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Voting and race

By Deborah Loh

May 6, 2010

ORANG Cina Malaysia, apa lagi yang anda mahu? queried the headline of an Utusan Malaysia editorial last week following the 25 April 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election. Indeed, Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians are trying to understand just what it is that will make Chinese Malaysian voters return to the BN’s fold. Not all Chinese Malaysians voted […]

BN’s offer in Permatang Pasir

By Deborah Loh

August 20, 2009

Rohaizat Othman AT 1am on Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009, Rohaizat Othman finally appears for this interview after a day of campaigning. The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Permatang Pasir by-election looks terribly exhausted as he walks into the sparse media room at the BN by-election headquarters in Permatang Pasir. The BN command centre is […]

DAP calls for competitive tenders in Selangor

By Zedeck Siew

June 9, 2009

PETALING JAYA, 9 June 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR)-led Selangor must implement a competitive tender for Alam Flora sub-contracts to dismiss allegations of political patronage, the DAP said today. “We are firm in our belief that these contracts must be tendered to all qualified parties in an open, transparent and competitive manner,” said DAP publicity secretary […]

Umno’s unholy trinity

By Wong Chin Huat

March 25, 2009

Corrected 12.15pm on 9 April 2009 MANY Umno leaders and analysts are talking about corruption in the party as if that is its biggest problem. After all, it was the justification used in barring party vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam from contesting for the party’s No. 2 post. And as Ali’s supporters have persuasively […]

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