Archive - 3 March 2004

Daftar pemilih induk 2003 diwartakan hari ini dengan seramai 10.3 juta pemilih yang layak mengundi dalam pilihanraya umum kali ini.

Three of the ISA detainees on a mass hunger strike have been taken for medical treatment, three days into their protest action againsts their continued detention.

Ladies and gentlemen, let us present the 2004 general elections! We have had almost a dozen general elections, and we are yet to have a different outcome.

Pertembungan kali kedua di antara Presiden MIC Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu dan aktivis masyarakat Dr D Jeyakumar bagi kerusi Parlimen Sungai Siput.

A Keadilan candidate has his fingers crossed that he will get a chance to take on Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam in tbe Bukit Baru state seat - where the DAP hopes to contest as well.

The Election Commission (EC) says it will meet in four days to fix the nomination and polling dates for the 11th general election.

Parit Round-up Both Keadilan and PAS are concerned that strong spending by the government over the last few years will affect the opposition's chances of retaining the Parit parliamentary seat.

The Sarawak chief minister is said to have seen red over Abullah Ahmad Badawi's decision to 'demote' a senior PBB leader.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, seeking a fresh mandate since taking over at the helm last October, faces tough challenge in the general election in the form of opposition Islamic party PAS.

Brief portraits of the leaders of the main parties in the general elections.

Raptai yang dijadualkan berlangsung esok bagi majlis pembukaan persidangan Dewan Rakyat oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong dibatalkan ekoran pengumuman pembubaran Parlimen.

Although the party was given the boot from the BN after it was de-registered, its leaders say they will present the seats won at the upcoming polls to the premier.

Issues such as Anwar Ibrahim, the role of Islam and corruption are likely to feature in campaigning for the 11th general election.

These are the about the impending general election, which is expected later this month after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the dissolution of parliament today.

Keganasan polis boleh dielak jika hak untuk berhimpun secara aman dihormati dan prasangka serta permusuhan pihak polis, dapat digantikan dengan semangat profesional dan mesra rakyat.

Vocal lawyer P Uthayakumar claims the duo have failed to carry out their constitutional and statutory duties. He plans to file a motion of no confidence against them at the Malaysian Bar annual meet.

Ramai yang berebut-rebut hingga sanggup bermusuhan hanya semata-mata mahu menjadi Yang Berhormat (YB) kerana jawatan tersebut kini dianggap sebagai sebuah "lombong emas".

The police force was, is, and should remain a public institution accountable to us, the public. It must not be used by certain elite groupings to maintain their own hold on power.

A veteran politician, who argues that a fair campaign period should be between two to three weeks, has dared the Election Commission (EC) to take up the challenge.

Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow to make way for the 11th general election, says Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today.

The government launches an inquiry into a collision between two inter-city commuter trains during the evening rush hour that left dozens of people injured, says Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy.

The coalition of marginalised groups dangles votes in return for a written undertaking by the candidate to resolve long-standing problems faced by several sectors.

If interviews with voters are anything to go by, political parties could do with an overhaul of strategies. In this respect, control of the media is a double-edged sword, as revealed by Part 3 of a five-part series on the elections.