PRU15: Presiden Gerakan sahkan bertanding di Pulau Pinang

GEORGE TOWN: Presiden Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), Datuk Dominic Lau mengesahkan beliau akan bertanding di Pulau Pinang pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15 (PRU15).

Bagaimanapun, beliau enggan mendedahkan kerusi Parlimen mana yang bakal ditandinginya, sebaliknya, memberitahu wartawan supaya menunggu sehingga pengumuman dibuat pada 30 Oktober ini.

"Apa yang saya boleh sahkan, saya akan kembali ke Pulau Pinang. Saya sebagai Presiden (Gerakan), saya boleh bertanding di mana-mana sahaja," katanya dalam sidang media pada pelancaran Bilik Gerakan PRU15 PN Bayan Baru, di sini, pada Selasa.

Antara kerusi Parlimen yang akan ditandingi Gerakan di Pulau Pinang ialah Jelutong, Bayan Baru, Bukit Bendera, Tanjong dan Batu Kawan.

Dalam PRU14, kerusi Parlimen Tanjong dimenangi Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Chow Kon Yeow dari DAP dengan majoriti undi 29,599; Jelutong, Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer Rajaji (DAP, majoriti 38,171 undi); Bukit Bendera, Wong Hon Wai (DAP, majoriti 40,731 undi); Bayan Baru, Sim Tze Tzin (PKR, majoriti 37,751 undi) dan Batu Kawan, Kasthuriraani Patto (DAP, majoriti 33,553 undi).

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).