Archive for 'On The Ground'
“David vs Goliath” in Penang’s Rat Island
By Tikki Gee
[Updated with correction at 3.30pm, March 3, 2008]
PENANG: Touted to be a closely-fought state, Penang is the focus of a united Opposition, where the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are determined to wrest control of the state from Gerakan, a Barisan National (BN) component party.
Recent events at the national level, and […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2008 under On The Ground, Top Stories.
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The “Moderate” Mischief of the BN
By Danny Lim
dannylim@malaysiavotes.com
Outside the BN/UMNO Bilik Gerakan in Chembong, near the nomination centre. Photos by Danny Lim.
[Updated with correction at 6.30pm, 2 March 2008]
A DAY before the Feb 24 nomination day, Khairy Jamaluddin fields press questions during a kenduri at his family home in Kampung Badong, Negri Sembilan. A reporter fishes for a response to […]
Posted: March 1st, 2008 under On The Ground, Top Stories.
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The “miracle” on Jalan Gasing
[Updated at 9:11pm, 6 March 2008 with correction]
ON the evening of Feb 27, the Catholic Church of Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) on Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya hosted a debate for the public to get to know the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Opposition candidates running in their constituency. The candidates were: MCA candidate Datuk Donald […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under On The Ground, On the Ceramah Trail, Top Stories.
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An open letter to Tony Pua
To our readers,
Beginning Feb 28, we invite readers who are following any particular campaign trail to share their thoughts and observations about the quality of debates and candidates at any ceramah they are at.
We hope that these kinds of articles will represent the diversity of voices of voters out there who make the effort to […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008 under My Take, On The Ground, On the Ceramah Trail, Top Stories.
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Chegubard on what ails Malaysia
Chegubard [centre] and his entourage on nomination day. Photos by Danny Lim.After the fanfare had subsided a little and the candidates had been announced on Nomination Day (Feb 24), Danny Lim spoke to Badrul Hisham Shaharin, 30, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat contestant for the Rembau parliamentary seat in Negeri Sembilan. He is taking on […]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under On The Ground, Top Stories.
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