Archive - 10 April 2018

GE14 | Only then can the 'cheating' be overcome, Saifuddin says at launch of Perak Harapan manifesto.

GE14 | BN Youth chief adds that this isn't the first time polling day will fall on a weekday.

GE14 | 'What I put forward to you are guarantees that we can deliver,' states the BN Youth chief.

GE14 | It contains an eight-point guarantee to empower youths over the next five years.

GE14 | Ex-PM will spin it as Najib's 'failure' and convince Umno to oust its president, he believes.

GE14 | 'We don't know who is doing it,' says FT Umno Youth chief. 

GE14 | If it were held that weekend, she says, it could interfere with Ramadhan preparations.

GE14 | Existing laws already compel employers to give time to their workers to vote, he says.

Group argues US gov't violated law that covers the seizure of items under civil forfeiture.

GE14 | Employers who refuse to do so will fall afoul of Election Offences Act 1954.

'To claim that he had placed ‘the future of the nation’ ahead of his friendship with Najib is laughable.'

GE14 | Council on Foreign Relations predicts a possible shift towards Turkish-style authoritarian rule.

UPDATED 8.50PM | GE14 | #PulangMengundi and #CarPoolGE14 hashtags used to subsidise voters' travel costs.

GE14 | The state has a total of 2,415,074 registered voters, followed by Johor with 1,817,999.

GE14 | She wants EC to create redress mechanism for postal voters if they fail to receive ballot papers.

LETTER | EC and ROS do not serve the personal interests of the man at the helm or of the outfit that he leads.

LETTER | Employers not only have a moral duty but also a legal duty.

GE14 | This comes as a shock as the former Ideas boss was regarded as the best person to unseat Johari Abdul.

GE14 | This is to ensure their campaigns are run in a peaceful manner, say Pahang police.

GE14 | Those identified are under surveillance to ensure they don't cause problems, says Fuzi. 

Court told that S Nimalan and S Ravi Chandaran spoke with Morais after victim pulled over by the side of the road.

GE14 | He cites Sri Lanka and Myanmar as examples of how voter turnout tilted the balance of power.

GE14 | Frustration sets in among those who are trying to secure a ticket home to vote.

The 29-year-old is fined RM5k, or in default, six months' jail, by the High Court following her appeal. 

GE14 | Union boss urges companies to give employees voting out of state a day off before and after.

It's different with Najib's government where hundreds of millions were given annually, says MIC leader.

QUESTION TIME | A properly functioning democracy is a valid aspirational goal of all cultures and communities.

GE14 | Proposal addresses polls taking place on a weekday, requiring many voters to take leave.

GE14 | EC chief says electoral roll is only up to the fourth quarter of 2017.

LETTER | Is the EC in cahoots with Najib to steal the elections for BN?

GE14 | Local airlines are being urged to either slash their airfares or give free flights for polling day on May 9. 

GE14 | Among the leaders spotted at the PM's official residence were the chief executives of Johor, Malacca and NS. 

GE14 | They say polling on a working day may see a low voter turnout which may aid BN.

The daughter of a former Russian double agent was poisoned along with her father, over a month ago.

UPDATED 4.41PM | GE14 | If Umno can campaign among Armed Forces staff, he says, so can they.

GE14 | Of the seven countries sending reps to observe GE14, only one is ranked higher than Malaysia in democracy rankings.

UPDATED 4.50PM | Former PM comments on BN manifesto which features the KL skyline, minus the towers.

UPDATED 7.40PM | GE14 | Eric See-to defends EC's move to hold polling on a Wednesday.

UPDATED 4.31PM | GE14 | Some 500,000 M'sians working in S'pore may be unable to vote, Harapan chair adds. 

People must be wary because social media 'journalists' do not practise journalism ethics, says Zulkefli Salleh.

GE14 | The party announces it will contest in 100 seats in four states, and denies claims of BN funding.

LETTER | Fortunately, the majority of voters have an intellectual cortex that can comprehend the true colours of Harapan.

GE14 | The electoral watchdog also notes that the campaigning period is shorter than recommended. 

GE14 | A catchphrase war has erupted on social media after EC's 'polls on Wednesday' announcement.

GE14 | The lawyer for the party says as of this morning, none of the party's top leaders has received the notice from ROS. 

UPDATED 4.01PM | He says he did not mean to insult anyone, and apologises for causing any problem. 

He says that they will only be paid allowances as caretakers.

UPDATED 6PM | Other airlines get in on the act after Cathay Pacific and Malindo Airways waivers.

LETTER | our physical attributes pale in comparison to many animal species.

GE14 | Journalists clamour for his attention, but Mohd Hashim Abdullah walks off.

GE14 | Mahdzir Khalid says schools will be closed as this will be a special occasion holiday. 

UPDATED 5.39PM | GE14 | Why on a working day? Is it to ensure a low turnout, politicians, netizens ask.

LETTER | If Mahathir is unhappy with the EC or ROS of Malaysia, there are many other examples that he could have used.

GE14 | An event company has been hired by the Federal Territories BN to conduct the campaign, until May 4. 

God summons his angels to help Muslims on the battlefield, and GE14 will be no different, says the leader.

Johor police chief says cops have received a number of reports on this but declines to state how many.

This is over the former PM's unapologetic behaviour after uttering the 'keling' word.

UPDATED 2.20PM | GE14 | EC also announces that nomination of candidates for the 'mother of all polls' will fall on April 28.

The collective effort led by Mahathir, to me, is the only credible way to stop the rot'.

“我要感谢，武装部队首长解释说，他仍然效忠国家元首和国家。”

COMMENT | There are political risks, but the caretaker PM has an opportunity to reinvent himself.

COMMENT | 'BN's manifesto merely promises populist goodies without substantive reforms to carry our nation forward.'

LETTER | It gives away handouts in the hope that the rakyat will forget about the mega scandals of Najib and his henchmen.

PRU14 | Ia terbukti jika dilihat kepada pengorbanan mereka yang menyabung nyawa demi raja dan negara.

PAS veep Iskandar Samad downplays the impact, saying it would not affect the Islamist party. 

The US president appears to suggest a potential military response.

PRU14 | Tindakan Khairuddin sertai PKR bukan saja tak beri kesan besar kepada PAS, malah bawa masalah kepada AMANAH.

Use of such words can be manipulated by certain quarters for their political mileage, cautions P Ramasamy.

PRU14 | Dr Tan diminta mengulas jika kenyataan kontroversinya itu jadi punca DAP gugurkan beliau sebagai calon.

YOURSAY | ‘What you receive today will have to be repaid by you in the years to come.’

COMMENT | This Iron Lady, a no-nonsense woman, has the courage to do what is right.

COMMENT | The devil you know or the devil you don’t know?

PRU14 | "Jadi Man yang kita jumpa masa mengundi itu siapa? Kita pula berpeluh. Siapa tadi?"

COMMENT | Heralded as Tan Chee Khoon's protege, did he live up to expectations?

'I opined that you need to have proof to implicate someone,' says the PAC deputy chairperson.

YOURSAY | ‘Now is the time to walk the talk, and time to separate the talkers from the doers .’

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.