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Razali Ibrahim appointed BN Youth by-elections director
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 March 2009: Umno Youth vice-chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim has been appointed as Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth election director for the three by-elections on 7 April. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said all Umno Youth executive committee members would be entrusted with the task of getting closer to the youths in the constituencies. […]
By-elections test for new Umno leadership
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: The new Umno leadership will test its acceptability with multiracial voters in the three 7 April by-elections in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai. Newly-elected Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin described the by-elections as “a big test” that would not be easy for Barisan Nasional (BN) to […]
Suspension of newspapers benefits none: Khalid
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: The Home Ministry’s suspension of Harakah and Suara Keadilan would not make much of an impact on the opposition alliance as more people prefered news portals as sources of information, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today. He claimed the move was also politically-motivated to block both […]
“Just a suggestion,” says Zaid
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 23 March 2009: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has described his recent call that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not appoint Datuk Seri Najib Razak as prime minister as merely a suggestion. “I said that the Agong should consider it. It is just an idea,” the former de facto law minister said today when asked about […]
Wanita Umno to convince fence-sitters into voting BN
IPOH, 17 March 2009: Wanita Umno’s main strategy would be to convince fence-sitters to vote for Barisan Nasional (BN) during the Bukit Gantang (Perak) and Bukit Selambau (Kedah) by-elections, said Wanita Umno head Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz. “If we worked in unity as a team, be organised and strategize our movements and approach, we will […]
Mafrel to monitor three by-elections
SIBU, 13 March 2009: Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel), an independent elections watchdog, will monitor the Batang Ai, Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections. Its northern peninsula coordinator, Ong Boon Kiong, said that in Batang Ai, Mafrel hoped to station observers in each of the 24 polling stations beginning from nomination day on […]
“We don’t want another KT”
By Shanon ShahTHE upcoming by-election in Bukit Selambau, Kedah, on 7 April will be tricky. At least in Bukit Gantang and Batang Ai, by-elections were called as a result of the incumbents’ deaths. The Bukit Selambau by-election was called because the incumbent, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s V Arumugam, tendered his resignation after alleging that he was bribed […]
Perak’s political drama heightens
By Deborah LohTHE political drama in Perak, which has escalated from one height to another, is set to spike tomorrow with an emergency state assembly sitting to vote on two motions related to the state’s constitutional crisis. However, even if the emergency sitting is successful, it would not immediately solve the impasse. It would, in fact, be […]
MIC ropes in NGOs to face by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The MIC has formed an alliance with several Indian Malaysian-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to face the 7 April by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the party formed a working team made up of party grassroots leaders and the […]
