Dr M speaking to voters in Taiping on 6 April (All pics by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) DESPITE the Barisan Nasional’s earlier denial that the Bukit Gantang by-election was not a referendum on the country’s new leadership, the ruling coalition turned it into just that within the last few days before polling. Former prime […]
Archives for April 2009
PKR triumphant in Bukit Selambau
By Shanon ShahSUNGAI PETANI, 7 Apr 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s novice candidate S Manikumar trounced the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk S Ganesan with a convincing 2,403-vote majority today in the Bukit Selambau by-election. It was an increased majority compared with the results of the March 2008 general election where, independent-candidate-turned-Parti-Keadilan-Rakyat-member V Arumugam won by a 2,362-vote […]
Sweet victory for Nizar in Bukit Gantang (Updated 1:27am)
By Deborah LohUpdated 1:27am, 8 April 2009 (Corrected at 6:30pm, 8 April 2009) Nizar, the winner in Bukit Gantang (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) TAIPING, 7 April 2009: In a major boost for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Perak, PAS’s Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin won the Bukit Gantang by-election tonight with a comfortable 2,789 […]
BN wins Batang Ai by-election (Updated 10:42pm)
Updated 10:42pm, 7 April 2009 Malcolm Mussen (Source: umnojb.com.my) LUBOK ANTU, 7 April 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Batang Ai state seat after its candidate, Malcolm Mussen Lamoh, won the by-election today with a 1,854-vote majority. Newcomer Malcolm Mussen, a former engineer with the Sarawak Agriculture Department, garnered 3,907 votes to defeat veteran […]
Bukit Gantang by-election results (Updated 10:12pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 10:12pm, 7 April 2009 BN and PAS supporters out and about on polling day (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) 7:11pm The Election Commission (EC) says turnout for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election is 75.1%. Ballot boxes have begun arriving at the vote tallying centre at Taiping Municipal Hall. 7:15pm Unofficial results put […]
Bukit Selambau by-election results (Updated 11.04pm)
By Shanon ShahUpdated 11.04pm, 7 April 2009 PKR’s Manikumar Subramaniam (left) and the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Ganesan Subramaniam 6.50pm First ballot box from Petani Para voting district has arrived at the tallying centre at Dewan Sekolah Menengah Teknik Sungai Petani 1. 7.07pm Unconfirmed reports say PKR has won the Petani Para stream. 7.21pm The Election Commission […]
Results for triple by-elections
By Deborah Loh, Shanon Shah and BernamaLive updates on results in: Bukit SelambauPKR’s S Manikumar officially beats BN’s S Ganesan with 2,403-vote majority. Bukit GantangPAS’s embattled Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Nizar Jamaluddin wins with 2,789 majority. Batang AiBarisan Nasional has won with an increased majority over PKR.
ISA will not be used arbitrarily: Najib (Updated)
(Updated 7:32pm, 7 April 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 7 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today his administration would not use the Internal Security Act (ISA) arbitrarily but would give importance to the principles of human rights and civil liberties. He said the ISA was undergoing a review to ensure that it incorporated several […]
Polling in all three by-elections closes
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2009: Polling in the Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai by-elections closed at 5pm today. In Sarawak’s Batang Ai state constituency, which has 8,006 voters, the vote counting began at the Lubok Antu Sports Complex Hall at 3.04pm. The vote-tallying centre for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency, Perak, is at […]
Nga: Reports for reciting Quranic verse baseless
IPOH, 7 April 2009: Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming regards the police reports lodged against him for reciting a verse from the Quran at a ceramah in Bukit Gantang last Saturday, as baseless. “Islam is Malaysia’s official religion while the Quran contains invaluable knowledge. The Quran teaches mankind to be fair and compassionate,” he […]
