EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said EC had received official notification from Selangor State Assembly Speaker Lau Weng San regarding the casual vacancy in Kuala Kubu Baharu.

Ia membabitkan 55 pelajar di beberapa Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) yang terpilih menerusi Program Budi Yayasan Selangor, dan tujuh murid di Kolej Yayasan Saad Melaka (KYSM).

However, the Menteri Besar reminded the participants to pay off their outstanding loans, emphasising that the funds would be redistributed to other eligible entrepreneurs.

“This includes efforts made by the government such as bringing in foreign direct investment through various programmes and missions,” he said in his first press conference since being appointed to the Cabinet on December 12, 2023, here today.

“Bagi mereka yang telah tamat polisi konvensional, mereka masih boleh melakukan pendaftaran menerusi skim INSAN Takaful. Tiada masalah,” katanya kepada Selangorkini.