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How democratic are political parties?

By Shanon Shah

February 11, 2010

SINCE the watershed March 2008 elections, intra-party spats and power struggles have become the norm in Malaysia. These problems seem to be an equal opportunity malaise, affecting both the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Do our political parties take and share power democratically? (© sanja gjenero | sxc.hu)It could just be that these […]

Wooing the Indian Malaysian vote

By Deborah Loh

July 3, 2009

Hindraf vigil on 27 Sept 2008 ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election. On 2 July 2009, […]

PKR wishes Kalaivanar luck

By Shanon Shah

March 31, 2009

SUNGAI PETANI, 31 Mar 2009: The dramatic departure of B Kalaivanar from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is no loss to the party, supreme council member Dr A Xavier Jayakumar said. “Good luck to Kalaivanar, and good luck to Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) now that they have Kalaivanar on their side,” he said today […]

Three to be charged over Umno elections (Updated)

January 20, 2009

(Updated 5:02pm, 20 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Jan 2009: Three people, including an Umno division vice-head in Perak, will be charged in court on 22 Jan with offering bribes during the party’s divisional elections last November. A statement from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Putrajaya today said that the vice-head would be charged […]

Umno div head suspended for sabotaging party (Updated)

December 22, 2008

Updated 22 Dec 2008, 5.45pm KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: The Umno disciplinary board suspended the membership of Pokok Sena Umno division head Datuk Ahmad Lebai Sudin for two years effective 17 Dec, after finding him guilty of sabotaging the party in the 8 March general election. Disciplinary board chairperson Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen […]

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