Archive - 29 January 2011

Gobalakrishnan's decision to quit PKR and declare himself as an Independent MP is 'expected and not surprising'.

Voters living outside the Tenang constituency are making their way back to cast their votes, causing some traffic congestions.

PREDICTION TENANG It can ride on the larger national trend of voters, especially Malays and Indians, moving back to the BN in 2010.

The meeting should be held as soon as possible to work out a solution to Interlok and other pressing Indian issues.

COMMENT His departure from PKR is a consequence of the ill-judged clash for deputy president whose damaging effects linger till today.

'The time has come for Tenang voters to distinguish between the tellers of truth and the liars among the leaders.'  

Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam has been appointed BN's election director.

ANALYSIS TENANG Here are a few key factors that will shape Tenang's outcome and the size of the majority.

TENANG Despite Muhyiddin's reiteration that BN will win by 5,000 votes, a think-tank puts it at 3,000 - still a tad higher than in 2004.

'If the movies make money at the box office, they will be given the entertainment tax rebate,' says Minister Rais Yatim.

The DPM has heaps of praise for the Padang Serai MP for leaving PKR.

Prime Minister Najib Razak will meet all Sarawak BN assemblyperson in Miri on Feb 6.

PAS' Mahfuz Omar says there are things about BN leaders that are off-limit to PAS campaigners... and proceeds to list them.

PKR Kapar MP Manickavasagam said Pakatan was willing to work with BN to bring justice to Kugan.

'I have decided to become friendly to Snap,' says Tedwen Ngumbang, who was deputy info chief of Parti Rakyat Sarawak.

UPDATED 4.58PM The panel expects to work full-time beginning on Feb 14. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The saga of the state's forest people continues with apparently no end in sight for these nature's children with an uncertain future.

Pakatan's highly-charged final dinner last night managed to outdo the pro-BN 1Malaysia concert.

FREE What's happening in Tenang? Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place.

TENANG BN campaign attacks on opposition turn fast and furious, and aimed at strengthening its message within the Malay heartland of Felda settlements.

UPDATED 1.05PM Padang Serai MP N Gobalakrishnan is the sixth PKR MP to become an Independent.

COMMENT He appears to be in the dark about the development of languages, some still marching on, others vanishing.

FREE VOXPOP 'Do you think the BN government will request (Global Financial Integrity lead economist) Dev Kar's service? No way, by my reckoning.'

FREE YOURSAY 'As CNN did not implicate Anwar with the terrorist groups, Hishammuddin should be ashamed of himself...'

FREE YOURSAY 'This not just an Indian issue - it is a human rights issue. It is an issue where the judiciary has failed all Malaysians.'

With at least 27 people killed in subsequent street battles, Mubarak shows no sign of relaxing his decades-old grip on power.