PORT DICKSON, 8 Oct 2009: Postal voting began in the Bagan Pinang state by-election today for soldiers and police officers. The soldiers cast their votes at the Army Basic Training Centre (Pusasda), while the police officers at the Port Dickson Police District Headquarters (IPD). Polling, which began at 8am and will close at 5pm, was […]
Study of laws in 18 countries for ISA review
PUTRAJAYA, 8 Oct 2009; In its effort to review the Internal Security Act (ISA), the government is carrying out a comparative study of the preventive laws in 18 countries including the United States, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said today. He said the other countries were Singapore, Australia, Tanzania, Brunei, India, the […]
Border security tightened following Bendera threat
KUCHING, 8 Oct 2009: The Royal Malaysia Police have stepped up security at all entry points from West Kalimantan to Sarawak as a precaution following threats from an Indonesian extremist group to attack Malaysia today. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohmad Salleh said patrols by the General Operations Force had been doubled starting today, especially at […]
Najib: No decision on plans to sell toll concessionaires
PARIS, 8 Oct 2009: The government has not made any formal decision on plans to sell PLUS Expressways Bhd and other toll concessionaires in the country, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. Najib said he had yet to see the toll concessionaires takeover proposal. “I have not seen the proposal yet myself. We […]
PM: Bagan Pinang win more important than majority
PARIS, 8 Oct 2009: Winning in the Bagan Pinang state by-election is more important to the Barisan Nasional (BN) than the size of the majority obtained, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. “There’s no need to talk about winning big or small, as long as [we] win. Winning is the important thing,” the prime minister told […]
Govt announces 11-member PKFZ task force
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Oct 2009: The government today announced an 11-member special task force headed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan to restore the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project and identify measures for its development. The task force would, among others, determine the type of misconduct or criminal element […]
“All will lose in MCA fight”
By Koh Lay ChinKUALA LUMPUR, 7 Oct 2009: There will be no winners in the showdown between MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek this Saturday, political analyst Dr James Chin said today. Whatever the results of the 10 Oct extraordinary general meeting (EGM), the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s […]
Saving Gasing Hill the “1Malaysia” way
By Delren Terrence DouglasLAST Saturday, 3 Oct, Malaysians from all walks of life irrespective of age and race took part in a gotong-royong at Bukit Gasing, jointly organised by Friends of Gasing Hill and the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ). The event was directed by Petaling Jaya executive councillor Derek Fernandez, and was aimed at planting 350 trees […]
Campaigning in Bagan Pinang
By Shanon Shah
FROM day one, the Barisan Nasional (BN) has been pulling out all the stops in its Bagan Pinang by-election campaign. Sure, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) managed to muster more than 4,000 supporters — more than double the BN’s — on nomination day. But since nominations closed, it is clear that the PR is struggling to […]
Zulkefly Omar’s dilemma
By Shanon ShahJOURNALISTS have been warning each other that Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, PAS’s Bagan Pinang by-election candidate, is not the world’s best orator. Unfortunately, this is true. At a PAS-organised ceramah in Taman Eastern on 5 Oct 2009, The Nut Graph observes that Zulkefly is ponderous in his speech. The chants of “Allahu akbar” that greet him […]
