KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Barisan Nasional is expected announce Sunday its candidate for the Manik Urai by-election in Kelantan, which will be held on July 14.
Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who chaired a meeting of Umno's Supreme Council (MT) at the party's headquarters at the Putra World Trade Centre here, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would be making the announcement in Manik Urai.
"We have been given a briefing on the matter by Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Mustapa (Mohamed) and also inputs from the Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings," he told a press conference after the MT meeting last Wednesday night.
The by-election is necessitated by the death of its assemblyman Ismail Yaacob, 60, of PAS on May 22 due to a heart attack.
Nomination is on July 6.
PAS is expected to announce its candidate on Friday.
Meanwhile, on the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English, Najib said the MT was given a lengthy briefing on it by Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister.
The MT also gave its views and some suggestions for the Education Ministry to consider in detail all options available to it before arriving on any decision on the issue, he said, adding that once all deliberations were done, the matter would be brought up to the Cabinet before the final decision was announced by Muhyiddin.
"It will not take long for the government's policy on this is matter to be made known," said Najib who is also the prime minister.
The issue is a contentious one with some quarters against the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English while others are for it.
Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who chaired a meeting of Umno's Supreme Council (MT) at the party's headquarters at the Putra World Trade Centre here, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would be making the announcement in Manik Urai.
"We have been given a briefing on the matter by Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Mustapa (Mohamed) and also inputs from the Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings," he told a press conference after the MT meeting last Wednesday night.
The by-election is necessitated by the death of its assemblyman Ismail Yaacob, 60, of PAS on May 22 due to a heart attack.
Nomination is on July 6.
PAS is expected to announce its candidate on Friday.
Meanwhile, on the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English, Najib said the MT was given a lengthy briefing on it by Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister.
The MT also gave its views and some suggestions for the Education Ministry to consider in detail all options available to it before arriving on any decision on the issue, he said, adding that once all deliberations were done, the matter would be brought up to the Cabinet before the final decision was announced by Muhyiddin.
"It will not take long for the government's policy on this is matter to be made known," said Najib who is also the prime minister.
The issue is a contentious one with some quarters against the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English while others are for it.
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