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MCA election: The key contenders

MCA election: The key contenders

comment So far, it is shaping up to a tussle from within the old Team A and Team B comrades for the top two MCA posts.

MCA: Journalist's detention unwarranted

MCA: Journalist's detention unwarranted

The Barisan Nasional component party also rejects the reasons for the 18-hour detention of Tan Cheng Hoon.
MCA late in joining the freedom train

MCA late in joining the freedom train

comment Its leaders are singing a new tune in being critical of the ISA after being indifferent for decades.
Jui Meng guns for MCA No 1 post

Jui Meng guns for MCA No 1 post

The former vice-president officially announced his candidacy for the presidency of the MCA, promising to transform the party into a ‘first class’ political vehicle.
MCA polls - of flash floods and popcorn

MCA polls - of flash floods and popcorn

analysis Today's spotlight will be on its secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan who is expected to declare his candidacy.

'No whisky in MCA election'

'No whisky in MCA election'

ena ling Ena Ling, wife of former party president Dr Ling Liong Sik, has had enough of gossip that her husband is a puppeteer in the ongoing party election campaign.
MCA contests take shape

MCA contests take shape

mca analysis The battle lines are more or less drawn for the MCA party polls but will the delegates rise up to the challenge in electing competent leaders?
DAP's 'rocket' ready to go mainstream

DAP's 'rocket' ready to go mainstream

analysis Buoyed by jubilance and self-confidence, DAP delegates gave the thumbs-up to a call from their leadership to go the political distance and transform into a ‘mainstream party’.
Success aside, DAP needs to fortify itself

Success aside, DAP needs to fortify itself

comment Any electoral success is no justification for everlasting jubilance. DAP leaders should know by now that the voting support its party obtained could be attributed to many 'other' reasons.

DAP - the daring dreamer

DAP - the daring dreamer

comment Like an explorer, the party takes risks and pushes aside the perils of political prosecution and jail sentences.
Tee Keat launches presidential website with moral message

Tee Keat launches presidential website with moral message

ong tee keat The MCA presidential aspirant sets up a website especially to conduct his campaign for the coveted MCA presidency. He starts with a message on morality.
Chilling encounters and hungry ghosts

Chilling encounters and hungry ghosts

Ghosts, spirits, apparitions and ghouls have fascinated mankind since the beginning of time. But do they exist?
Clock is 'cliquing' for MCA polls

Clock is 'cliquing' for MCA polls

analysis Teams and cliques have become so synonymous with MCA in light of the power struggles and leadership battles throughout its history that nobody really cares any more.

Two factions to face off in MCA

Two factions to face off in MCA

mca analysis The race is now on. With the conclusion of the MCA branch and divisional elections over the weekend, the mercury has gone up a few notches within the party.
Hee Leong: I'm just one of the boys

Hee Leong: I'm just one of the boys

ling hee leong It is not that he is in a hurry to become MCA chief like his father but he has been consistent in projecting himself as a grassroots leader. [VIDEO INSIDE]
MCA: Big guns draw up battle lines

MCA: Big guns draw up battle lines

opinion The MCA election is set to feature a long list of hopeful candidates, political come-backs, opportunists and legendary factional wars.
MCA's lone ranger: Pacts ain't my style

MCA's lone ranger: Pacts ain't my style

ong tee keat exclusive Ong Tee Keat, who is gunning for the top post, tells Malaysiakini that he does not form pacts or alliances but is willing to work with those who share the same vision.
Did Tan make the right move?

Did Tan make the right move?

tan yee kew opinion The recent episode involving the abrupt resignation of Tan Yee Kew and an angry sec-gen Ong Ka Chuan reminded us of a Voltaire’s saying, “Ignorance is innocence but stupidity comes with experience.”
Putting the shine back in MCA

Putting the shine back in MCA

All eyes are on MCA as the party attempts to reinvent itself by breathing new life into its leadership

Will the 'lone ranger' ride to the top?

Will the 'lone ranger' ride to the top?

ong tee keat and mca analysis Known for doing politics differently, Ong Tee Keat has become the subject of widespread speculation - is he en route for MCA's top position?

Destiny written in the stars?

Destiny written in the stars?

analysis In the political domain, we are witnessing power struggles over what we believe. The process over time will prove to be cathartic.
MCA: Changing of the guard

MCA: Changing of the guard

analysis There is no turning back for the party, whose president has sent a strong signal that a new chapter must be opened at the top.
The end of BN is nigh

The end of BN is nigh

comment It has been 100 days now since the general election of March 8 but high-tension dramas are still abound in Malaysian politics as more changes are likely.
MCA elections - the battle begins

MCA elections - the battle begins

analysis The battle lines drawn at the branch level last Sunday will be tested at divisional level before culminating in the national party polls in October.