SPR actions affects BN Performance

Dear Tan Sri Rashid,First and foremost, let me congratulate you and your team (The SPR) on ensuring that the 2008 GE will be a more transparent election. The SPR decision to use the indelible ink and…

The Altantuya Kill Site

By Little BirdAt the Altantuya Shaaribuu murder trial yesterday the Court heard testimony that 388 human bone fragments were found at the site where Altantuya was blown up.

Independents: what chance?

Fed up with party politics?Well, there are 38 independent candidates contesting the March 8 general election, compared to 29 in 2004, the last time Malaysians went to the ballot box.

Election briefs – 1 (27/2/08)

PAS calls for TV boycottBACHOK: PAS deputy president Nasruddin Mat Isa wants voters to boycott all television programmes in the run-up to polling day on March 8, claiming there was only Barisan…

BN takes to cyberspace

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional's election campaign has extended into cyberspace with the launch of its official campaign website.

Watch on Umno backstabbers

ALOR STAR: Undercover Umno officials from the party headquarters are here to monitor party members said to be campaigning against certain candidates.

PKR promises minimum pay

PETALING JAYA: PKR has released a five-point manifesto themed “A New Dawn for Malaysia” which among others, promises a minimum RM1,500 salary for all Malaysians.

PKR’s “A New Dawn For Malaysia”

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26, 2008): Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) defacto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today unveiled a 20-page election manifesto titled "A New Dawn For Malaysia",…

BN make more gains from withdrawals

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26, 2008): Three independents withdrew their candidacy for the March 8 general election today, resulting in the Barisan Nasional (BN) picking up an eighth parliamentary seat.…

‘I am no accidental hero’

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26, 2008): His only claim to fame is recording the controversial V.K. Lingam video clip damning the judiciary. Before that, he was an unknown, working and living in Shanghai.…

Malaysia’s political poverty

By Philip BowringHONG KONG: Malaysia's many middle-of-the-road critics of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi are in a quandary as the March 8 election looms. Do they deliver the governing…