Tag: Barisan Nasional
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Seeking Justice and Equality: Chandra Muzaffar replies
IT is sad that Jules Ong has not really understood my position on justice and equality in Malaysia. For almost 40 years now, I have argued in my writings and speeches that the nation’s historical background is an essential prerequisite for understanding justice and equality in contemporary Malaysia. If Malaysians of Chinese and Indian origin…
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The Battle in Kinta Valley
By Cindy Tham cindytham@malaysiavotes.com 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 the night. They didn’t seem to mind the water splashing on their feet or the dampness in the air; their eyes were glued…
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Another Country, Another Election
by Farish A. Noor [Updated with correction at 9.02pm, March 6, 2008] TUAN Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat looked a little grey and fuzzy on the videocam screen of the Special Branch (SB) officer who stood watching the spectacle before him with an air of bored disinterest. The officer himself was not all that…
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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…
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