KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: The Umno leadership has dismissed the remarks by its Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urging Penanti voters not to vote as a statement made in his own capacity. Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Umno’s position was not to get involved in the Penanti by-election in any way, since Barisan […]
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“YB” Kamarul Ramizu
By Shanon ShahKAMARUL Ramizu Idris, the eyebrow-raising independent candidate in both the Bukit Gantang and Penanti by-elections, is being skewered for coming out in support of the Internal Security Act (ISA). “Whether the ISA exists or is abolished is meaningless now. It just should not be abused, either by individuals or the government. It must be transparent […]
PKR to lodge police report against Khairy (Updated)
By Shanon ShahKhairy Jamaluddin Updated 4.25pm, 29 May 2009 BUKIT MERTAJAM, 29 May 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is mulling lodging a police report against Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin for allegedly inciting Penanti voters not to vote in the by-election. PKR said Khairy’s comments, as reported in the Malay-language daily Sinar Harian on 28 May in […]
The Aminah enigma
By Shanon ShahAminah AMINAH Abdullah apologises a lot. She apologises for even slightly raising her voice, for not providing food and drink to reporters, for arriving late at her own press conferences, and even for not being “highly educated”, as she puts it. The former Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Wanita chief is contesting the Penanti state […]
Saifuddin: Fairus is welcome to help
By Shanon ShahBUKIT MERTAJAM, 28 May 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution has confirmed that Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, the former Penanti assemblyperson who is also former Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1, has yet to appear in the party’s current by-election campaign. Saifuddin “We are happy if Fairus can show up to support us, but […]
PKR’s letter of demand served on Aminah
By Shanon ShahBUKIT MERTAJAM, 28 May 2009: Penanti by-election independent candidate Aminah Abdullah has received a letter of demand from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) over her comments about the party. The former Wanita PKR chief for Penang said she received the legal notice at 10am today. “I will now refer the notice to my lawyer for further […]
Penanti heats up
By Shanon Shah
THE Penanti by-election is the first in three decades which the Barisan Nasional (BN) has decided not to contest. But what initially started off as a quiet and sleepy campaign has perked up in the past 48 hours, with one independent candidate, Aminah Abdullah, alleging that Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) tried to bribe her. PKR […]
Protecting kids in cyberspace
By Cindy ThamMANY people would cringe at the idea of being friends with their parents on social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster and MySpace. Not that we have anything to hide. The posts can be viewed by all our friends anyway, and sometimes by their friends as well. Such sites aren’t exactly known for privacy. (©Michal Zacharzewski/sxc.hu) […]
Lunch, lies and an audio tape
By Shanon ShahAminah at the Penang Election Commission REPORTERS have shared many an exasperated laugh over the clucking and cackling of chickens in independent candidate Aminah Abdullah’s 13 May 2009 audio recording of an alleged attempt to bribe her. In the 47th minute of the recording, even Lim Eng Nam — the special assistant to Parti Keadilan […]
PKR to focus on campaigning
By Shanon ShahBUKIT MERTAJAM, 27 May 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution said today the party will focus on its Penanti by-election campaign rather than responding to Aminah Abdullah’s allegations that she was offered bribes to withdraw from the contest. “We have notified our lawyers. Full stop,” he said at a press conference this […]
