Star pulling power

Malaysian parties look to celebrities in battle for votesTHE final days of campaigning in Malaysia are turning out to be a battle between the tried-and-tested and the ideals.

Gelombang kebangkitan rakyat

Seandainya tiada agenda silap mata, tiada pemalsuan, tiada penipuan, rakyat bakal membuat perhitungan wajar menolak segala kerosakkan serta salah urus tadbir dan salah laku pimpinan Abdullah Ahmad…

Khairy reaches out to Netizens

PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin, who is contesting the Rembau parliamentary seat, has joined many other general election candidates in the political fray by entering…

Another Country, Another Election

by Farish A. Noor TUAN Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat looked a little grey and fuzzy on the videocam screen of the Special Branch (SB) officer who stood watching the spectacle before him with an air of bored…

Is Elections Science Or Art?

Most people believe that elections are all about figures. How should we divide the power pie of 222 parliamentary and 505 state seats? We are all busy analysing and calculating.

Focus on Kinta Valley

PETALING JAYA (March 6, 2008): With a day more to polling, the battle for seats in Perak remains focused on the three parliamentary and nine state seats in the Kinta Valley Oriental Daily News…

Over to the fence sitters in Penang

PENANG (March 6, 2008): Barisan Nasional and opposition parties have stepped up their electoral campaigns to win over fence sitters who could give the winners the edge.

An election in Malaysia

Malaysia's ruling coalition is likely to stay in powerMalaysians are likely to turn out in record numbers to vote in the general election on March 8th. Increased political awareness,…

KLCI Travels South

By Little BirdWhen the PM Badawi announced the dissolution of Parliament on the 13th of February he also mentioned that among other things the KLSE was robust with the Composite Index (KLCI) at over…