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Johor Umno's Chinese theory
Hadi's sermon cameo
King's HSR gambit
Johor Umno's Chinese theory
Johor BN deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed has posited several arguments about Chinese votes in the upcoming Mahkota by-election
Argument 1: Chinese are opportunistic, therefore, turnout will depend on whether they see any benefit in voting BN.
Argument 2: If the Chinese reject a Chinese-speaking candidate who can address the halal certificate row, then they are not interested in voting for someone from a different race.
Argument 3: If it is easy for DAP to sway Chinese voters, then poor turnout will be DAP's fault.
DAP central committee member Lee Chin Chen rebutted with his argument: If Chinese turnout is low, it is because of Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh's "extreme behaviour."
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Hadi's sermon cameo
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang made a “cameo appearance” in a Friday prayer sermon slide in Malacca last week.
His photo was accompanied with a caption about the country needing a just leader.
The Malacca state government, however, did not take kindly to this.
Four Malacca Islamic Religious Department officers were sacked or transferred over the incident, which Hadi said was excessive.
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King's HSR gambit
Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar appeared to make a successful move to further his ambitions for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project.
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said that Agong's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping ended with the latter expressing strong interest in China's participation in the HSR project.
This includes the possibility of a tie-up between China state-owned, party-owned, or private enterprises and Malaysian private firms.
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