Archive - 29 April 2013

Spanning several timezones, thousands of Malaysians cast their ballots as postal voters, and 1,700 in Australia were among the first to do so.

SABAH In its police report, PAS says Umno Youth members injured a party worker and damaged three vehicles at its Semporna operations centre.

GE13 WATCH SELANGOR PKR's Sabak Bernam candidate Abdul Aziz Bari, like other Pakatan candidates, fears the possibility of phantom voters.

PERAK However, PKR's candidate wasn't allowed in as 'he will be sure to anger the personnel with talks of politics and slander'.

Lawyers M Manoharan and P Uthayakumar, who claimed that they were unlawfully detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA), lost their appeal in the Federal Court in Putrajaya today to reinstate their RM200 million civil suit against the government.

Dubbed Malaysia's second richest man, Onn Mahmud is said to have left a lot of debts behind after escaping the Australian property investment scene.

SELANGOR He claims there is a special flight for this purpose and planes do not land at KLIA or LCCT, but rather, elsewhere.

UPDATED 5.40PM The council is to assist with a peaceful transition of power, should Pakatan Rakyat form the federal gov't.

SELANGOR It seems candidates' formula to winning Shah Alam's Malay voters, comprising 69 percent of voters, is to 'out-Islam' each other.

Jakim in a statement today says the postponement was due to polling day for the 13th general election taking place on May 5.

JOHOR The Segamat incumbent says holding small meetings with constituents is a tried and proven method that has served BN well.

Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz’s counsel Anis Afiqah Che Rahim told reporters that the court also fixed Sept 5 to hear the suit.

COMMENT Young people are actively courted, and both manifestos highlight improvement in education quality as well as affordable housing.

UPDATED 3.58PM SELANGOR While PAS has given way to PKR, its candidate is still pressing on, says Mohd Nasir Hashim.

Our stand is that we vote for all Pakatan candidates, clarifies DAP central executive committee member Anthony Loke. [VIDEO]

'Both parties also recognise their right to practise their respective ideologies,' say Abdul Hadi Awang and Lim Guan Eng.

The Universiti Malaya Centre for Democracy and Elections defends its survey saying it used to get rave reviews from the BN chief.

KEDAH Mukhriz Mahathir said the job opportunities were in line with the BN's aspirations to raise the household income of locals.

UPDATED 3PM KUALA LUMPUR He feels Nurul has a tough fight with challenger Raja Nong Chik, but says she's ready.

State police contingent election spokesperson ACP Roslee Chik said following new leads, the police had made several more arrests.

This is in relation to seizure of Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill's Christian religious items containing the word 'Allah' that were seized five years ago, says her lawyer.

UPDATED 3.50PM This is to counter BN propaganda in the mainstream media accusing Pakatan supporters as being behind the violence.

UPDATED 3.15PM JOHOR The BN chief cautions voters against choosing Pakatan, saying it'll be a sad day for the state and its people.

KEDAH Amiruddin Hamzah claims investments into the state have in fact grown, in contrast to claims by the caretaker DPM.

PENANG ‘This kind of politics is outdated. It may even increase my popularity,’ says PAS candidate for Kepala Batas Afnan Hamimi.

UPDATED 1.37PM Muhyiddin Yassin and Dr Chua Soi Lek may have contributed to ‘more political violence’, notes a Bersih committee.

Trying to save his own skin.

China records the third highest number of postal voters after the United  Kingdom and Australia in our first ever overseas voting.

UPDATED 12.41PM The Sabah police chief cites intelligence reports on the killing of 35 'intruders' by the Philippine navy.

PARIS The process was a smooth one for many of those who turned up yesterday in the French capital, although others experienced glitches.

DAY 10 Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to GE13. [PHOTO GALLERY]

UPDATED 12.40PM He says this is despite the fact that his bailor had produced a medical certificate at the KL Sessions Court.

COMMENT Academic journal New Mandala conducted a brief survey among 23 Malaysians and Malaysianists to solicit their responses.

SELANGOR 'I can assure you that if Selangor comes under BN, Selangor will certainly become a developed state,' says the BN chief.

PENANG Some 3,000 people turned up last night in the rural constituency of Penaga, which has given solid support to Umno.

FREE YOURSAY 'Send a signal to the leaders and politicians that you are an institution of your own free will and not subject to any politician's whims.'

GE13 WATCH JOHOR With less than a week left, it’s the final race for Pakatan and BN to reach out to the largely undecided Malays.

FREE YOURSAY 'I suspected something was not right when I had problems accessing Malaysiakini in the past week. Where is fair play?'

It is not really a coalition and could not work together as they have different ideas, ideologies and views, says the ex-PM.

PENANG The BN head’s scheduled visit is seen by some as a bid to add zest to Teng Chang Yeow’s campaign in the seat.

PERAK About 50 people appeared and attacked the eight Umno Youth members who were carrying out their tasks, says Youth division chief.

COMMENT We are gearing up for the most critical election Malaysia has ever seen and some Christians see a higher calling in going to church.

Party's Johor leader says the right to dissent and a hectic campaign precluded action against his deputy's breaking of ranks.

FREE YOURSAY Umno will do what Umno does best when its back is against the wall and that is to use the threat of violence...

Sixty percent of new voters are young, aged below 30 years. Malaysiakini speaks to them about voting for the very first time in their life.

GE13 WATCH SELANGOR The Perkasa veep is 'born again' as a BN candidate and even manages Tamil words to woo Indians.