BN streamer in front of a temple in Kampung Cina IN the March 2008 general election, the 11% Chinese Malaysian voters in Kuala Terengganu were considered the swing voters in this largely Malay Malaysian constituency. Analysts have predicted that the Chinese Malaysian vote will also decide the results of the upcoming 17 Jan by-election as […]
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On the ceramah trail
By Danny LimCorrected on 15 Jan 2009 at 1am PAS ceramah in Kampung Panji, in the Wakaf Mempelam state constituency, surrounded by shrubbery IN the first half of a cool campaign that has matched the breeze blowing in from the South China Sea, the barrage of issues lobbed between the two major competing parties has mostly avoided […]
Assessing Chinese Malaysian support
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 Jan 2009: The street in Kampung Cina here appears relatively calm despite daytime activities and the intensified campaign for the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. “Actually, it is boiling here,” a coffeeshop owner, who wanted to be known only as Chua, said, referring to the close battle for the 8,229 Chinese […]
The art of campaigning
By Cindy Tham and Lainie Yeoh
THERE appears to be an art to displaying election campaign flags and flyers. The sights that greeted us as we drove around Kuala Terengganu from 10 to 12 Jan 2009 seemed to indicate that. The size of the flags, the effect of putting them against contrasting colours or a significant landmark, using tall flagpoles versus […]
Keeping the BN afloat
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 14 Jan 2009, 3.30pm I ARGUED previously that the Kuala Terengganu by-election is a battle in which Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has little to gain and much to lose. A real turning point would happen only if Umno can seriously bring down PAS’s support to below 45% among Malay Malaysians […]
Personality not poser for voters: Rafidah
KUALA TERENGGANU, 13 Jan 2009: Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said the personality of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Farid was not a poser to voters in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary constituency. She said, voters who were met by party canvassers in their house-to-house campaign, had no complaint about Wan […]
BN’s commitment seen in Kg Cina development
KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 Jan 2009: At a glance, Kampung Cina here has the uncanny resemblance to the famous Petaling Street of Kuala Lumpur. Although it lacks the liveliness of Petaling Street and its heaps of clothing, bags, watches and perfumes, Kampung Cina still has its own identity, especially at night with neon lights decorating the […]
Abdullah’s presence may tip scales
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s presence here yesterday was brief but it might have just tipped the scales in Barisan Nasional (BN)’s favour to retain the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat. He might not have been able to meet the voters himself, but the prime minister’s visit has injected a fresh […]
Najib: Opposition cannot match BN
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the relationship between Pakatan Rakyat parties was not as strong as those between Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties. Additionally, he claimed that the relationship among the opposition parties was getting weaker by the day. The deputy prime minister said that the Pakatan Rakyat, comprising […]
PAS supports BN’s airport upgrade
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang supports the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s move to upgrade the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM) here to cater for haj pilgrims from three east coast states. The Marang Member of Parliament said with the airport, haj pilgrims in the three states would be able to […]
