Archive - 7 May 2018

GE14 | Former minister responds to caretaker PM telling her not to adopt a holier than thou attitude.

GE14 | Ahmad Bashah promises the public holiday at an Indian community event in Sungai Petani.

COMMENT | GE14 marks the end of M'sian Chinese politics after 60 years of dwindling and divisive outcomes.

COMMENT | The opposition offers not hope, but disaster.

This will drive them to Pakatan Harapan, he says.

GE14 | 'I’d rather have 10,000 locals than 20,000 people from outside,' he says in TV interview.

GE14 | Bandar Kuching candidate Dr Kelvin Yii accuses SUPP of playing the racial card.

PRU14 | Nik Omar berkata seluruh rakyat tanpa mengira agama perlu beri peluang kepada gabungan itu.

GE14 | In a Facebook live video, he urges M’sian of all religions to unite under Harapan’s banner.

LETTER | Labour has been robbed of its dignity

GE14 | PNB chair also believes this could result in a credit ratings downgrade for M'sia.

LETTER | Legislation that is an affront to the rule of law must not be allowed to remain on the statute book.

LETTER | Let us not allow anyone or any country to smear the Malaysian prime minister's good name.

COMMENT | He has thrown his talents away, and I hope for his family’s sake, the returns are worth the while.

GE14 | Bursa falls 13.63 points as investors stay on the sidelines ahead of Wednesday's polls.

GE14 | The A330-300 aircraft is emblazoned with BN's election slogan.

The ex-senator says there is a demand from the public to continue the fight in court till the end. 

COMMENT | We’re at the stage of the campaign where money is starting to go down in earnest.

COMMENT | It's now or never to vote to save Malaysia, not to save Najib and Umno/BN. 

GE14 | The rivals will be battling for viewership, while a mega concert in Langkawi may upstage the former PM.

COMMENT | 'Enough of leaders who can stuff themselves with quinoa while our shopping carts grow smaller every day.'

GE14 | Also on the chopping block, according to Invoke, are the presidents of MCA and MIC.

GE14 | However, DAP's Kasthuriraani claims the voters from the Indian community were paid to do it.

GE14 | You are forgiven as this is your first mistake, caretaker DPM tells Harapan's G Manivannan, who made the claim.

INTERVIEW | The former premier, however, hopes that the nation's security forces will not support the 'attempt to install a dictatorship'.

GE14 | He would be saddened if the Chinese community chooses to not stand with BN, says caretaker minister. 

LETTER | 'The fact that it took a man in his 90s to shake the ruling coalition shows how weak the opposition is.'

GE14 | Modeling exercise and survey show that Harapan's Malay support closing in on BN's.

GE14 | The ex-naval officer Danyal Balagopal Abdullah says many ask him why he went into politics.

LETTER | 'I hope the incoming gov't will decriminalize homosexuality and provide basic rights and legal protections to LGBTQ M'sians.'

GE14 | He is suing the EC and the returning officer for preventing him from contesting in the polls.

GE14 | Gerakan president files a police report against his opponent's 'false allegation'.

Pakatan Harapan supporters replanting flags pulled out by unknown individuals at the Jalan Tempinis roundabout in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.

GE14 | Amran Ahmad reveals a letter, and challenges the Perak DAP chief to deny his accusation.

LETTER | Come join in this stupendous tsunami of change that is sweeping this nation!

GE14 | Abdul Hamid recalls the fate of judges during Mahathir's tenure as prime minister.

GE14 | Despite the headwinds, Khaled Nordin's popularity will see him put up a strong fight.

COMMENT | Come out and vote on Wednesday, for a change of this government.

GE14 | However, she is heartened by the response from members who remained  loyal to the party.

GE14| He also says those who attended Dr M's ceramah in Putrajaya looked more like Indonesian construction workers.

LETTER | Transparency International-Malaysia wants stern against all using inducement as means to buy votes for GE14.

GE14 | She says any matter, whether good or bad, could be improved to jointly transform the country.

The date was fixed by Judicial Commissioner Darryl Goon in chambers following case management today. 

Ti Lian Ker tells Perak DAP man to make 'horrible' jokes at DAP's expense, and not rope in the Chinese community. 

UPDATED 2.57PM | They claim that Irmohizam issued a false press statement regarding the Ijok land matter.

UPDATED 3.21PM | GE14 | Mokhzani Mahathir, meanwhile, wants Anina to show proof that he owns 448 companies.

COMMENT | 'If the opposition ever tried to form the gov't, their ideological differences would tear them apart.' 

GE14 | Tony Fernandes tells Malaysians to vote based on facts and not hearsay.

GE14 | 'This is an old communist-era tactic to incite fear to prevent people from criticising DAP or praising their opponents'.

GE14 | This is because the voters realise that the development there was implemented by the BN gov't, says one analyst. 

GE14 | The PAS chief shares his pearls of wisdom on how Dr M shouldn't just do what is 'sunat' (encouraged) in Islam.

LETTER | 'We should not and cannot afford to be silent in this election. After all, we reap what we sow.'

GE14 | I support positive change, democracy, and free elections, not BN, says former minister.

COMMENT | 'Vote for change, vote for a better Malaysia, and vote Pakatan Harapan.'

GE 14 | An unconvincing victory will not bode well for Najib Razak, says analyst.

GE14 LIVE DAY 10 | Follow our live blog as we bring you the latest from the frontline of the campaign.

LETTER | The space for freedom of expression has shrunk alarmingly in recent years.

COMMENT | Who is more desperate? Zahid Hamidi or Shahrizat Abdul Jalil?

GE14 | Incumbent Lahad Datu rep Yusof Apdal says he is not swayed by his brother leading the opposition charge in Sabah. 

COMMENT | 'We must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.'

YOURSAY | ‘What ex-Penang CM Koh Tsu Koon meant was to end DAP…’

LETTER | 'Why are you, and your spouse, attacked or talked about unceremoniously across all ethnic and socioeconomic divides?'

GE14 | Most of the candidates featured on the poster did not turn up during the three-and-a-half hour event. 

COMMENT | Really? The opposition wants to destroy ‘Malay’ institutions?

GE 14 | This rural-urban mixed parliamentary seat - where MCA saw a huge win in GE13 - is a tough battleground for Bersatu.

GE14 | The BN candidate says Najib approved the RM4k for 265 settlers to be paid from today onwards.

INTERVIEW | Lee Kim Yew doesn't agree with 'no Chinese representation' warning in case of another MCA wipeout.

COMMENT | The crucial line that swung Nik Aziz's son, Nik Omar, to Amanah and Harapan.

INTERVIEW | ‘Rural voters understand the high cost of living more than 1MDB.’

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

YOURSAY | ‘You and I are going to have to pay the taxes.’

GE14 | 'When we succeed, we will implement hudud on Terengganu soil,' says caretaker MB Razif.