KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec 2008: MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu today labelled DAP chairperson and Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP) Karpal Singh a “toothless tiger” for pledging DAP’s support for PAS in the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election. “The tiger (Karpal) appears to have surrendered to PAS,” said Samy Vellu in […]
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BN candidate Wan Ahmad Farid sworn in as senator
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: Barisan Nasional candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh took his oath as senator for a second term in the Dewan Negara today. Also sworn-in as a senator today was Terengganu Wanita Umno vice-chief Fatimah Hamat. Wan Ahmad Farid’s appointment as senator may not […]
Swing voters in Kuala Terengganu
By Ong Kian MingThe merry-go-round in Kuala Terengganu’s Islam Hadhari theme park THE Kuala Terengganu by-election, which has to be called following the death of its Member of Parliament Datuk Razali Ismail from the Barisan Nasional (BN), will be held on 17 Jan 2009, with nomination day falling on 6 Jan. The parliamentary seat is one of the […]
BN focus on Kuala Terengganu by-election tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA, 8 Dec 2008: The Barisan Nasional (BN) supreme council meeting tomorrow will focus on the strategies and preparation for the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today. “One of the strategies is to increase the 628-vote majority the BN candidate achieved in the general […]
PAS to contest in Kuala Terengganu
By Elizabeth LooiSHAH ALAM, 30 Nov 2008: Pakatan Rakyat has decided that it will be a PAS candidate who contests in the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election. “PAS contested the seat in the March general election so it is only fair that we let them contest again this time,” opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today during […]
