Archive - 27 April 2013

'We (BN) have the track record in developing the rural areas and they know that their aspirations will not be achieved without BN.'

KUALA LUMPUR Ex-MB Muhammad Muhammad Taib says Khalid spends public funds prudently and also supports Anwar for PM.

About 200 Malaysians residing in the eastern side of the United States will cast their votes at the Malaysian Consulate office tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR If Umno succeeded in its mission, it won't need pressure groups such as Perkasa, says ex-Umno veep Muhammad Muhammad Taib.

COMMENT They say a bad ad does more harm than good. But that message appears to be lost on MCA. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 7.03PM PENANG As the GE campaign cranks up to full gear, a stranger calls up DAP’s headquarters warning the party sec-gen to ‘take care of his son’.

GE13 SPECIAL BN has lost the advantage in fielding women. This will be a woman's election, whatever the outcome.

JOHOR Dr Ali Hamsa says gov't staff have feelings too and must make their own interpretation of PKR’s Gen (Rtd) Md Hashim Hussein statement.

Stirring a storm in a tea-cup hoping to push it higher levels, but no spillover at all. An academician's crossing swords exercise.

PENANG BN’s David Chua recalls how his family, comprising his parents and five siblings, lived in a garage at Jalan Cheeseman in Penang.

PERAK However, her campaign team comprises of all her children and is dwarfed by that of her formidable opponents.

GE13 WATCH PERAK He's working day and night now but that was not the case apparently when he was their MP, according to the residents.

SARAWAK He says the slogan is a mere gimmick to draw attention, and advised voters against being influenced by it.

GE13 WATCH SABAH PKR's new ally in Beaufort may not be hindered by his defection from BN due to his good local connections.

FREE YOURSAY 'How many billions did his cronies, including his son, lose before they become 'business savvy' people?'

FREE YOURSAY 'All these don't mean anything if polls fraud, cash handouts and intimidation are not kept to the minimum.'

UPDATED 3.04PM The claws are out in the brothers' tussle as one sacks the other and gets called a 'spent force' in return.

UPDATED 3.46PM PENANG With friends like academic Sidek Baba and Islamic analyst Aidit Ghazali combining to unseat him, who needs enemies?

UPDATED 2PM The caretaker defence minister should put up or shut up, if he has any proof at all to his claims says party sec-gen Mustafa Ali.

UPDATED 2.41PM SELANGOR PAS sec-gen Mustafa Ali says they will back PKR’s candidate for the state seat, PSM chief Mohd Nasir Hashim. [VIDEO]

PUTRAJAYA PAS candidate Husam Musa expresses concern over the gunning down of the Custom deputy DG yesterday. [VIDEO]

SABAH PKR candidate for Penampang Ignatius Dorrel Leiking says he has heard of being implicated even before Parliament dissolution.

FREE YOURSAY ‘What kind of culture is the caretaker premier promoting for a soon-to-be developed country? Is this Najibnomics at its best?'

Perkasa veep Zulkifli Noordin needs Indian votes now, otherwise, he won't be apologetic, says PKR's Tapah candidate Vasantha Kumar.

DAY 8 Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to GE13.

Hindraf's N Ganesan says they had to concede on these controversial issues to get Najib to sign on the dotted line.

FREE YOURSAY 'When the people leading the country commit crimes themselves, what do we expect criminals to think? It's open season.'

COMMENT The MCA chief says religion-besotted Anwar would be a flop more like Abdullah than the success that economics-oriented Najib is.

GE13 WATCH JOHOR Puad Zarkashi has been seen working hard to woo the Chinese, but his campaign is not free from internal disputes.