In the BN corner “The development of vacant land and the UiTM campus is perceived to be able to stimulate industrial growth in the area and capable of creating business and job opportunities.” BARISAN Nasional (BN) Hulu Selangor candidate P Kamalanathan, on how to improve the economic prospects of Hulu Selangor residents. Kamalanathan is also […]
Archives for April 2010
Chua Soon Booi (Tawau)
By Koh Lay ChinTAWAU Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Chua Soon Bui’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Datuk Chua Soon Bui Constituency: Tawau Party: Independent — SAPP Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: None Party position: Vice-president Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: […]
On the Hulu Selangor trail
By Ding Jo-Ann
CAMPAIGNING is in full swing in Hulu Selangor with senior Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat leaders speaking at multiple rallies every night, calling for support from voters. Here are some pictures and observations from the ceramah trail. See other Multimedia Galleries See also: Irrelevant PR rhetoric Is Zaid’s drinking relevant? Campaign delusions and contradictions Hulu […]
Irrelevant PR rhetoric
By Ding Jo-AnnBUKIT SENTOSA, 21 April 2010: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders are working hard for votes in Hulu Selangor. But their campaign rhetoric is not necessarily chaste or relevant to the constituency. “There was no tear, blood or scar in [Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan]’s anus, he’s still a virgin. So how was he sodomised? Maybe online? Or […]
Jumping off the PKR train
By Deborah Loh(Pic by Jascha400d / sxc.hu) IS the timing of the resignations from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) before and during the one-week Hulu Selangor by-election campaign purely coincidental? Two days before nomination day on 17 April 2010, Bakar Arang assemblyperson Tan Wei Shu became an independent lawmaker in the Kedah state assembly. As if knowingly, Deputy […]
Is Zaid’s drinking relevant?
By Shanon ShahIT probably had to happen sooner or later. The Hulu Selangor by-election has finally descended into an orgy of attacks against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim‘s personal piety and morality. First, the Umno-controlled media started highlighting Zaid’s opposition towards the Kelantan PAS government’s hudud legislation back when he was still in Umno. […]
Campaign delusions and contradictions
By Ding Jo-Ann and Deborah LohIndependent candidate #1 “I decided to withdraw for Barisan, not for MIC. I do not care about the party. I care about Barisan and will support it 110%. “I felt bitter towards him. I was angry at MIC. I had a chance to win but I am withdrawing for the sake of Barisan.” INDEPENDENT candidate […]
Reimagining urban KL life
Compiled by Nick Choo
PENTAS Project will be restaging The Lost and the Ecliptic, its award-winning production that premiered in 2007 at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac). The Lost and the Ecliptic explores urban life in KL through space installation, lighting, music, text, dance, theatre and multimedia. Performances run from Thursday, 22 April 2010 to Saturday, 24 […]
Tan Kok Wai (Cheras)
By Ding Jo-Ann(Source: parlimen.gov.my) CHERAS Member of Parliament (MP) Tan Kok Wai’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Tan Kok Wai Constituency: Cheras Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 1986 Government position: None Party position: Disciplinary committee chairperson Party election chairperson National vice-chairperson Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: None Blog/Website: http://tankokwai.blogspot.com Would you support the […]
What will Kamalanathan do?
By Ding Jo-AnnBN leaders have been saying plenty about the PR, with hardly any mention of their own candidate, P Kamalanathan KUALA KUBU BARU, 20 Apr 2010: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a “liar and ingrate”, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat “bends over backwards” to compliment Lim Guan Eng, and Datuk Zaid Ibrahim is a “reject and […]
