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Anwar turns on the heat

BATU KAWAN (March 1, 2008): It was close to mid-day in Taman Merak, a mixed residential area in Bukit Tambun, and the sun was at its highest.

Ready for action

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1, 2008): Nurul Izzah, the eldest daughter of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and mother to five-month-old Nur Safiyah, knows she has got lots…

Penang’s kind of hush

PENANG (March 1, 2008): The silence of Penang voters this time around is making Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders edgy, especially outgoing Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon who is leading the…

Are the People Really the Boss?

And it says it is prepared and willing to take power and rule this country. What a joke! Any party that excludes large swathes of Malays CANNOT take power except by force. Who is the DAP trying to…

Suara rakyat, suara keramat

It is time the Indians reclaim their dignity. It is time the Indians no longer allow themselves to be taken for granted. It is time the Indians realise that they need not succumb to threats and…

SPR Simpan Pengundi Hantu?

Satu sidang akhbar telah diadakan semalam berkenaan isu pengundi berumur 100 tahun di dalam daftar pemilih yang dikeluarkan SPR selepas hari penamaan minggu lalu.

The big five for Badawi

Leslie Lau answers five often-asked questions on the campaign trailTwo groups of issues dominate this election: High-brow issues, such as judicial integrity and corruption, versus…

Election Snippets

8,666 VOTERS AGED OVER 100, AND 'THEY'RE ALIVE' The Election Commission (EC) has found nearly 9,000 people aged more than 100 on its electoral rolls - a discovery that is likely to…

Perlis Umno fixes discord

KANGAR: PAS’ hope of capturing one parliamentary and seven state seats in Perlis will be dashed as Umno has already solved its problems, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan…

Ghani soothes unhappy voters in Skudai

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Barisan Nasional is redoubling its efforts to blunt inroads made by the opposition, particularly the DAP, in the Skudai state constituency, one of the hottest seats in the…

Terengganu BN rallying the disgruntled

KUALA TERENGGANU: In the past week Barisan Nasional, especially Umno, has been going all out to reconcile the staunch supporters whose favoured wakil rakyat have been replaced by new…

Sungai Siput folk ponder their future

SUNGAI SIPUT (Feb 29, 2008): A barrage of banners and posters of Barisan Nasional and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) greets visitors entering the town where Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has been…

Crossfire: Koh Tsu Koon vs Dr P. Ramasamy

Outgoing Penang chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon takes on Prof Dr P. Ramasamy in a seat that will see much development especially with two multi-billion ringgit projects -- the Penang Turf…