Archive - 23 March 2004

DAP secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock keeps his word about quitting his post if he fails to retain the party's main bastion in Malacca.

PAS president was called to the Terengganu palace for a mid-morning audience with the Sultan, sparking curiosity as to what transpired.

The state recorded a turnout of 86.94 percent, an increase of 5.48 percent as compared to the 81.46 percent voter turnout in 1999.

PAS today submitted a long list of 'irregularities' about the Election Commission (EC) over the general election, and called for fresh polls in seats where problems were reported.

A foreign ministry statement said the killing of the 67-year-old Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in a helicopter strike in Gaza city yesterday was against international law.

Sixteen alleged Islamic militants detained without trial have ended their hunger strike after the government promised to review their cases.

PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat has warned defectors after a humiliating election defeat that they would be punished by the 'wrath of God'.

Rumours of 'phantom' voters leaving Kuala Terengganu last night sparked a commotion - if only the PAS supporters had known they were on the trail of National Service trainees.

Has the Terengganu election director joined the opposition? Has PAS leader Hadi Awang been arrested? These are among rumours making the rounds by SMS - all firmly denied.

The huge mandate won by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Sunday's elections has finally consigned to history the turbulent era of his iconic predecessor, Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Australia welcomed today the landslide election victory of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the successor to Mahathir Mohamad with whom Canberra had a difficult relationship.

General elections are not just about choosing a government. They are also a reflection of the citizenry's psyche at a particular moment in history.

The success of women candidates recorded the slightest of increases at federal level during the general election, but is far short of the global 30 percent target.

Newly elected DAP MP for Bandar Kuching Chong Chieng Jen vows to raise issues pertaining to oil and gas revenue share with the federal government as well as on battling corruption.

Yang menang dalam pilihanraya kali ini ialah Pak Lah, bukannnya Umno. Orang Melayu memangkah BN bukan kerana Umno, tetapi Pak Lah, kata AMAN RAIS.

The feuding factions in PBDS are trying to promote their candidates for the sole ministerial post allocated for the party in Putrajaya.

With the dust settling after the furious flurry of the general election, the results are now the focus of discussion - one party's gain is another's loss.

A Malaysian team monitoring a ceasefire between the Philippines and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is to check allegations foreign terrorists are present in rebel camps.

To Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak's newly-elected Kanowit MP Aaron Dagang, the story of the 11th general election last Sunday is one of unforgettable blunders, possibly on the part of the Election Commission officials.

Here comes another one, just like the other one... the situation on polling day in Perak has added to the rising count of allegations of a breakdown in the election machinery.

A final tally of votes after recounts in several seats show that the ruling Barisan Nasional won a huge majority of 198 of the 219 parliamentary seats in Sunday's elections.