00:00 Anyone who tries their luck by betting on the state election results will face action by the police.
00:09 Penang Police Chief Datuk Kau Kok Chin said so far, police have detected some elements of betting activities, but it did not involve a syndicate.
00:18 He said that after inspecting the early voting process together with Election Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Azmi Sharum
00:26 at the Penang Police Contingent Headquarters on Tuesday, adding that no arrests have been made so far,
00:32 but they will closely monitor this until the end of the elections.
00:37 Commissioner Kau said most election offences since nomination day on July 29 involved vandalism to party flags and banners.
00:47 For early voting in Penang, he said it involves nearly 11,300 police and military personnel.
00:55 This morning, the number of PDRM members who will be present at the Penang election is 979.
01:05 And here, there are two PDP and four PAP, who will be on duty.
01:13 So, this number of people who are present, if not in the area of the PDRM, they will be on duty.
01:24 They will be on duty for a longer period of time.
01:28 Commissioner Kau said 28 early voting centres had been set up throughout Penang for the police force at the State Police Headquarters and District Police Headquarters.
01:39 Eight more centres are located at armed forces camps throughout the state.
01:44 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.
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