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The view by some that these talks are just that –‘talks’ – and should therefore not be seen to have greater political or electoral significance is plainly wrong.
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PAS' 'overtures' to Umno is a reminder to the other Pakatan parties that its role within the opposition coalition should not be taken for granted.
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One can make a stronger argument that Pakatan Rakyat is on the rise only if it manages to make electoral gains in BN strongholds of Pahang, Malacca and Johor.
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Aminah would likely be the best performing candidate among the three independents by virtue of her past political ties and will probably nett about 1,000 votes.
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The current political crisis in Perak is good for Malaysia because it emphasises the importance of three key factors in our political system.
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A decent government with decent people in it would not treat someone like Wong Chin Huat as a threat to national security and have him arrested under Sedition Act.
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The independent candidates did not do undue ‘harm’ to Pakatan and the anticipated Indian swing against Pakatan was not as significant as first anticipated.
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To most casual observers, Najib’s decision to exclude Khairy from his cabinet will be interpreted as giving in to the demands of strongman Mahathir.
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BN is likely to get an increase in Malay support compared to 2008 in this bellweather seat, but this will be more than offset by an even larger drop in non-Malay support.
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This contest will likely be decided by less than 300 votes either way but because of the resources which BN possesses, it will eke out a victory in this by-election.
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How did Khairy Jamaluddin pull off the improbable, or some may even consider, the impossible last night? Political analyst Ong Kian Ming explains.
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One of the main challenges which PKR and to a certain extent, Pakatan is still facing, after the March 8 general election is a second credible and respected Malay leader.
00I’m writing this in response to a segment of a speech made by Dr Boo Cheng Hau, state assembly representative of Skudai, in the Johor state assembly last week where he alleged that certain lending practices made by Dana Johor smacked of apartheid practices because the non- bumiputera were charged a higher interest rate compared to the bumiputera.
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Will Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's gamble in wresting Perak from Pakatan Rakyat cost Barisan Nasional dearly in two upcoming by-elections?
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The Kuala Terengganu by-election results should be particularly worrying for BN in ways which are not revealed by the 2,631 majority win by PAS.
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