Archive - 19 March 2004

Part 1: The end-game of the secular state?

Part 1: The end-game of the secular state?

Bearing in mind that Pak Lah has barely been in office, it is reasonable to query how much of Islam Hadhari is a change from the Barisan Nasional's Islamisation agenda.
DAP alleges phantom voters, Keadilan banners forcibly removed

DAP alleges phantom voters, Keadilan banners forcibly removed

A police report was today lodged on phantom voters in Petaling Jaya. Is this an omen of more irregularities to come?
Forecast for March 21 polls

Forecast for March 21 polls

PAS to hold Kelantan and Terengganu. Perlis is too close to call. Umno to hold on to Kedah.
Snap chief: Taib has not fulfilled promises

Snap chief: Taib has not fulfilled promises

Without mincing his words, Edwin Dundang lashes out at the chief minister describing his unfulfilled promises as empty shells and unpaid debt to the people of Sarawak.
Ex-NST boss: BN will survive PAS onslaught in Kedah

Ex-NST boss: BN will survive PAS onslaught in Kedah

Abdullah Ahmad says the real test here is the margin of votes. He also predicts that PAS will retain its hold on Kelantan and Terengganu.

Pak Lah reaches out to voters via Pos Malaysia

Pak Lah reaches out to voters via Pos Malaysia

Following the example of his personalised Christmas and Chinese New Year greetings, Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi now sends out a personal message by post to voters urging them to turn out in full force for polling on Sunday. But this 'campaigning-by-mail' has some eyebrows raised.
Beyond the poster colours

Beyond the poster colours

Syariah laws do not mean Taliban-style rule

Syariah laws do not mean Taliban-style rule

Pak Lah avoiding major issues

Pak Lah avoiding major issues

Hadi: Let people decide if theres a tie

Hadi: Let people decide if theres a tie

Rejecting the EC's proposal to draw lots as undemocratic, the PAS leader says it is the people who should be the decider and proposes a formula for this.
I'm selfish, so I'm voting

I'm selfish, so I'm voting

Declare Monday a public holiday

Declare Monday a public holiday

March 21 is auspicious, say astrologers

March 21 is auspicious, say astrologers

One of them says 'truth will prevail' on that day while another claims it will be 'good for the ruling party'.
ACA awfully quiet before election

ACA awfully quiet before election

Dr M tricked us in 82

Dr M tricked us in 82

Crooked cricket every five years

Crooked cricket every five years

BN the real oppressor of Indians

BN the real oppressor of Indians

Rafidah to lodge report over corruption fliers

Rafidah to lodge report over corruption fliers

The minister is enraged by fliers being distributed in her constituency accusing her of corruption. She also exposes the 'tactics' used by the opposition to fish votes.
Pak Lahs change a mere cheer n chant

Pak Lahs change a mere cheer n chant

Isu wanita hanya dibawa oleh calon wanita

Isu wanita hanya dibawa oleh calon wanita

Last rites for DAP, Keadilan?

Last rites for DAP, Keadilan?

You don't think that is possible? Just consider some simple facts.
Over-confidence can be perilous, warns Najib

Over-confidence can be perilous, warns Najib

An international rating agency predicts that BN will sweep 80 percent of the parliamentary seats. But the deputy premier says members should not be over-confident.
Mampukah Dr Mashitah tewaskan Taib di Baling?

Mampukah Dr Mashitah tewaskan Taib di Baling?

Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim jadi sumber keyakinan Barisan Nasional untuk merampas semula Parlimen Baling dan tiga lagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri di situ.
Indian voters and the general election

Indian voters and the general election

Indian minority can have significant polls impact in some seats especially in a right race.
Probe BNs false professor, PAS tells EC

Probe BNs false professor, PAS tells EC

Things become rather academic in the contest for the Bangi state seat, where two lecturers are set to do battle. The issue here is a professor title.
Ipoh: Halal or not halal, Pak Lah solves problem

Ipoh: Halal or not halal, Pak Lah solves problem

In Batu Gajah, MCA's Ong and DAP's Fong up their final campaign lap while in Ipoh Timor, DAP chief Lim Kit Siang's ceremah start drawing the crowds just like in days of old.

Syurga, Neraka dan Pilihanraya

Syurga, Neraka dan Pilihanraya

Apabila bola sampai dihadapan pintu gol Barisan Nasioanl (BN), SPR kalau tidak meniupkan wisel akan mengubah kedudukan pintu gol, kata HISHAMUDDIN RAIS.
Keng Yaik confident of victory despite controversy

Keng Yaik confident of victory despite controversy

The veteran politician was in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. He was accused of belittling the Indian community, to which he pled innocent. Now he says the issue is solved and victory is at hand.
Malaysiakini to be attacked on election day?

Malaysiakini to be attacked on election day?

Malaysiakini is said be the focus of online attacks over the next three days as sources within the community of hackers have alerted the Internet daily of requests to bring it down.
Opposition risks being wiped out, warns don

Opposition risks being wiped out, warns don

It will mean the end of parliamentary checks and balances - giving 'the crooks hiding behind the prime minister blank cheques to do whatever they please to enhance their bank balances', argues professor KS Jomo.
DAP wants to kill us off, says Tian Chua

DAP wants to kill us off, says Tian Chua

DAP national chief Lim Kit Siang fingered as the one behind the controversy-ridden DAP-Keadilan seat allocations talks.
MCA poster fiasco fuels opposition chances in Bukit Bintang

MCA poster fiasco fuels opposition chances in Bukit Bintang

The fiasco has been described as unfortunate with nothing learnt from the Seputeh blunder of 1999 but the BN candidate feels that the negative publicity will not affect her campaign.
Newcomer plans to foil the fun for BN in Balik Pulau

Newcomer plans to foil the fun for BN in Balik Pulau

That the BN will retain the Balik Pulau parliamentary seat in Penang is no surprise. The tough contest however does not faze newcomer, Keadilan's Dr Rohana Ariffin. She's not slowing down her election campaign.
Errant PAS candidate: Keadilan rival says pull him by the ear

Errant PAS candidate: Keadilan rival says pull him by the ear

Despite being instructed by his bosses to quit from contesting the Taman Medan seat, PAS' Ghazali Saari is going full steam ahead. His unamused Keadilan contender calls for sterner action.
Women still woefully under-represented in politics

Women still woefully under-represented in politics

The Women Monitoring Elections Candidates (Womec) believes that a great deal has to be done before women's interests can be effectively represented in politics from the local to national level.
Swak BN leaders sabotaging compatriots

Swak BN leaders sabotaging compatriots

With two days to go, the ruling front is facing a problem in Sarawak. Its candidates claim fellow BN leaders are campaigning against them due to intra-party rivalry.
Sg Siput: A trying time for PSM

Sg Siput: A trying time for PSM

MIC president S Samy Vellu should be an easy target for the opposition PSM, but complications and diversions, such as the presence of DAP's rocket logo, has added to the electoral barriers facing the socialist party in Sungai Siput.
Anwar masih relevan

Anwar masih relevan

Kalau benar Anwar bukan faktor, seperti kata Perdana Menteri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, kenapa dia masih belum dibebaskan dari kurungan di Sungai Buloh.
Bkt Gelugor: Round 3 for Karpal and Boo Chang

Bkt Gelugor: Round 3 for Karpal and Boo Chang

The duo have met twice before - in the 1986 and 1999 elections. Karpal took the first round but lost to Lim in the second. This will be the decider.
EC caught with pants down

EC caught with pants down

The EC is smack in the opposition's cross-hairs following hard evidence of blatant double-standards over campaign banners on Chinese education.