Archive - 1 March 2008

PAS Kedah confident of taking more seats

PAS Kedah confident of taking more seats

amiruddin hamzah Based on the ground support received from the campaign, PAS Kedah is confident of bagging more state seats while retaining the five it won in 2004.
March 1: Polls round-up

March 1: Polls round-up

Malaysiakini brings you the latest election news and snippets from around the web.
Chan attacks 'penalised' DAP lawyer

Chan attacks 'penalised' DAP lawyer

The MCA No 2 brings up the furore over DAP lawyer and candidate Keshvinder Singh and questions the opposition party's 'much touted' credibility.
A different Teng as Koh's successor?

A different Teng as Koh's successor?

updated 9.35pm Outsider Teng Chang Yeow will be named as the next Penang chief minister in an announcement to be made soon, sources say.
'Barisanputras' getting it all, not bumiputeras

'Barisanputras' getting it all, not bumiputeras

Nothing lasts forever, not even BN

Nothing lasts forever, not even BN

Gov't not sincere in helping Malays

Gov't not sincere in helping Malays

Two-thirds majority: we hold the power

Two-thirds majority: we hold the power

MIC reinvention not enough

MIC reinvention not enough

Shahrizat, why are some Malays still begging?

Shahrizat, why are some Malays still begging?

Lingam tape alone enough to disqualify BN

Lingam tape alone enough to disqualify BN

Hisham's failure: vernacular school enrollment proof

Hisham's failure: vernacular school enrollment proof

Church permits: What's Lee Hwa Beng's stand?

Church permits: What's Lee Hwa Beng's stand?

Opposition's economic plans spell disaster

Opposition's economic plans spell disaster

48 hours for outgoing Penang CM

48 hours for outgoing Penang CM

The outgoing Penang chief minister has 48 hours to answer contract-for-reinvestment deal involving the state government and a multinational corporation. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Why vote for good men?

Why vote for good men?

vox populi 50 x 70 big thumbnail free Good men are powerless to act on their own conscience as long as they are part of Barisan Nasional.

EC to blame for 100-year-old voters

EC to blame for 100-year-old voters

The opposition calls on the election commission to own up to its mistake of not cleaning up the roll before the general election.
Zam: Not true! Merbok didn't reject me

Zam: Not true! Merbok didn't reject me

zainuddin maidin He says PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim was spreading lies that he was rejected by the voters in Merbok, thus his switch to Sungai Petani this time around.
Segambut candidate claims political intimidation

Segambut candidate claims political intimidation

His election campaign manager was arrested on nomination day. Two days later, the campaign manager’s car was splashed with acid and paint.
An evening with Anwar Ibrahim

An evening with Anwar Ibrahim

anwar ibrahim and pkr speech Anwar is drawing big crowds to his ceramah in Kuala Lumpur but ominously Malays are not turning up in large numbers.
Question time: Kepong's Tan vs Lau

Question time: Kepong's Tan vs Lau

tan seng giaw and lau hou keong Having trouble deciding on which candidate to vote? Malaysiakini begins a series of interviews pitting opposing candidate together to state their stand on several hot button issues.
'Dr Ayam' suffers Chinese guild setback in Bkt Bintang

'Dr Ayam' suffers Chinese guild setback in Bkt Bintang

The BN candidate for Bukit Bintang may lose some 6,000 votes if Chinese associations decide to boycott him. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Buntong's Indians play kingmakers

Buntong's Indians play kingmakers

With almost half of the voters in this state seat being Indians, their anger against the government could be reflected in the way their votes go.
Police bust international drug syndicate

Police bust international drug syndicate

Police seized RM1.7 million worth of heroin during a raid in an wealthy neighbourhood in the capital, the Star daily reported.

Kit Siang seeks 'special permission' at ceramah

Kit Siang seeks 'special permission' at ceramah

lim kit siang 02 Despite polling day being eight days away, Ipoh voters had to 'vote' at a ceramah last night on a special issue raised by veteran DAP politician Lim Kit Siang.
Indian business group lauds PKR manifesto

Indian business group lauds PKR manifesto

The Malaysian Indian Business Association (Miba) commends the opposition party and its leader Anwar Ibrahim for the 'bold' manifesto.
Caretaker government - mirage in a Third World democracy

Caretaker government - mirage in a Third World democracy

Whatever the slogan says about making Malaysia into a First World nation by 2020, the sorry state of our democracy shows that our politicians are still stuck in the quagmire of their Third World mentality in 2008.
11 hot seats to watch in Sarawak

11 hot seats to watch in Sarawak

analysis BN may have five seats in the bag from Sarawak but the ruling coalition is still facing an uphill battle in more than 10 seats in the state.
'Opposition can't accept they are losers'

'Opposition can't accept they are losers'

zahid hamidi 02 Many of the opposition leaders have voiced out destructive views but claimed that BN is the one playing with fire in its campaign, says the deputy information minister.