Archive - 12 March 2008

Lim: DAP rejects Nizar as MB

Trouble is brewing in the Perak state line-up with DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang disapproving the appointment of PAS’ Nizar as mentri besar.

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Kayveas claims sabotage

The PPP head honcho says that certain parties had gone around telling the voters not to vote for the party before the election.

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Malaysiakini extends free service to Friday

The site will remain free for another two days as Malaysiakini boosts its server infrastructure to cope with a sudden spike in readership.

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Hadi: Reject all inducements by BN

The PAS chief wants opposition elected representatives to stand firm against inducements to cross over to BN.

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Khalid to take oath as S'gor MB tomorrow

The main problem faced by the PKR-DAP-PAS government-in-waiting has been the choice of the deputy menteri besar.

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Candidate alleges postal vote manipulation

A marked ballot paper for one constituency is found in the ballot box for another constituency in Sarawak.

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Sivarasa: Opposition all set to show up BN

Malaysiakini catches up with the newly-elected member of parliament for Subang and renowned human rights lawyer for a post-election chat.

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PAS' Nizar is new Perak MB

updated 9.35pm DAP's Ngeh Khoo Ham has been appointed deputy mentri besar (1) while an Indian assemblyperson will be named deputy mentri besar (2).

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Form special councils on vulnerable groups

The winds of change which swept across the 12th general election must also include vulnerable groups, says Petpositive president Anthony Thanasayan.

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Time for Guan Eng to prove his mettle

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The hard work has just begun

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Absolute power corrupted them absolutely

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Malaysia: the road ahead

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Time for country to embrace new kind of politics

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NEP's corporate wealth yardstick flawed

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Ensure Malaysia's New Dawn remains bright

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'From Prisoner to Prime Minister'

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Do not exclude non-Malay from top posts

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PAS supports reforming NEP

We will keep plans to help the poor Malays, but we cannot rob non-Malays of their rights in the name of protecting Malay rights, says PAS leader Hadi Awang.

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It wasn't overconfidence - it was arrogance

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PGCC project 'not even approved yet'

There is a major defect with the RM25 billion development project in Penang - local government agencies have not approved it to date.

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Lim heads multiracial line-up in Penang

The new ethnic Chinese chief minister of Penang today picked a Malay and an Indian as his deputies, underlining the opposition's multiracial image.

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Media changes tone after shock poll results

Opposition figures who had been ignored or vilified up until last week are now being splashed on front pages.

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Top leaders return to PKR's fold

A vice-president and two state chiefs are not happy with Malaysian Indian United Party president Nallakaruppan’s constant attacks on Anwar and the support for BN.

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Malaysia's new dawn?

Abdullah is no Caesar but his death by a thousand cuts on the floor of Umno's headquaters in the Putra World Trade Centre looks certain.

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Free Hindraf 5: Indian business group

The Malaysian Indian Business Association (Miba) appeals to the government to release the five, which it says, were 'forced to shoulder the burden of sensitive issues'.

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Samy says no to cabinet post

updated 7.25pm The MIC president also said that he would not be seeking a senatorship as a back-door entrance into the cabinet.

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Election post-mortem: Top 10 factors

analysis Based on following the campaign and the generosity of ordinary people and political elites sharing their views, here are my top 10 reasons for the outcome.

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Headlines online: March 12

Key items of coverage centred on the formation of new coalition governments in the four-opposition-led states - Perak, Selangor, Kedah and Penang.

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Opposition leader Khir: We'll be watching

The first BN offensive will be to register all 62-year-olds in government hospitals as the opposition had promised that those above the said age will receive free healthcare.

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PSM leader: People's welfare above party ideology

Mohd Nasir Hashim, newly-elected state assemblyperson for Kota Damansara, will have to buy a pair of leather shoes for the upcoming oath-taking ceremony.

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Penang: Mohd Fairus, Ramasamy deputy CMs

updated 3.55pm The decision to appoint a Malay and an Indian as deputy CMs was to have a state leadership which represents all communities.

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Long live the e-volution!

As maddeningly slow as it can be at times to those of us impatient to see an end of a regime like BN, evolution sure beats revolution in the long haul.

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Perak MB's race unimportant

vox populi Whatever the race of the person who is appointed Perak MB is not important. So long as the one appointed is of capable of taking care of all the races’ interests and is fair and transparent in doing his job.

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MIC big guns bury the hatchet

samy vellu subramaniam Bitter rivals MIC president S Samy Vellu and his former deputy S Subramaniam have agreed to set aside their differences to help rebuild MIC in the wake of its crushing defeat in the March 8 polls.

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