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Muhyiddin contradicts Najib on “national reconciliation”

10 June, 2013
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by M Kulasegaran Prime Minister cannot keep silent when his deputy in government has repudiated his call for national reconciliation   At the BN Thanksgiving Function held at the Sekolah Menengah Tengku Temenggong Ahmad in Kundang Ulu, Muar two days ... Full Article →




Tony berates MAHB’s incompetence, calls KLIA2 delay ‘multibillion ringgit disaster’

6 June, 2013
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by Tony Pua Kiam Wee Finally after months of blatant denials, Malaysia Airports (MAHB) has finally conceded that the KLIA2 is severely delayed. The current KLIA2 airport contract was scheduled to be completed by September 2011 but has been delayed ... Full Article →




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Plans to police online news set to put BN to shame

6 June, 2013
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by Charles Santiago Singapore has always frowned upon and ignored pressure groups. The government bulldozed policies, curbed democratic space and was confident of winning elections, again and again. Singapore’s social media changed all that. It jolted the government from its slumber. The republic’s social media turned silent dissent into visible ... Full Article →



Fictitious “red bean army” is part of a larger plot…

4 June, 2013
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by Lim Kit Siang BN conspired to demonise DAP three months before the election   Preliminary inquiry showed that a well-funded Umno/BN conspiracy was hatched three months before the dissolution of Parliament on April 3 to demonise the DAP. This also spawned the outrageous allegations of a fictitious DAP-funded “Red Bean Army” ... Full Article →



Dont be “kiasu”, Shabery Cheek

4 June, 2013
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by Yeo Bee Yin The Barisan Nasional government should not become a copycat or a kiasu government and resort to restricting free flow of information in Malaysia cyberspace.   The Communications and Multimedia Minister Dato Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek has said that the BN government is now studying the possibility ... Full Article →



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Suffocate people’s access to social media? Think again, gov’t — Jay Jay Denis

6 June, 2013
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When THAT line is crossed too often, there will come a time when it will cease to exist and it will become second nature for ‘trampling’ to take place. This is in light of Minister of Communications and Multimedia’s comments yesterday on the possibility of the government mimicking Singapore to ... Full Article →



Blame Najib

31 May, 2013
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by M Manogaran In the March 2008 elections, BN lost its two-thirds majority and Umno blamed then-premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for it. Actually the reason BN lost its two-thirds majority and for the first time opposition parties got 82 seats in Parliament, was due to the beginning of a trend ... Full Article →



A tsunami against BN, not against Malays

31 May, 2013
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by Nicole Tan Lee Koon I had an interesting banter with my friends recently. Many of my them were above 55-years-old. Not by choice though. You see, most of my peers are not based in Seremban. I shall not name these friends of mine but let me tell you that ... Full Article →



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Keep Calm and vote Pakatan Rakyat

15 March, 2013
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Don’t believe the scare-mongering and fear tactics, Malaysia is perfectly capable of a peaceful transition of government should Pakatan Rakyat win the 13th General Election. Here are seven reasons why: 1.     A change of ruling government is a normal procedure which will be conducted peacefully. DAP Election Strategist Ong Kian ... Full Article →



Your money, back where it belongs: to you

14 March, 2013
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Here’s why your vote is a secret

5 March, 2013
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                                      The process in the diagram is explained as follows: Election clerks 1. First elections clerk (LC#1) collects your IC, reads out your name and IC number and crosses out your name ... Full Article →



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Undaunted by stiff battle, Wong Tack pushes on

4 April, 2013
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By Chung Hosanna It’s 11.30 and the sun is merciless in Bentong’s one street morning market. A man walks up to Wong Tack, clad in the same signature green shirt as him, a familiar colour that has come to symbolise the Himpunan Hijau cause. “You are my idol. I will ... Full Article →



BN wants us to pay RM600 for toll in Sabah?

