Archive - 20 March 2004

The party said it has a tape recording of the speech made by Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman in which he had allegedly warned that the government would withhold development if the people vote for the opposition.

Kajang was won by the opposition in 1999. This time Keadilan risks losing it as local DAP leaders are unhappy that their party did not get the right to contest it.

If reports on the ground are to be believed, then Keadilan's Law Choo Kian is set to take this new parliamentary seat on mainland Penang.

American environmental groups have formally urged the US government to investigate Malaysia over the alleged illegal export of Indonesian timber and consider imposing trade sanctions.

A BN upstart may just break the opposition party's monopoly in the area for two decades and show the exit door to the old guard.

Security was tightened around Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the final day of an election campaign today after Taiwan's president survived an assassination attempt.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appealed for a landslide victory on the eve of Sunday's polls, saying a big mandate was crucial to attract investment and help the country withstand regional competition.

Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident of winning the new Ampang parliamentary constituency seat come polling tomorrow. But the opposition isn't giving up hope just yet.

BN leaders, past and present, seem determined to end his career. Will he survive and regain his past glory? Only time will tell.

The PAS candidate in Shah Alam is not alone in his battle against Umno's Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin - he is being 'accompanied' by jailed ex-prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Nomination day has come and gone and the stage is set for our country's 11 ^th general election tomorrow. Many of us would have made up our minds where to mark the 'X'.

Pertandingan bagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Guchil akan menyaksikan perebutan tiga penjuru, termasuk calon bebas dari kalangan ahli Umno yang tidak puashati dengan pemilihan calon Barisan Nasional (BN).

Contrary to popular perception, R Sivarasa tells an audience that the party has numerous other issues to raise.

Penyokong PAS keturunan Cina di Terengganu mendakwa diminta oleh wartawan Cina berlakon meminum minuman keras di depan markas PAS yang mereka bina untuk bukan Islam.

Although Parliament rejected the use of these facilities for last-minute campaigning, the commission, much to the displeasure of opposition leaders, decides otherwise.

Despite the area only having 70 voters, the Election Commission sets up the polling station to allow the locals to cast their ballots tomorrow.

The ruling front may have won six seats uncontested on nomination day but they are now running scared in five others.

The Barisan Alternatif (BA) election machinery in Gombak has been organising 10 ceramah a day since campaigning started and its candidate, PAS leader Dr Hatta Ramli is satisfied with the public response.

Concerns about secularism, religion, democracy, ethics and rule of law cannot be decided on polling day. SALBIAH AHMAD says the work goes beyond the eight shortest days of campaigning in Malaysian history.

Walaupun Barisan Nasional (BN) menang selesa dalam pilihanraya umum lalu, tetapi langkah BN mengekalkan calon muka lama di situ dikatakan tidak begitu disenangi oleh golongan muda.

The 'fear factor' is obviously a major hurdle for the opposition vying for the new Putrajaya parliamentary seat - which include the country's administrative capital - especially where civil servants are concerned.

Disillusioned with the political scenario in Malaysia, one citizen explains why when it comes to choosing between the 'devil and the deep blue sea', he prefers to just swim away.

Barisan Nasional (BN) Perlis dakwa kempen dari rumah ke rumah menunjukkan 80 peratus pengundi di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Santan sokong calon BN.

Time after time, says SIM KWANG YANG, people who bitch against the government will eventually vote for the ruling parties. Most of the time, they see no alternatives.

It has been said that Umno wants to fight fire with fire when it fielded several high profile religious scholars to stand against PAS ulama in the elections but their efforts may not bear fruits at all.

The political survival of opposition parties Keadilan and DAP hangs in limbo pending the outcome of the 11 ^th general election tomorrow. In more ways than one, it's a do-or-die mission for them. And depending on the 'swing', PAS, too, could be a casualty.

State-orchestrated Islamisation has gone badly wrong in this country and the rot must be stopped. To do this, Keadilan must be given a chance come tomorrow.

With less than 24 hours to go, the opposition party members claim their leaders are more interested in serving personal interests and decide to throw their lot behind BN.

A brief comparison of the BN, BA and DAP manifestos reveals the depth, or rather the lack of it, in one or two of them.

The premier claims the PAS government has done nothing for the state since1999 and the people have become impatient.

Any Keadilan performance beyond that in 1999 may be seen as a sign of failure for Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who had long dismissed Keadilan as irrelevant.