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15th Malaysia General Election (XV MyGE)

Dissolution : 10th October 2022

Announcement : 20th October 2022

Candidates’ Nomination Day : 5th November 2022

Early Polling: 15th November 2022

Normal Polling: 19th November 2022

Total Contending Candidates : 945

Assalamualaikum. Sup y’all!

The polls season is here! It’s a little bit different this time as some state assemblies were dissolved. Pahang, Perak, and Perlis will reportedly be holding their respective state legislative assembly election alongside Parliament.

Batu (P115) in KL has the most number of candidates. It will see a total of 10 candidates vying for the federal seat. Pakatan’s P.Prabakaran will face Tian Chua who will now stand as an independent. The other independent candidates are Nur Fathiah (aka Cleopatra), Siti Kasim, and Too Gao Lan. Barisan will be fielded by A. Kohilan Pillay, while Perikatan will have Ustaz Azhar bin Yahya. Sabah-based Warisan’s Nathan (Nay-turn) Batu will make his debut. The rest are Pejuang’s Wan Azliana.

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MyMCO – A Year on…

Assalamualaikum. Sup everyone!

I can’t believe it has been a year since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was first invoked on this day, a year ago in Malaysia. Some of you were stocking up on essentials to cope with an extraordinary measure undertaken by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The next day, Malaysia recorded its first two deaths of CoViD-19.

During this MCO, on top of keeping ourselves updated with the latest on CoViD-19 by Senior Minister (Security), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri bin Yakob as well as the Health Ministry of Malaysia Director-General, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham bin Abdullah, we try to get creative at our respective homes.

Malaysia Officially Enters an Endemic Phase Today!

Assalamualaikum and Happy Sayyidul Ayyam and April Fool! Today marks another milestone for us (Malaysia) as we reopen all our respective borders with Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, and Indonesia (Kalimantan that is).

First things first, what is endemic? Basically, it means something that has been around for a long time. In this case, CoViD-19. It joins HiV/AiDS and dengue to name a few.

By now, we should see 24-hour restaurants and shops (McDs and 7Es) operate back to what they were before the first-ever Movement Control Order on 18 March 2020 in Malaysia.

2022 – Year of Omicron?

Assalamualaikum to my fellow Muslims. Sup!

First of all, a very Happy New Year to everyone! How are you all doing in the first 2 years of this so-called ‘new norm’? I hope you (or rather we) follow the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the authorities like scanning MySejahtera QR codes pasted on every premise’s door or window.

As we all know, this month marks the 2nd anniversary of the very first reported CoViD-19 (initially known as Wuhan virus, later 2019 nCoV) (aka SARS-CoV2) confirmed positive case in Malaysia. And yes, the danger of the new variant called Omicron (B.1.1.529) is imminent and real. It is, therefore, more contagious and more transmissible than Delta (B.1.617.2). Expect the fourth Movement Control Order (MyMCO 4.0). If you’ve taken booster vaccine, congratulations. I shall [NOT I will], for one.

ANNIVERSARIES

25 (b.1997)

Chloe Morentz (10 February)

Kylie Jenner (10 August)

30 (b. 1992)

Ayda Jebat (17 March)

Sam Smith (19 May)

Demi Lovato (20 August) – Preferring “they/their/theirs/them”

Joe Jonas (16 September)

Izara Aishah (28 September)

Jessy Mendiola (3rd December)

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Misha Omar (6 January)

Kate Middleton (9 January)

Fiona Xie (24 January)

Adam Lambert (29 January)

Nora Danish (7 March)

Kelly Clarkson (24 April) – First American Idol who in turn won Grammys.

Belinda Chee (17 May) – Former LiteFM announcer alongside JD.

Jodi Sta Maria (16 June)

Priyanka Chopra (18 July) – From Bollywood to Hollywood, she made her mark in Quantico, a series about the police academy situated in the Big Apple.

LeAnn Rimes (28 August)

Anne Hathaway (12 November)