Day: June 30, 2024

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SG BAKAP POLLS: PH CONFIDENT UMNO MEMBERS WILL VOTE FOR UNITY GOV’T CANDIDATE


NIBONG TEBAL: Pakatan Harapan (PH) is confident that UMNO members will vote for the Unity Government candidate Dr Joohari Ariffin in the Sungai Bakap state by-election on July 6.

PH Election Director for the by-election, Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid said that based on surveys and positive responses received during the campaign, they believe that the votes of Barisan Nasional (BN)-UMNO members will favour the Unity Government candidate.

“We have been working together with the BN-UMNO machinery in eight polling districts and the responses have been very positive, which gives us the advantage that in terms of votes, they (BN-UMNO) have returned to the Unity Government.

“Based on these developments, Insya-Allah, we see that we will achieve success on July 6,” he told reporters after the launch of a Dr Joohari’s campaign event at Taman Tasek Indah, Simpang Ampat, here last night.

With a week of campaigning left, Mohamad, who is also Penang PKR Leadership Council (MPN) deputy chairman, said that the Unity Gover
nment machinery will continue to intensify their campaign efforts in the mission for a victory for the PH candidate and reclaim the Sungai Bakap seat from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Recently, PN candidate Abidin Ismail claimed that UMNO members will maintain the wave of vote switching to the coalition in the by-election.

The Nibong Tebal PAS vice president claimed that the wave could be seen, and that some (UMNO members) had expressed that they still support PN.

Joohari and Abidin are in a straight fight in the by-election, which is being held following the death of the incumbent, Nor Zamri Latiff, on May 24, due to stomach inflammation.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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ONLY NATIONS ON VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY CAN BORROW FROM IMF – RAFIZI


NIBONG TEBAL: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has slammed the opposition over statements linking the government’s implementation of targeted diesel subsidies to borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Rafizi, who is also PKR deputy president, said there is no question of IMF loans because only countries on the verge of bankruptcy would receive such financial assistance.

“You cannot go to the IMF if you can pay your debts. Is Malaysia going bankrupt now, do we not have money to pay our debts? The question of IMF does not arise, even if someone crazy wants to borrow from the IMF, the IMF would say you are crazy.

“You cannot borrow from IMF if you still have money. Only countries on the brink of bankruptcy can go to the IMF,” he said during a speech at a Unity Government rally in conjunction with the Sungai Bakap state by-election in Taman Tasek Indah, Simpang Ampat last night.

He said this in response to a question posed by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during a PN me
ga ceramah in Sungai Bakap on Friday, who asked whether the implementation of targeted diesel subsidies was related to an IMF loan.

The Sungai Bakap by-election on July 6 sees a straight fight between Pakatan Harapan candidate Dr Joohari Ariffin and PN’s Abidin Ismail. It is being held following the death of the incumbent, Nor Zamri Latiff, on May 24, due to stomach inflammation.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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CTB’s Diversified Composition to Strengthen Public-Private Partnership in Promoting Cambodia’s Tourism Potential


The official composition of the Cambodia Tourism Marketing and Promotion Board (CTB) was appointed on June 27 by Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet.

This appointment was made following the Royal Government’s Sub-Decree on the “Revision of the Sub-decree on the Organisation and Functioning of the Cambodia Tourism Marketing and Promotion Board” dated Feb. 6, 2024, with the aim of encouraging cooperation between public and private partnerships in promoting Cambodia’s tourism to the international markets, in accordance with the principles of collective thinking and practice with responsibility, said the Ministry of Tourism in a press release AKP received on Sunday.

The composition of the CTB consists of representatives from 8 public institutions, with the Minister of Tourism as the Chairman, and 7 private sectors who hold significant roles in the tourism field, the source pointing out, adding that this diversified composition of 15 institutions reflects the comprehensive thinking and full pa
rticipation in strengthening partnerships and cooperation between the public and private sectors to jointly promote the attractiveness and competitiveness of Cambodia, find a holistic solution to the challenges in the tourism sector, and achieve specific developmental objectives.

The revision of this mechanism has proceeded through several stages of in- depth discussion and consultation with the private sector and key stakeholders, under the direct leadership of H.E. Sok Soken, Minister of Tourism, and ongoing guidance from Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister, the press release underlined.

‘The CTB will act as a facilitative and receptive platform, enabling the private sector to fully collaborate with the Royal Government in accordance with the principle of ‘think together, act together and take responsibility together,’ both in funding, technical and conceptual contributions, to promote the development of Cambodia’s tourism sector, aligning with the rapidly evolving global and regional tourism trends that requ
ires high flexibility to ensure the sector’s development remains sustainable, inclusive and resilient,’ it said.

The launch of the CTB marks an important milestone in advancing the tourism’s strategic initiative “BUILD + 3Ds” and contributes to the tourism vision in the Pentagonal Strategy Phase I of the 7th Mandate Royal Government, which is to turn Cambodia into a leading and vibrant tourism destination.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse