KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — DAP Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit Siang openly threw his support for PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to be the next Opposition Leader today, after the latter won the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday. Lim also urged Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties to regain the confidence, hope and trust…
Slight increase in Malay support for PKR in Permatang Pauh, says Wan Azizah
PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said tonight that the results of the Permatang Pauh by-election showed an increase of between 4% and 5% of Malay votes, especially the youths. She also attributed the turnout, 73.71%, to the fact that there was no element of sabotage from PAS election machinery and that…
Heng Seai Kie should distribute full transcript her recorded interview and let the media judge if she is guilty of racialising GST
Yesterday, MCA wanita chief Heng Seai Kie lodged a report with the Election Commission and the police against PKR for adding a racial twist to her remarks on goods and services tax . She alleged that a bill board put up in Pematang Pauh quoting her as saying that Malay pay more GST was an…
Liow Tiong Lai Must Explain Why MCA Excos Supported the liquor sale ban in Malay areas in Melaka
It was reported in today’s Chinese media that the Melaka state government has banned the sale of liquor in Malay areas in Melaka. Malacca Housing, Local Government and Environment Exco Datuk Ismail Othman when contacted by the media has confirmed the ban and said that the convenience stores, minimarkets, sundry shops and other retailers with…
With child porn convict headed home, lawmaker moots sex fiend registry
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The likely return of a Malaysian convicted for child porn in the UK back into society here has prompted a DAP MP to press for a sex offenders registry to allay concerns of parents whose children may be studying with the man. Pointing to the extremity of Nur Fitri Azmeer…
Ops Hitam 505
I don’t really like black colour, but today I have worn black for the whole day to express my support for the “Ops Hitam 505” campaign initiated by Bersih. Time flies, today is the second anniversary of 505, the polling date of GE13. I remember on 5th May 2013, my election campaign team and I…
EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz should focus on electoral reforms to make Malaysian elections free, fair and clean
The proposal that individuals wanting to become elected representatives be required to have at least a credit in Bahasa Malaysia in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination is impractical, unnecessary and unacceptable. In fact, it should not have been given even any serious thought at all for two basic reasons; firstly, there is no such…
Prime Minister should exercise leadership quality and expel Ismail Sabri Yaakob from his Cabinet over his threat on Permatang Pauh voters
Ag04riculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s threat that applications for agricultural funds and projects in Permatang Pauh will not be approved if Pakatan Rakyat wins the by-election again has further proven that he is most unfit to be a Cabinet Minister. A democratic election must be free, fair and clean. Any…