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ST: The Big Story, 1 Nov - Parties to unveil candidates ahead of tightly-contested Malaysia general election
Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to unveil its slate of candidates for the Nov 19 general election on Tuesday evening.The Straits Times has learnt that several Umno figures in the caretaker Cabinet are likely to be dropped from the candidate list, and popular Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has yet to secure a constituency. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman speaks with Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh to weigh in on this development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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