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Archive - 5 May 2013
0BN retains Putrajaya, Pakatan gains seven seats
RESULTS
It's BN 133, Pakatan 89, with the opposition seeing a net gain of seven seats and an increase in popular vote.
0Copter lands on its side, Hisham and family safe
The helicopter they in were landed on its side due to strong winds at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur today.
0'People on Sabah RCI illegal IC list voting in Klang'
'Our PACAs identified them, and objected, but EC officers refused to sign the objection form,' says incumbent Klang MP Charles Santiago.
0Cop's husband, seen as a foreign voter, is assaulted
A fair-skinned Indian Muslim is suspected to be a foreigner and barred from voting in Rawang. He intends to vote after making his police report.
0Car of polls observer's wife damaged by petrol bomb
When the woman came out of her house to investigate what had happened, she found the bonnet of her Perodua Myvi car on fire.
0Paid leave in lieu of holiday in certain states
Employers can choose whether to give their workers paid public holiday for the public holiday tomorrow declared by certain state gov'ts.
0Foreign observers monitor GE13 in federal capital
Twelve members of the group, comprising three from Cambodia and nine from Thailand, monitored the balloting process at polling centres in KL.
0Oldest candidate Tok Mun centre of attention in KT
Maimun Yusof, 94, affectionately known as ‘Tok Mun’, says she was excited to vote and woke up at 6am to go to the polling centre.
0'Lembah Pantai voters getting BN cash for ballots'
UPDATED 5.10PM
'Outstation voters department' vouchers were exchanged for between RM50 to RM200 cash, charges PKR.
0Pictures of suspect phantom voters flood social media
Malaysian voters have been keeping watch at polling centres and checking out 'foreign-looking' persons they suspect to be phantom voters.
0Suspicious voter asks Pakatan for cash after voting
UPDATED 4.20PM
When questioned, he could not sing the national anthem nor recall the house address on his identity card.
0Pakatan not likely to win, Malay support lukewarm
COMMENT
A DAP official confides that ‘the Malays are not as warm as we had hoped'. And PAS' political gatherings are sorely under-attended in Johor.
0Mkini CEO victim of 'phantom' voters?
UPDATED 4.30PM
The CEO can count himself lucky that the Returning Officer overruled the objections of the BN and Pakatan
scrutineers.
0No dubious voters in electoral roll, reiterates EC
UPDATED 4.25PM
The EC chief reiterates that as long as a foreigner has a MyKad and is on the electoral roll, the vote is legal.
0'Someone has stolen my right to vote'
UPDATED 4.20PM
Several voters have gone to their polling centres only to find that votes have been cast in their name.
0Stop canvassing for votes, reminds EC chief
Aziz advises voters and party supporters to adhere to regulations and not to carry out such activities, especially at polling centres.
0PAS supports its candidate despite pullout order
Despite the party's decision to withdraw from vying for the Kota Damansara seat, its supporters are still campaigning.
0This election belongs to the people
0Tanjung Labian folk cast votes under tight security
Residents of Tanjung Labian, one of the sites of the Sulu armed intrusion, came out in full force to cast their ballots in Lahad Datu.
0PKR foils dubious voter in Pandan, report lodged
UPDATED 1.50PM
Relying on tip-offs from voters, Pandan candidate Rafizi Ramli identifies a phantom voter and deters him from voting.
0Ordinary Malaysians, extraordinary day
GE13 SPECIAL
There are four intense battles taking place that will shape whether May 5 will indeed bring about change.
0Voters remove indelible ink with grass
UPDATED 12.15PM
Penampang voters use just blades of grass to remove the ink, while some find Clorox does the trick.
0BN faces fight of its life in this general election
Malaysians vote in GE13 that could weaken or even end the rule of one of the world's longest-lived coalitions, which faces a stiff challenge from Pakatan.
0Police spooked by display of small flags?
FREE
YOURSAY
‘They should instead nab those who cause religious tension using billboards for all to see, signing off with ‘Vote BN'.'
0Don't let illegal voters steal this election
FREE
YOURSAY
'Rampant cheating orchestrated through phantom voters will neutralise Pakatan's advantage significantly.'
0PAS must be defeated to save Muslims, urges Dr M
Speaking in Baling, the ex-PM says PAS must be defeated because the party is like a frog as it likes to 'hop over' and has no stand.
0EC reports record 80pct turnout of voters
POLLING DAY
The turnout for the 13th general election is the highest in Malaysian electoral history - higher than in 1964.
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