Keputusan pilihan raya kecil Hulu Selangor dijangka jam 11 malam

HULU SELANGOR: Keputusan pilihan raya kecil bagi kerusi Parlimen Hulu Selangor dijangka diketahui pada pukul 11 malam, kata Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.
Bagaimanapun katanya, perkara itu bergantung kepada pelbagai faktor termasuk kesemua 136 peti undi tiba di pusat pengiraan mengikut jadual iaitu pada 9 malam.

"Sekiranya kesemua 136 peti undi tiba di pusat pengiraan pada jam 9 malam maka kita jangka dapat umumkan keputusan pada pukul 11 malam. Tetapi kita tak dapat pastikan sebab mungkin akan berlaku pengiraan semula undi di pusat pengiraan undi," katanya kepada pemberita, di sini hari ini.

Wan Omar berkata undi pos untuk pilihan raya kecil itu juga telah diagihkan kepada pasukan polis dan tentera dan mereka yang terbabit akan mengundi pada esok dan Jumaat ini.

Proses membuang undi pos akan dijalankan di ibu pejabat polis daerah dan kem tentera di Kuala Kubu Bharu.
Pilihan raya kecil itu menyaksikan pertandingan satu lawan satu antara calon Barisan Nasional P Kamalanathan dan Datuk Zaid Ibrahim dari Parti Keadilan Rakyat. - Bernama

Bank Rakyat has been invited to open a branch in Brunei

Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the offer to the cooperative bank was made by a government representative during his last visit to Brunei.

"They were impressed with Bank Rakyat's success," he told reporters after opening Bank Rakyat's annual general meeting at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur today.

"To realise this, Bank Rakyat needs to study the procedure and obtain Bank Negara's approvals because opening a branch overseas is not easy," he said.
Ismail also said Bank Rakyat planned to open six new branches this year, namely in Bera and Bentong in Pahang, Petrajaya and Limbang in Sarawak, Kota Marudu in Sabah and Kuala Berang in Kedah.

Last year, Bank Rakyat achieved a record profit before tax and tithe of RM1.55 billion. Its total assets grew to RM50.67 billion. -- Bernama