Ayer Kuning: Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) is confident that it can help to secure five voting districts - Tanjung Keramat, Ayer Kuning, Sungai Kroh, Ayer Kuning Selatan and Batu Tiga - assigned to it to ensure Barisan Nasional (BN) retains the Ayer Kuning state seat in the upcoming by-election.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Amanah's president, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, expressed confidence in the party machinery's ability to counter the opposition's claims that Islam is under threat in the state. He stated that such issues have been repeatedly addressed by the government, dismissing them as baseless. Mohamad Sabu made these remarks while launching the party's machinery in the presence of BN's candidate for the Ayer Kuning by-election, Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir.

The by-election, set for April 26, follows the passing of assemblyman Ishsam Shahruddin, who died of a heart attack on February 22 at the age of 58. Dr Mohamad Yusri will be contesting against Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Abd Muhaimin Malek and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) candidate Bawani KS in what promises to be a keenly contested three-corner fight.