Archive - 11 April 2013

The IGP says that by being fair, district police chiefs can help maintain the integrity of the force.

Police have busted a syndicate in Bentong, Pahang that was engaged in illegal book making for the coming polls.

The Election Commission (EC) office in Kota Kinabalu has issued a total of 621 nomination forms for the 13th general election (GE13).

Two of 32 Filipinos detained off Sabah waters, about 12 nautical miles from Tambisan, Lahad Datu on Monday morning, are believed to have been candidates for mayor or vice-mayor of Tawi-Tawi in the southern Philippines.

UPDATED 7.05PM Umno responds to MCA grassroots anger, saying: 'We loaned it to MCA. Now, MCA has returned it.'

Jakarta governor Joko Widodo has firmly said that the city's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project would begin this month, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported.

Both sides have issued contradicting statements on whether Sosma will be used to ensure security in the coming GE, says the PKR sec-gen.

UPDATED 6.48PM Umno sec-gen Tengku Adnan says voters will choose an MP who takes an interest in their needs.

Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd is targeting to double its customers for Utusan Malaysia digital newspaper, e-Paper, to 10,000 this year from 5,000 since its launch in November 2012.

Its deputy commissioner I Kamaruddin Sidek says she is Kintan Man, 54, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker, in the Sungai Rambai state seat.

UPDATED 5.50PM A 'counterfeit' blog site has released a list of party heavyweights allegedly dropped from candidacy for the general election.

She says several potential names are being considered to replace Khalid Ibrahim, while she herself will not contest in the GE.

If Dr Chua Soi Lek is unfit to be a candidate, how can he be qualified to be MCA president and make decisions in the BN, he asks.

UPDATED 6.50PM MCA will not be contesting in Kuantan and Kota Laksamana. It will also make way either in Tronoh or Jelapang. [VIDEO]

The deputy minister advises all institutions to make adjustments, while students who wish to campaign must ensure studies are not disrupted.

It is trying to demonise EC by training voters to question and cause delays during polls, acts he says borders on 'criminal intent'.

UPDATED 3.30PM Chua Soi Lek is set to go down in history as the first MCA president not to be fielded in a general election.

UPDATED 3.15PM But TI-M president Paul Low says nothing can be done as there are no guidelines or rules governing a caretaker government.

Nur Rina Abdullah, 39, filed the action for Pertubuhan Kebajikan Al-Ehsan Islamiyah president Muhammad Ridhwan Sulaiman.

UPDATED 5.15PM S Ambiga says Anwar has said he will take part in the forum, while Najib has not given an answer yet. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 3.15PM Paul Low says since the S'wak CM was elected by the people, he should respect and uphold the law at all times.

'Before the decision is made, it's natural for politicians to fight for seats. Now... we must close ranks and fight the common enemy.'

UPDATED 2.30PM Both sides have done major violations of the caretaker gov't code of conduct since Parliament's dissolution. [VIDEO]

KINIBIZ It is anticipated that all four parts of the Penang traffic alleviation project combined will cost the state around RM6.3bil.

David Koh predicts that the BN will also win more state legislative assembly seats in Penang compared to the last general election.

COMMENT The word means unity, which Sabah's Kadazandusun community has been trying to build since ousted from political power by Umno in 1994.

KINIBIZ However, it is unlikely that the ministry will be announcing the winner of the bid for the water treatment plant prior to the 13th general election.

UPDATED 4.35PM The central PAS and PKR leadership are to discuss the Sungai Aceh seat soon, says Mat Sabu.

The Pakatan state government's five-year performance since 2008 will also be explained during the launching of the document on Monday.

According to Anwar Ibrahim, the PM's directive is to put the three in the cross-hairs to ensure their fall in the looming polls.

'Charging an opposition leader with sedition for expressing his views in the media ahead of a GE is a direct assault on the democratic process.'

GE13 may see Orang Asli power rise in seats held by incumbent deputy minister M Saravanan and Najib loyalist Jamaluddin Jarjis.

COMMENT Given what Hindraf claims to represent, its natural ally would be Pakatan. So they should stop acting like children.

FREE YOURSAY ‘His record is pathetic. Kedahans, please dump him. A guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth is not our cup of tea.'

Saifuddin Abdullah tells both sides to bring their jousting on the originality of their manifestos to a proper discourse. [VIDEO]

FREE YOURSAY 'Men like billionaire Jho Low are now treated like God. Giving money for love is lost on these philanthropists.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘With the inclusion of Independent candidates under the BN banner, it looks like Najib has been directed to field Ibrahim Ali'.

FREE YOURSAY 'It's funny that caretaker DPM Muhyiddin has claimed that an earlier publication plagiarised a later publication.'

The party describes PKR's announcement of Badrul Hisham Shaharin as its candidate for the state seat as 'weird' (pelik).

GE13 WATCH Better known as FD Iskandar, speculation surrounding him surfaced when he was appointed Selangor Umno treasurer.

The caretaker DPM plans to hand out school allocations with an eye to woo Chinese voters four days before nomination day.

FREE YOURSAY 'Abuse of public funds is abuse of public funds no matter how you look at it or how you spin it.'