Archive for 'The Big Picture'
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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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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Koh: Umno doesn’t dominate Penang
By Jacqueline Ann Surin
jacquelinesurin@malaysiavotes.com
PENANG: Gerakan acting president and outgoing Penang chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has refuted the opposition’s charge that Umno dominates the Barisan Nasional (BN), especially in this northern state.
Presenting statistics at a press conference here on March 4, he said the number of constituencies that have been allocated to […]
Posted: March 6th, 2008 under The Big Picture, Top Stories.
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Promises, promises?
Tricia YeohTHE political parties announced their manifestos on Feb 25, which represent their public declaration and pledge to uphold their stated principles and goals. How important are manifestos? Do Malaysians, voters and political parties alike, take them seriously enough? Why do some dismiss these documents as promises, promises. In this Q&A, Centre for Public Policy […]
Posted: March 1st, 2008 under The Big Picture, Top Stories.
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Being independent
By Jacqueline Ann Surin
jacquelinesurin@malaysiavotes.com
PETALING JAYA: The idea of fielding an independent candidate in Kepala Batas – the parliamentary constituency where the incumbent is caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi – was not to win the contest.
“The idea is for students to reclaim their voice through the electoral process, and to bring about electoral […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008 under The Big Picture, Top Stories.
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