Archive - 18 April 2013

The prospect of not being able to use the 'rocket' symbol for GE13 was enough to make Lim Kit Siang shed tears.

DAP has not been deregistered and can still use its symbol for the 13th general election, assures ROS chief Abdul Rahman Othman late today.

Shares in the water concessionaire firms will be offered to the people if we are given a second term, says the manifesto.

UPDATED 8.10PM Zahid is seen using his capacity as caretaker minister to garner the support of army personnel.

UPDATED 8.39PM In inking the BN-Hindraf deal, P Waythamoorthy says the welfare of Indians will only be taken care of by BN. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 7.45PM This is announced at a PC held this evening by the secretaries-general of all three Pakatan parties.

A Kohilan Pillay shows reporters his thesis for his master's degree and the transcript of his bachelor’s degree examination results.

UPDATED 7.25PM Those attempting to get Najib to endorse the movement's blueprint are 'Hindraf hijackers'.

MB Azizan Abdul Razak's rivals are retained. Phahrolrazi Zawawi to defend Pengkalan Kundor, Ismail Salleh moves to Jerlun parliamentary seat.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will come up with respective manifestos for each of the five seats allocated to the party in the 13th general election.

If you find keeping track of the 222 contests for parliamentary seats in this coming general election daunting, this list might just help you out.

Penang BN also offers to provide a monorail system to address the island’s traffic congestion and implement an efficient public transport system.

This is because we don't want the gov't to be accused of using the ROS to kill democracy, says Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today upheld a High Court decision re-instating Balkis, which was deregistered by the ROS in 2009.

Decisions made without the knowledge of the grassroots contrary to the leadership's promise has given rise to their dissatisfaction, they say.

Risda chairperson Rahim Tamby Chik says the aid was to lighten the burden of the smallholders following a drop in the price of rubber.

Suresh Surendranath Nair, 44, who pleaded guilty in late 2010 to manslaughter and supplying cocaine, had his jail term slashed to six months.

The probe into the mysterious deaths of 14 Borneo pygmy elephants in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Tawau is still on-going.

UPDATED 8.15PM Aziz Yusoff expects business as usual for DAP on nomination day, regardless of the action by ROS. [VIDEO]

The PKR leader says the BN chief's attempt to 'spook' the community over a BN loss is 'irresponsible' for a prime minister.

UPDATED 5.10PM Johor's incumbents, aspiring politicians act increasingly bitter after not being named as candidates.

UPDATED 6.22PM DAP election strategist Ong Kian Ming says some of the universities were listed in a 2009 article in The Star on ‘dodgy degrees’.

These issues will be settled soon as we are bidding to calm down our supporters, says Penang Umno liaison chief Zainal Abidin Osman.

UPDATED 10.30PM Two days before nomination, DAP gets an ROS letter informing the party that its CEC is not recognised. [VIDEO]

KINIBIZ The ringgit has fallen the most in a month since March 15, although it is noted that the government bonds remain steady.

UPDATED 12.15PM The incumbent Teluk Intan MP will take on the MIC president in the safe BN seat, according to DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng.

UPDATED 3.05PM Although PKR agreed that PSM's Nasir Hashim can stand on its ticket for Kota D'sara, PAS is now targeting the seat.

UPDATED 6.10PM Kamilia Ibrahim says she will weigh her options that include other 'doors' open for her elsewhere.

UPDATED 2.20PM 'BN leaders are attempting to create public fear in saying that a change of gov't will cause disruptions.' [VIDEO]

KINIBIZ Manifestos aside, the new gov't will have much historical baggage and past administrations' mistakes to address.

UPDATED 1.50PM He is praised for his quick action pledge, while Bersih wants continuous updates and swift indictment.

UPDATED 7.10PM Najib Razak personally attends the event in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur and signs the agreement.

UPDATED 2.09PM The NGO cites the giving out of various goodies and calling on civil servants to support him as examples.

COMMENT History shows that robust transformation is either driven by authoritarian rule or democratic change of government.

We tend to focus on the bad.

UPDATED 5.05PM Ong Chin Wen and 19 other PKR candidates who are set to do battle in Penang will receive their appointment letters soon.

COMMENT In this GE13, to rid BN's racism, politically conscious Malaysians must choose the coalition as well as the candidate. 

FREE YOURSAY ‘Malaysia is our country; it is our pride. Malaysia belongs to all Malaysians. It is a country and not a slogan.'

The party names Takiyuddin Hassan for the Kota Bharu parliamentary seat, with the MB's son Nik Abduh doing battle in Pasir Mas.

Sabah BN is rallying the people to get them to reject incumbent MP Wilfred Bumburing for deserting Upko.

FREE YOURSAY 'Countless students did not have teachers for the day because BN misused gov't resources to bash the opposition.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘We do not insist that to be an effective politician, you must have tertiary education... But if you lie about your credentials, that's a red flag'.

Najib's absence was not missed at the Bersih debate as shown by the enthusiasm of a packed hall of 3,000 people. [VIDEO]

FREE YOURSAY 'How could a racist like Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali stand for election? His place is not in Parliament, his place is in jail.'

Fielded in PAS' only Sabah urban seat is 37-year-old Hamid Ismail, who will be slugging it out in Muslim-majority Tanjong Aru.

FREE YOURSAY 'Muhyiddin should know which party described Chinese women as prostitutes and Indians as beggars.'

Dissatisfaction with the BN candidacy list continues, with yet more hopefuls said to be thinking of contesting as Independents.