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Archive - 2 May 2013
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Chartered flights paid for by 'friends of BN', says Ku Nan
‘There is no substance whatsoever to opposition allegations that passengers were anything other than registered voters,’ says the BN sec-gen.
0Altantuya's father pleads for justice for his daughter
Shaariibuu Setev pleads justice for his murdered daughter, who was born on May 6, from Malaysians who will vote on Sunday.
0EC, don't turn voters away at 5pm
0Umno detects fake SMSes purportedly from leaders
Its executive secretary Ab Rauf Yusoh says the text messages asking Umno members to close party operation rooms were not from party leaders.
0TNB clarifies 1pct additional charge for renewable energy fund
The utility company says it acted only as a collecting agent on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA).
0Three questions to help me decide my vote
0Bersih's Ambiga turns up at MCA event
UPDATED 8.15PM
She stresses on the Bersih demands at a function with Cheras candidate and urges the press to report the truth.
0Australia keeping out of Malaysia's polls, says minister
Australia today rebuffed a call from Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to monitor the parliamentary elections.
0Bumi churches hit back at anti-Christian campaign
Finally, bumiputera church leaders shrug off their traditionally cordial relationship with the gov't by the use of uncharacteristic language.
0Support grows for petition against agency behind BN ads
COMMENT
The online petition protesting against Rapp KL, the agency behind the BN attack ads, has drawn over 2,600 signatures.
0China-style censorship blocking KiniTV videos
Local ISPs are using what some technology experts call ‘China-style censorship' to block access to certain KiniTV video uploads.
0Kit Siang kicks off northern Johor blitz in final stretch
JOHOR
The DAP supremo begins his campaign in Labis and will proceed to Tangkak, Muar town before capping it off in Segamat today.
0BN, Pakatan running neck and neck three days before polls
UPDATED 4.55PM
Pakatan quotes an 'internal source' as saying that it is in a deadlockwith the BN, with both possibly winning 110 seats in Parliament each.
0Utusan: News linking Anwar based on intelligence reports
Both defendants also explained that the newspaper was a mainstream newspaper which provided information and knowledge to its readers.
0Police haul up Nube members for anti-Subra picket
UPDATED 8PM
All who protested against the caretaker minister had to give their statements to the police today.
[VIDEO]
0Saiful unveils Mecca sumpah video to prove his case
UPDATED 4.40PM
The former Sodomy II complainant unveils his oath in a Mecca mosque to prove he was not lying.
[VIDEO]
0Johor PAS: Hudud must have Pakatan consensus first
UPDATED 3.55PM
JOHOR
Any policy, including hudud, will only be implemented with Pakatan consensus if Johor is captured, the state PAS says.
0Lawyer's appeal to include matters on Copgate granted
Rosli Dahlan’s defamation case against Utusan, the Anti-Corruption Agency and the gov’t can also be heard by another High Court judge.
0Najib says PAS leaders all noise, no action
KELANTAN
He says the party's leader only know how to shout slogans but they have not done anything to bring development.
0Johor DAP deputy chief retracts anti-PAS statement
UPDATED 3.15PM
JOHOR
Norman Fernandez took back his statement after PAS gave an assurance that hudud is not part of Pakatan's agenda.
[VIDEO]
0EC ink failure a well-planned plot, suggests PKR veep
UPDATED 4.33PM
'I'm leaning towards the idea that it was well-planned and the EC chief was involved', says Tian Chua.
0SAPP 'storms' Pakatan ceramah in Kota Kinabalu
UPDATED 3.35PM
SABAH
Yong Teck Lee, overhearing his name being mentioned, brings a group of supporters to the venue.
0PKR: PM's Office linked to flying in dubious voters
UPDATED 7.45PM
Anwar claims he has proof in the form of flight manifests and MAS emails suggesting the involvement of PMO.
0DJs may lose their jobs but keep their dignity
FREE
YOURSAY
‘These are the DJs that we want, those who will not be cowed by fear. MCA should be scared, they should be very scared.'
0PKR-linked blogger remanded under OSA
UPDATED 4.20PM Blogger Milo Suam is detained for allegedly leaking information from classified police correspondence on Sabah security.
0'Traces of indelible ink visible under magnifying glass'
UPDATED 5.20PM
Some EC officers may have been nervous and failed to follow instructions, says the EC secretary.
[VIDEO]
0Southern College molesters should apologise, too
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YOURSAY
'So ethics and morality must be sacrificed to please their political masters for fear of losing their education licence?'
0Guan Eng: Shake it once or shake it twice?
UPDATED 1.50PM
He says that indelible ink needs to be shaken is 'illogical' and quips 'Harlem Shake' should be played in EC offices.
0Many EC irregularities in Jelutong, claims DAP aspirant
PENANG
Jeff Ooi alleges that EC officers have been instructed to be on stand-by and report for duty on May 4, a day before polling day.
0Najib's 'transformation' magic found wanting
ANALYSIS
All the caretaker prime minister's pledges don't seem to have moved the Chinese community into backing BN as polling day nears.
0EC, isn't there a 'shake the bottle' label?
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YOURSAY
‘EC, can we shake your heads so that it can work better, and you can stop coming up with lame excuses like this?
0All running smoothly for BN to retain Kota Belud
SABAH
The Usukan seat, where Sabah Umno was born, comes under this constituency, where folk are clearly ‘Tatap' with BN.
0Nik Aziz reminds Kelantanese to come back and vote
KUALA LUMPUR
Come back and vote to help defend the present PAS gov't, and at the same time, drive back carefully, says the incumbent Kelantan MB.
0What's indelible is Umno's stain on the nation
FREE
YOURSAY
'Perhaps the indelible ink was so secret that the instructions on how to use it, like ‘shake the bottle', were also secret.'
0Massive fraud may cost Pakatan win, says Anwar
UPDATED 12.10PM
The PKR de facto leader says electoral fraud is Pakatan’s biggest roadblock in its quest for Putrajaya.
0No-show by BN candidate, Sungai Acheh debate fails
PENANG
PKR’s Badrul Hisham Shaharin or Chegubard says Mahmud Zakaria had verbally agreed to attend the debate session.
0DAP claims double voting in army camp
PERAK
Polling agents found the voter's name already crossed out as he had apparently cast his vote earlier.
0Four injured in scrap between BN supporters and bikers
UPDATED 7.03PM
PENANG
Police 18 riders surrounded a BN truck and the fight began when the vehicle tried to go through.
0Come Sunday, don't bow to threats and coercion
COMMENT
Most Malaysians are sick and tired of these repetitive threats and coercion towards the exercise of our free will.
0Police escort for Waytha after Johor ceramah
DAY 13
Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to GE13
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[PHOTO GALLERY]
0GE13 a war of symbols and slogans
COMMENT
While BN seemed to have a slight advantage earlier, the campaign period has seen the opposition catching up.
0Mega Pakatan rallies shake Johor BN bastion
JOHOR
A ceramah at a shopping mall's car park in Gelang Patah pulled in 70,000, compared to 60,000 the previous night.
[VIDEO]
0Sabah BN plays Najib card as rivals claw one another
SABAH
Infighting among the opposition alliance, coupled with fear tactics by BN, could well see Pakatan fall behind in Sabah come May 5.
0Will Umno be able to spook the Malays?
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YOURSAY
'Deep inside, many of us know that May 13 was never a racial riot. It was infighting amongst Umno warlords.'
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