12 March, 2013
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by Dr Hiew King Cheu It is rather upsetting and disheartening to listen to the comments made by the Federal Assistant Works Minister Datuk Yong Khoon Seng. Yong recently commented that if the government were to upgrade the Pan Borneo trunk road from a single lane road to a Dual ... Full Article →



DAP’s ‘Javanese’ in Sekinchan

16 January, 2013
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By Syukri Shairi & Izmil Amri Ng Suee Lim is DAP Selangor state assemblyman, serving the agriculture-rich, mostly-rural constituency of Sekinchan. The animated Ng spends a lot of his time helping the people in Selangor well beyond his borders of constituency, and he’s happy about that. He shares his story ... Full Article →



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Defining the future

28 February, 2013
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 by Liew Chin Tong The 13th General Election is not merely the end of the 12th Parliament which met since 28th April 2008. It is a time for all Malaysians to put an end to Barisan Nasional’s 58-year rule from 1955 (after winning the self-government election conducted by the British). ... Full Article →



BN will have to tell a thousand lies to cover up the original lie about Najib’s “yee sang” fiasco

20 February, 2013
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by Lim Kit Siang Although the Penang police chief, Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi produced the SMS to the police on the death threat to South Korean K-Pop superstar Psy by his manager, he really did not explain the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib’s “yee sang” fiasco at the Penang Barisan ... Full Article →



BN’s minimum wages order suffocating Sabah

7 February, 2013
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by Dr Hiew King Cheu Many are puzzled and unhappy with the result of the just implemented Minimum Wages Act in Malaysia where general workers must be paid a minimum wage of RM900 in Peninsular Malaysia and RM800 in Sabah. The employers and the employees are facing many problems and ... Full Article →



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Another victim of electoral fraud

16 January, 2013
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KARAK – A resident in the state assembly seat of Sabai, Pahang has become yet another victim of electorate manipulation, one of the many forms of electoral fraud done by moving electorates to constituencies not of their own. The resident, only known as Chong, has complained that two of his ... Full Article →



Motherhood celebrated: awareness campaign for breastfeeding

6 January, 2013
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PETALING JAYA – True to the DAP and Pakatan Rakyat’s continuous efforts in empowering Malaysian women and mothers, The State Assemblyman for Kampung Tunku, Lau Weng San, organised a breastfeeding awareness campaign to keep the society alert about the matter. The event, happening on 22 December, was held with an ... Full Article →



“Mama”, “Ubah Rocket Style” hyped up DAP New Year celebrations

3 January, 2013
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KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Jan – The Democratic Action Party ushered in 2013 with style at the party’s national celebration here in KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. They countdown event was animated by the official launching of the parody music video, titled “Ubah Rocket Style”, accompanied with energetic performances by local artistes. ... Full Article →



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Suffocate people’s access to social media? Think again, gov’t — Jay Jay Denis

6 June, 2013 0 Comments
When THAT line is crossed too often, there will come a time when it will cease to exist and it will become second nature for ‘trampling’ to take place. This is in light of Minister of Communications and Multimedia’s comments yesterday on the possibility of the government mimicking Singapore to ... Full Article →
Interviews

Undaunted by stiff battle, Wong Tack pushes on

4 April, 2013 1 Comment
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By Chung Hosanna It’s 11.30 and the sun is merciless in Bentong’s one street morning market. A man walks up to Wong Tack, clad in the same signature green shirt as him, a familiar colour that has come to symbolise the Himpunan Hijau cause. “You are my idol. I will ... Full Article →
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Another victim of electoral fraud

16 January, 2013 0 Comments
Kamache
KARAK – A resident in the state assembly seat of Sabai, Pahang has become yet another victim of electorate manipulation, one of the many forms of electoral fraud done by moving electorates to constituencies not of their own. The resident, only known as Chong, has complained that two of his ... Full Article →
Cover Story

Keep Calm and vote Pakatan Rakyat

15 March, 2013 1 Comment
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Don’t believe the scare-mongering and fear tactics, Malaysia is perfectly capable of a peaceful transition of government should Pakatan Rakyat win the 13th General Election. Here are seven reasons why: 1.     A change of ruling government is a normal procedure which will be conducted peacefully. DAP Election Strategist Ong Kian ... Full Article →