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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…

Election briefs – 2 (26/2/08)

PAS, PKR Launch Joint Manifesto For PerakIPOH, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Pas and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) today unveiled a joint manifesto themed Progress, Prosperous and Welfare for Perak to draw…

Malaysia needs a strong Opposition

Michael BackmanSHOULD Malaysians bother to vote? The corollary of this question is: does the Malaysian Government deserve to be re-elected? The answer to the second question is no.

Seloka Pilihanraya 2008 (Siri 1)

Suratkhabar penuh dengan berita pilihanrayaSeperti biasa BN memperalatkan media perdanaSelain dari menggunakan Kemas dan BalairayaDan memegang tengkok kontraktor untuk danaBN terus menguasai TV satu,…

Wind of change or typhoon?

Goh Ban Lee (Feb 26, 2008): MALAYSIANS must be very easily excited. How else can one explain the excitement over the coming 12th general election when the Barisan Nasional (BN) will still be…

‘Loh was a pawn’

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26, 2008): The question on the lips of Kelana Jaya voters is why has their MP Loh Seng Kok been replaced just after one term? With no replacement seat, the…

PAS’ New Realist Politics?

During the time of Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy’s leadership (1956-1970), PAS was widely seen as a progressive Islamist party that was committed to the ideal of an Islamic state but at the same…