang kali ini selepas Langkah Sheraton. Kita tinggalkan semua orang kerajaan tebuk atap."
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Starbucks Malaysia operator Berjaya Food Bhd has recorded a net loss of RM29.76 million in the third quarter ended March 31, 2024 from a net profit of RM15.94 million the same period last year.
Its revenue also almost halved to RM138.65 million in the quarter under review.
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BFood has registered a net loss of RM53.31 million for the first nine-month period of the year versus a net profit of RM86.13 million in the previous corresponding period.
Its revenue also dropped 28.96% to RM599.74 million from RM844.22 million over the same period.
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The company attributes the drop in revenue and pre-tax loss to the ongoing boycott due to the conflict in the Middle East.
It adds that the one-off loss arising from the disposal of the group's entity equity interest in Jollibean Foods Pte Ltd also played a part.
1. Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor will face temporary scheduled water supply disruption from 9am on 5 June, due to maintenance and replacement works.
"These works are expected to be completed by 7pm, 5 June," said Air Selangor.
2. Water supply is expected to be restored in stages at 3am on 6 June (Thursday) after maintenance and replacement works are completed and the main water supply distribution system has been stabilised.
"The full recovery time is expected to be at 12pm, 7 June (Friday)," it said.
3. Air Selangor will be mobilising water tankers to affected areas by giving priority to critical premises such as hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers and funerals.
It also advised affected consumers to keep adequate water supply and use water prudently during the disruption.
2. Lawyers representing the claimants believe some of the cases could be worth up to £20 million in compensation.
Taxpayers will cover any potential settlement because of an indemnity deal AstraZeneca struck with the Government during the height of the pandemic.
3. Jamie Scott, a father of 2, filed the first case last year after experiencing permanent brain damage from a blood clot and brain bleeding following vaccination in April 2021.
His case is among 51 currently in the High Court seeking damages totaling around £100 million.
1. QSR Brands Holdings has temporarily suspended operations of 108 KFC outlets across Malaysia as of April 27, after about 6 months of boycott movement, reports Nanyang Siang Pau.
2. Kelantan is said to be the worst-affected state with nearly 80% or 21 outlets halting operations, followed by 15 stores in Johor, and 11 in Kedah.
Selangor has reportedly temporarily closed 11 branches, 10 of which are located in Malay-majority Shah Alam.
3. According to Nanyang Siang Pau, other affected states include Terengganu with 10 suspended stores, Pahang (10 stores), Perak (9), Negri Sembilan (6), Perlis (2), Melaka (2), Penang (5) and KL (3).
In East Malaysia, 2 stores suspended operations in Sarawak, and 1 in Sabah.
1. Too many children are not learning sufficiently in Malaysia despite concerted efforts to improve learning, says a World Bank report.
"While the average child spends 12.5 years in school in Malaysia by his/her 18th birthday, he or she learns the equivalent of only 8.9 years."
2. The report said the average child in Singapore spends 13.9 years in school and learns the equivalent of 12.8 years.
"In Korea, the average child spends 13.6 years in school and learns the equivalent of 11.7 years. Such success is not limited to highincome countries," it said.
3. The report also said 58% of students in Malaysia are proficient in reading by the end of Standard 5.
"However, the percentage of non-proficient students at the end of Standard 5 (42%) is higher compared to countries with similar gross national income (GNI) per capita (34%)".