FOOD on the table and a roof over one’s head — these are key issues in almost any election in rural Malaysia. But in the Sarawak hinterland, it’s a more emotional subject as food and shelter are derived from a hereditary source, the forest, which has been fought over by native communities and the state […]
The tussle for Bkt Selambau
By Shanon Shah
NOMINATION day for the Bukit Selambau by-election opened relatively calmly on 29 March 2009, a schoolday and work day here in Kedah. Journalists and the candidates’ supporters started trickling into the nomination centre, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Sungai Petani 1, from 7am. There had been speculation that things could get chaotic, considering the Election Commission (EC) […]
Battle royale in Bkt Gantang
By Deborah LohTHE sun rose over Taiping’s famous Maxwell Hill on 29 March 2009 and cast a pink glow on the hundreds of police and Federal Reserve Unit personnel who took up positions around the large sports field in front of the Taiping Municipal Council building. This was where nominations for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election would […]
Record-breaking number of candidates
By Shanon ShahCorrected at 7.05pm on 29 March 2009 SUNGAI PETANI, 29 Mar 2009: The Bukit Selambau by-election has broken all records: the Election Commission announced at noon today that 15 candidates would be vying for the state seat in Kedah come 7 April. Apart from the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk S Ganesan and Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
Three-way fight for Bukit Gantang (Updated 11.25am)
By Deborah LohUpdated at 11.25am, 29 March 2009 PAS and BN flags get motorists’ attention at a traffic junction in Bukit Gantang TAIPING, 29 March 2009: Groups of party supporters have begun to gather at the nomination centre for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election. BN supporters making their stand to uphold the institution of the Malay rulers […]
Nomination day in Batang Ai (Updated 12.57pm)
Corrected on 29 March 2009 at 3.20pm (Updated 29 March 2009, 12.57pm) THE by-election for the state seat of Batang Ai will be a straight fight between the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s (corrected) Malcolm Mussen Lamoh, 49, and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Jawah Gerang, 55. Jawah is a five-term former Lubok Antu Member of Parliament (MP). […]
Nomination day for triple by-elections
By Deborah Loh, Shanon Shah and BernamaBukit Selambau Bukit Gantang Batang Ai
Nomination day in Bukit Selambau (Updated at 11.40am)
By Shanon ShahParty flags lining a road in Bukit Selambau Updated on 29 March 2009 at 11.40am SUNGAI PETANI, 29 March 2009: The electoral process for the Bukit Selambau by-election kicks off this morning with the nomination of candidates. Up to 14 candidates are expected to file their nomination papers today with the Election Commission (EC) between […]
Najib moves to transform Umno
By Zedeck Siew(Najib pic courtesy of theSun) THE most solid expression of reform within Umno at the party’s recently concluded five-day general assembly was in new president Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s closing address. Whether change will come in the quantity or quality that Malaysians expect is unclear — but some change seems forthcoming. “Our next general assembly […]
Three-horse race in Bukit Gantang?
By Deborah LohTAIPING, 28 March 2009: The Bukit Gantang by-election might turn out to be a three-corner fight. An independent, one Kamarul Ramizu, has paid the Election Commission RM10,000 as election deposit, RM5,000 for election materials and RM500 in fees for approval from the Taiping City Hall to put up his campaign material. “This shows that he […]
