Archive - 4 May 2018

GE14 | Harapan's Batu campaign finally kicks off with just five days to the polls.

GE14 | Lucky motorists will also get free isotonic drinks or coffee at toll plazas.

UPDATED 1.37AM | GE14 | Malaccans spill onto the streets and hunch over monsoon drains to watch Dr M, Daim and Rafidah.

GE14 | Mustapa says gov't at the time decided to implement the tax, but didn't have the courage to do so.

Abdul Hadi Awang says his party still regards the 14 who died during the Memali incident as martyrs.

GE14| BN leader says he does this before bed to see what his opponents are saying about him.

LETTER | In politics as in sports, it’s not how you start but how you finish.

LETTER | Fifty-six high-rise towers have been approved on sensitive hill land in Penang.

“（餐厅门可罗雀，老板）就会天天擦桌子。朋友，这可不是闹着玩的。”

GE14 | Discrepancies affect one in six postal voters in Taman Medan, she claims.

LETTER | If not, we will continue to see more UEC politics in the future.

GE14 | He advises supporters to be prepared for such 'surprise last-minute attacks'.

He recalls a South Korea-China spat that resulted in China banning package tours to the now reportedly deserted Jeju island.

GE14 | Caretaker PM also says on polling day, people should remember what the gov't has done.

LETTER | The accusation that it gives BN an unassailable advantage cannot be supported by data and facts.

GE14 | Mohamad Fuzi Harun also assures his 111,702 personnel who will be casting their ballots tomorrow that their vote is secret.

UPDATED 8.17PM | GE14 | Institut Darul Ehsan predicts 32 seats for Harapan, and 24 for BN in S'gor assembly. 

The claim is simplistic and misleading, says Eric See-To.

LETTER | I am not saying that I want BN to fade out from Malaysia politics forever.

GE14 | Caretaker MB Mohamad Hassan has won the seat uncontested, the EC states in its notification.

Amanah leader had been held in Sosma detention for nearly two months, back in 2015.

LETTER | Suhakam is determined to work with all stakeholders to qualitatively improve the role of the media in the future.

QUESTION TIME | He could have made an honourable career in the financial industry but…

GE14 | Ex-minister says Dr M's rallies tell of a change of attitude among voters.

LETTER | It is imperative that we kick out BN in this election for we might not have another chance again.

The changes should not be a cause of concern for other communities, he adds.

GE14 | If BN fails, education, healthcare, and housing for personnel will be neglected, he stresses.

Musang king durian and pineapple plantation projects will give Nogeh the leading edge.

UPDATED 6.26PM | This is for his remark that those who died in the tragedy had 'mati katak'.

Without Sri Sanjeevan’s defence being called as magistrate rules prosecution failed to prove prima facie case.

GE14 | PAS, he says, felt Pengkalan Chepa members were turning against the duo's father, the late Tok Guru.

He's been making a prediction in every general election and these are almost the same, adds the Perak BN chief.

GE14 | MIC leader wants Dr M's son to apologise for 'disrespecting and ridiculing' BR1M recipients.

GE14 | His warning comes after Kedah Harapan chief Mukhriz Mahathir warns of Umno infighting if latter wins Sik.

INTERVIEW | ES Shankar, author ‘Murder in Malaysia: The Altantuya Story’, makes his case.

GE14 | He did not call the shots on nomination day, and quit his Umno posts some time ago, says caretaker Negeri MB.

GE14 | He warns security forces' personnel that the opposition, which does not appreciate their sacrifices, wants to slash the civil service.

GE14: Najib gets an entry in its top 10 election offences for dishing RM30m in incentives.

CALONKINI | Reluctant politician Dr Md Farid Md Rafik is leading the Bersatu charge in Tanjung Piai.

INTERVIEW | This is the first time she is hitting the campaign trail.

GE14 | He and Mahathir should focus on toppling Umno/BN in Sabah and the peninsula, respectively, says Warisan chief.

GE14 | The Chempaka state seat candidate uses a football analogy to say how Harapan is hoping to better the country. 

GE14 | See-To says this is an Amanah problem and has nothing to do with BN.

GE14 | He urges voters to be wise and says opposition coalitions cannot be relied on.

Mahathir should apologise to families of Memali victims, not insult them, says PAS deputy. 

GE14 | Rizal Bakar accuses Mat Sabu of having an affair with a woman, claims to have video proof.

GE14 | My pictures are cut out. Are these creating a fear to Umno-BN, resulting in them getting the EC to remove them, he asks.

UPDATED 3PM | GE14 | 'It is a shame that some irresponsible elements are trying to spin what I have said... and turning it into fake news.'

UPDATED 2.28PM | GE14 | 'I would like to find any other 93-year-old who is willing to speak for one hour.'

GE14 | Last night’s session at a futsal court surrounded by people’s housing programme flats attracted a big crowd.

UPDATED 4.16PM | GE14 | Caretaker Negeri Sembilan MB says surveys and walkabouts have shown that people are still backing BN in the state. 

UPDATED 2.31PM | GE14 | Harapan aims to reach out to at least 10 million Malaysians via Facebook live, at 10pm on May 8. 

COMMENT | Batu voters shall clearly reject the BN candidate from becoming their representative by the back door.

COMMENT | On May 9, your vote will be a vote of self-defence against an unjust government.

COMMENT | Every polling day, I compile a song playlist for my drive to the polling centre.

GE14 | The ex-Selangor speaker speaks of how she and other politicians had to move to contest new seats.

GE14 | S'gor BN chairperson is confident the coalition can regain the state from Pakatan Harapan. 

GE14 | The Umno sec-gen says BN will not tolerate this and they could be sacked.

GE14 | However, Hadi Awang says BN needed to fulfil certain conditions before the cooperation could be implemented.

COMMENT | Johor's polls will play a decisive role in determining who leads Umno, and by extension, M'sia.

The glitch caused Twitter passwords to be stored in readable text, rather than disguised by 'hashing' process.

PRU14 | Namun HARAPAN Marang berharap sekurang-kurangnya dapat mengurangkan undi majoriti PAS.

GE14 DAY 7 | Follow our live blog as we bring you the latest from the frontline of the campaign.

UPDATED 11.58am | GE14 | Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman reminds the force their votes are secret.

UPDATED 11.11AM | GE14 | The PKR veep says Harapan leaders have also endorsed P Prabakaran, 22, to defend the seat for the opposition. 

GE14 | The Umno veteran urges the people to be open to change, but stays coy.

UPDATED 10.55am | The judge says it is a matter for an election court to hear, and dismisses the case.

GE14 | He claims a double win for him would be best for the Johor people.

YOURSAY | ‘I initially admire Heng for her cool in facing the comments of the woman…’

YOURSAY | ‘BN’s old tricks not working so well anymore, what are they going to do next?’

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

UPDATED 1.13AM | Dr M's son urges Felda settlers to vote Harapan to 'change their fate'. 

GE14 | Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak endorses the PAS candidate for the Chempaka state seat against her son.