Archive - 2 May 2007

In a first of sorts, some 160 migrant workers joined the umbrella trade union body to celebrate Labour Day and make their grouses known.

The PKR treasurer also promised to keep elected assemblyperson K Parthiban on his toes by monitoring government expenditures through a team hired accountants.

The PKR adviser declared that the BN has spent nearly RM100 million to win 201 extra votes, referring to the slight increased majority compared to the 2004 results.

An official in a polling booth gives an eyewitness account of a voter who asked for payment from an Election Commission official after casting her ballot.

A sudden increase in traffic to the Malaysiakini's video site has caused the server to become slow and unstable.

MIC President Samy Vellu however says this percentage could have been higher if all eligible Indian voters in Ijok had registered as voters.

Perhaps a league of voters can plan their cases together as an avalanche of cases in court indicate mounting displeasure.

Ijok showed in the starkest terms possible how far Umno is willing to go in order to stay in power. The core of this strategy is as simple as it is effective: violence.

After witnessing the continuous damage BN is increasingly doing to the country, Malaysia's dumbocrats appear to be getting smarter.

The recently concluded Ijok by-election has been marred by serious poll irregularities, say experts.

The Penang state government is asked to fulfill its promise to build a new Chinese school instead of relocating another popular school to a new spot.

The Chinese voters during the Ijok by-election voted for the opposition in protest due to inequality perpetrated by the ruling party, said veteran opposition leader Lim Kit Siang.

Forty-four people had died in the first four months of 2007 from 16,214 cases reported.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will meet his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong later this month to boost ties and tackle unsettled issues.