Year 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Five by-elections in one year is startling enough but to have three of them squashed into one month is pretty extraordinary. Two by-elections have been held since the March 2008 general election, which saw the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition take…

It may not sound right at first glance that Malaysia’s incoming Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak had united the opposition but unwittingly the recent maneuvours in Perak that caused the fall of Pakatan Rakyat state government have resulted in stronger bonds among opposition…

I am thinking to write an article reflecting on the recent political situations but couldn’t find sufficient time to sit down and develop it in a coherent manner. Perhaps let me share it with you here in pointer form. Within UMNO, there is a view that…

Finally, the Election Commission admits that the poll dates for the two upcoming by-elections was made after taking into consideration the dates of UMNO General Assembly.

To Elizabeth Wong with sympathy. The invasion of Eli’s privacy is a sad reflection of Malaysian politics.

The simultaneous by-elections in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency in Perak and Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah will be, in a way, a referendum on various contentious issues, especially on the Perak political crisis. DAP’s Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament Liew Chin Tong said…

I am disappointed with the Election Commission’s choice of polling date for Bukit Gantang and Bukit Serembau by-elections for three reasons: 1.it clearly favours the interests of UMNO; 2.it is one of the shortest campaign periods in recent history; and 3.it falls on a working…

The new Barisan Nasional state government should dissolve the Perak state assembly immediately to pave the way for fresh election to allow the people to elect a legitimate administration. “This is in compliance with public expectation, aspiration and desire,” said DAP’s Bukit Bendera member of…