Later, he won the Merbok Parliamentary seat in the 2004 Malaysian general elections by beating a Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate with a 15, 162 majority.
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Yesterday Menteri Besar Tan Sri Sanusi Junid told the State Assembly coastal reclamation would not have long-term effects on the 4, 833ha mangrove forest in Merbok.
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They said in the long term, the Merbok mangrove forests might be degraded due to unfavourable conditions and recommended a monitoring programme to determine the extent of these changes.
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The incumbent deputy head in Merbok, Mahmud Omar narrowly retained his post by a majority of two, defeating Mej ( Rtd ) Anwar Hamid, 187 to 185 votes.
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"I estimate the total loss to be RM16, 000, " said Tuan Wook, adding that he also lost three of his cats and four burung merbok jawa.
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However, " Malaysiakini " estimated the number for both Padang Merbok and Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur city centre at 5, 000 maximum and called the protest a " dud ".
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In 1998, after receiving a plot of land from a generous Indian donor, the school had then moved to its current location beside Jalan Merbok ( formerly Jalan Brewster ) off Jalan Sultan Abdullah.
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On Monday, 14 Sep, KL Mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz confirmed that KL City Hall had approved the permit application submitted by PESAKA on 8 Sep to use Padang Merbok as the rally venue.
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The counter-rally by the Red Shirts ended prematurely after they were unable to get past the police blockade to confront the Bersih rally-goers, with a majority of them dispersing at Padang Merbok.
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10, 000 masks were distributed for rally goers due to worsening haze conditions . 3, 000 PESAKA members and 20, 000 members of Armed Forces Veterans Associations were deployed to ensure safety at Padang Merbok.