Archive for March, 2008
Samy Vellu’s moment of truth
Samy Vellu at the Sri Mariamman Temple in Taman Dovenby. Photos by Cindy Tham.
By Cindy Tham
cindytham@malaysiavotes.com
SUNGAI SIPUT: The Sri Mariamman Temple in Taman Dovenby here was a hive of activity on March 5, as devotees carrying the kavadi made the journey on foot from several kilometres outside the Dovenby Plantation to the temple located […]
Posted: March 8th, 2008 under On The Ground.
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Islamic Theme Park Fails to Impress
By Farish A. Noor
The Islam Hadhari theme park in Kuala Trengganu is no ordinary children’s playground. Photos by Danny Lim.
THE merry-go-round is painted in bright hues of pink, yellow, green and blue; the slides and rides shine in the sun as the little girl contemplates which of the two plastic horses to mount first. […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under On The Ground, The Big Picture, Top Stories.
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Vying for the wealth of Kelantan
By Danny Lim
dannylim@malaysiavotes.com
KOTA BHARU: PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa has claimed that Barisan Nasional’s (BN) own assessment of voter sentiments in Kelantan revealed that PAS has the edge in at least 26 out of 45 state seats and 10 out of 14 parliamentary seats. However, the Kota Bharu Umno division chief secretary Zulkifli Mustafa questioned […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under On The Ground, Top Stories.
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The Battle in Kinta Valley
By Cindy Tham
cindytham@malaysiavotes.com
The crowd braves the rain to hear the DAP ceramah in Wisma Chin Woo, Ipoh, on Feb 29. Photos by Cindy Tham.
IPOH: Like the rain that was pouring relentlessly, the number of people huddled under their umbrellas outside Wisma Chin Woo here on Feb 29 continued to grow into […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under On The Ground, The Big Picture, Top Stories.
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How will we vote?
The influence of Temperament
“Yet his temperament really gives him a stronger bias than any of his more strictly objective premises.” William James
IF the last article gave you some insights into the characteristics of each of the four Temperaments – Stabilisers, Improvisers, Theorists and Catalysts – and the kind of Temperament some of our politicians […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under My Take.
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