IPOH, 29 Dec 2008: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today hit out at two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elected representatives who are going ahead with village chief elections when the state government had decided on appointments instead. Mohammad Nizar, who is from PAS, has demanded a report on the matter immediately from […]
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Samy Vellu challenges Anwar on hudud
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Dec 2008: MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has asked Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to state his stand on PAS’s intention to introduce hudud laws in the country. He said Anwar, who is Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser, should not remain silent on the issue as failure to state his […]
No early state elections in Sarawak
KUCHING, 3 Dec 2008: Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today dismissed the possibility of calling for an early state election. The state Barisan Nasional (BN) chairperson said that calling for an earlier state election was ridiculous, particularly during economic downturn and uncertainties. “All governments of the world will say economic uncertainties are […]
“Sungai Siput is a PKR seat”
By Elizabeth LooiCorrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 11.30am PETALING JAYA, 3 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is staking its claim on the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat in Perak and the Kota Damansara state seat in Selangor although the elected representatives are from Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). Dr Syed Husin AliPKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin […]
Where is Anwar’s shadow cabinet?
By Wong Chin HuatSINCE the 8 March elections, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been dubbed a prime minister-in-waiting by many. This never happened with Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Lim Kit Siang, Datuk Fadzil Noor, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, or Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah. Such recognition shows how far Malaysia has come in readying for an end to […]
MIC politics heats up
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyTHE battle for leadership positions within the MIC took centre stage in the Tamil press between 15 and 21 Nov 2008. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu remained adamant about defending his position in the 2009 party polls and claimed he was ever ready to take on any challenge. “I will face the challenge,” […]
BN’s power play
By Ng Boon HooiIN George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, there’s a line about how all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. The same could be said about the component parties in the Barisan Nasional (BN). The BN is made up of 13 disparate parties — five based in the peninsula, and the rest […]
“It’s God’s will”
By Shanon ShahPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kulim-Bandar Baru constituency Zulkifli Nordin has been in the headlines, and some say for all the wrong reasons. Many remain horrified by his participation in the storming of the 9 Aug 2008 Bar Council forum on conversion. His own party is contemplating disciplinary action against […]
Whither the electoral system?
By Deborah LohA section of the Bersih rally in November 2007 reaches a FederalReserve Unit blockade A YEAR ago on this date, roads in Kuala Lumpur were bathed in waves of yellow t-shirts as thousands rallied for free and fair elections. Estimates ranged from 4,000 by conservative media to 40,000 by other observers. The massive street march […]
Obama wins twice
By Zedeck Siew
EVERY year that Americans go to the polls, the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur throws an election watch party — typically in the morning, local time, due to time differences. With widespread dissatisfaction of the Bush administration, a gutted global economy, and the possibility of an African-American president, it was no surprise that the 2008 […]
