Posted on 13 May 2013 By Ding Jo-Ann.
AND so the BN is still in power. Those hoping for a change in government are still coming to terms with the results of GE13. The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat how the BN won, why it would racialise the poll results, and what needs to happen next.
Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Chinese tsunami, EC, GE13, Kelana Jaya Stadium, Najib Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, Umno, Utusan Malaysia, Wong Chin Huat, gerrymandering, uncommon sense, voters
Posted in Columns, Current Issues, Lead Story
Posted on 13 May 2013 By Ding Jo Ann.
WITH the DAP’s strong showing at GE13, should the Opposition Leader come from DAP? And will PAS continue with its calls for an Islamic state and hudud? And why didn’t Sabah and Sarawak deliver much-needed votes to PR?
Tags: Barisan Nasional, GE13, General Election, Hudud, Pakatan Rakyat, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Sulu, Wong Chin Huat, uncommon sense, voters
Posted in Columns, Current Issues
Posted on 13 May 2013 Reductio ad Absurdum by Chan Kheng Hoe.
NATIONAL reconciliation requires all our cooperation and input. It cannot just be accomplished by the PM alone. What can be done?
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Chinese, GE13, General Election, Hudud, Mahathir Mohamad, Pakatan Rakyat, Reductio ad absurdum, chan kheng hoe, national reconciliation, opposition, pas
Posted in Columns, Current Issues
Posted on 05 May 2013 Shape of a Pocket by Jacqueline Ann Surin.
DEMOCRACY cannot guarantee that you vote in the right government, but it guarantees that you can vote out the wrong government. Jacqueline Ann Surin explains how we can tell when it’s the wrong government in power.
Tags: Jacqueline Ann Surin, Shape of a Pocket
Posted in Columns
Posted on 03 May 2013 By Andrew Khoo.
TO what extent have Bersih 2.0’s demands for a clean, free and fair election been met? What new measures have been introduced thus far as Malaysia heads to the polls on 5 May 2013 and are they good enough?
Tags: Ambiga Sreenevasan, Andrew Khoo, Barisan Nasional, Bersih 2.0, GE13, Najib Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, Registrar of Societies, The Star, Tindak Malaysia, dap, pas, reforms, voters
Posted in Columns
Posted on 02 May 2013 By Bernice Low.
IF you use a mobile phone, chances are you’ve received political text messages for festive seasons, birthday greetings, and now, to vote a certain coalition. What can you do about annoying SMSes? And are they even considered a breach of privacy in the first place?
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Bernice Low, GE13, Joseh Salang Gandum, MCMC, Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission, SMSes, Teo Nie Ching, telcos, voters
Posted in Current Issues, Guest Column
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