Archive - 4 April 2013

Maimun Jusuh, 94, is offering herself as an electoral candidate again.

Tok Mon, as she is better known, collected a nomination form from the Terengganu office of the Election Commission (EC) today.

Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar today failed to get a High Court order to compel the Election Commission (EC) to strike out dubious voter names in the electoral roll for her constituency.

In 2008, BN reps blew RM27mil in two months before GE12. Khalid's gov't is making sure that this doesn't  happen again.

UPDATED 7.30PM Americk says Selvi contacted him, saying she was 'stressed out' after Bala's 16th day prayers.

She reiterates that she will not contest in this general election, as she had served as an MP for 37 years and needed to give way.

UPDATED 6.30PM The report signals further grassroots dissatisfaction which may push the MB to leave his state constituency Ijok. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 6.23PM Husam Musa says the party will make the announcement and he rates his chances of being picked as slightly above 50 percent.

However, AirAsia X's announcement of the promotion only refers to one-way flights to KL from several destinations and does not include return flights.

Selangor today dissolved its state legislative assembly for elections, the first of the four opposition states to do so.  

After Parliament was dissolved, the EC's website crashed, preventing Malaysians living abroad from registering as postal voters.

The Ipoh Barat MP says the need to reverse the effects of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s misrule has prompted Lim to defer his retirement plans.

This is enable them to make the necessary preparations, including introducing themselves (to the electorate, says the prime minister.

The BN manifesto for GE13 to be launched on Saturday represents the coalition’s pledges to continue implementing transformation.

KINIBIZ Malaysian stocks stays volatile in a thinly traded market for a second day as an election watch pushed investors to the sidelines.

Its chairperson, Baru Bian, expects millions of ringgit to be poured in certain constituencies to influence voters against PKR.

The provision does not make the EC accountable, and it does not promote public confidence and faith in the electoral system, says NGO Proham.

The information age has opened the doors for a much maligned community to make their presence count in the coming polls.

Dr S Subramaniam says only Najib and Palanivel could decide on this, although certain leaders had strong confidence.

He is rebutting accusations that he is building a political dynasty with his wife and daughter Nurul Izzah in top party posts.

UPDATED 3.05PM Let the MACC 'victimise' me... I am not scared, the Sarawak chief minister claims. [VIDEO]

The party also reminded former executive members not to act in their now lapsed official capacity, as doing so will invite action from PAS.

UPDATED 7PM The Perak Umno chairperson says he will make sure that Anwar will lose any seat he contests in the state.

The Johor PKR chief breaks his silence of several weeks by issuing a statement today over his presence at a ceramah on the Rapid project.

UPDATED 3.25PM Since they don't like the word 'debate', we can do it in a different way, says Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga.

UPDATED 3.03PM The Hindraf chief says candidates will be fielded in eight S'gor seats that are Pakatan strongholds. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 2.50PM However, Bersih says they will be giving both Zahid and Hishammuddin the right of reply before blacklisting them.

COMMENT There are three critical success factors namely a functioning democracy, fighting corruption and building human talents.

An unbecoming sovereign fund.

UPDATED 1.35PM Sources say some sections of Selangor PKR fear that he might not retain Ijok if he were to contest there.

The timing of the announcement could not have been better, the hope seems to be to take the sting off the problem as the polls loom large.

Its chairperson says the date should take into consideration the automatic dissolution of the NS assembly on March 28.

FREE YOURSAY 'Gelang Patah is your turf, your enemy is at the gates. As a leader of MCA, you should face your enemy head-on.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It only goes to show that no transformation took place in these five years. All of them are waiting to make a comeback.'

The movement also labels  the party' plans for the community as political opportunism; merely 'to run off with their votes'.

UPDATED 11.25AM CM Lim Guan Eng today paid governor Abdul Rahman Abbas a visit over the matter at a whirlwind meeting.

COMMENT This analysis provides an educated guess on the possible seats that will fall either way should there be a swing...

GE13 WATCH Nizar's thorny relationship with the Perak royals and Umno's bid to paint him as a ‘DAP stooge' has hurt his image.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Now can you also order your sidekicks to behave themselves during the campaign period leading right up to polling day?'

The PAS deputy spiritual leader is among 11 candidates to be fielded by Perlis PAS in three parliamentary and eight of 15 state seats.

The BN secretary-general says the list is at final vetting for health, financial institution, the police, MACC and Insolvency Department.

FREE YOURSAY 'For the first time in 55 years, the people feel they have the power to change, that they have the power to make history and...'

Armed Forces chief Gen Zulkifeli Mohd Zin says the main objective is to ensure security of the people in Sabah.

FREE YOURSAY ‘What other proof do we need of large-scale fraud by Umno and EC to pad the electoral rolls with dubious voters...?'