Gabungan Parti Sarawak has successfully retained Jepak with its candidate Iskandar Turkee having been declared the winner of the by-election for the state seat tonight.
GPS candidate Iskandar Turkee, 54, will be challenged by PBK’s Stevenson Joseph Sumbang, 42, and Aspirasi’s candidate, Chieng Lea Phing, 64 in the by-election which was held following the death of the incumbent, Datuk Talib Zulpilip on September 15.
The political temperature in Bintulu town is rising ahead of the Jepak by-election slated for November 4, as the nomination centre opens for an hour starting at 9am today.
The Energy Commission has set a new average base tariff of 45.40 sen/kWh for RP4, slightly lower than before, bringing overall electricity costs down by up to 19% compared to the previous regulatory period
