BN fields ex-army chief to retake Kemaman

KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to wrest back what it calls an Umno stronghold from PAS, Barisan Nasional will be fielding a direct candidate, who is a former Malaysian Armed Forces chief, in the battle for Kemaman in the upcoming parliamentary by-election.

Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno, a component of the coalition, had lost Kemaman in the 15th General Election due to “PAS’ false accusations against the party and the huge sum it had spent there for the polls”.