Malaysia election: Nomination and polling dates to be announced Tuesday
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) will announce the polling and nomination dates for the country's upcoming ele ction on Tuesday.
The EC will be having a meeting relating to the general election at their main headquarters in Putrajaya at 10am, the Star online news reported.
The meeting will be chaired by EC chairman Mohd Hashim bin Abdullah, with a press conference to be held afterwards at noon.
The announcement will be broadcast live on Malaysia's TV1 and TV3.
Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Parliament's dissolution last Friday, after receiving consent from the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V.
The election must be held within 60 days of the dissolution of Parliament.
All state assemblies have announced their dissolution except for Penang, which will dissolve on Tuesday.
The Sarawak assembly will not be dissolved as the its last state polls were held in 2016.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
South Korea’s March factory output falls most in 15 months
Deflation reaches UK stores as non-food prices fall 0.6%
Japan’s March factory output rises 3.8% vs month earlier
Hong Kong vies with US in Bitcoin ETF market after crypto’s revival
More UK companies plan price rises but wage expectations cool: Lloyds
Campaigning EU chief von der Leyen defends record during debate