Corrections

PAS retains Permatang Pasir seat Corrected 10.20pm, 25 Aug 2009 We had originally reported the following about the Permatang Pasir election results: “This time, PAS’s share of total votes cast is 64.8%, compared to 68.7% in the 2008 general election.” The correct percentages are as follows: “This time, PAS’s share of total votes cast is […]

Telling Malaysian stories Corrected 11.25am, 27 July 2009 We mistakenly captioned a photo showing Bernice Chauly’s Punjabi grandfather as “Ipoh, 1913 – the place and year Bernice’s grandfather was born”. Her grandfather, Tehil Singh, was actually born in Punjab in 1880, and went to Singapore in 1908. The picture, however, was taken in Ipoh in […]

“Non-Muslims have no locus standi” and “Non-Muslim claim to inheritance must be considered” Corrected 7.50pm, 30 June 2009 We originally misspelt the name of the lawyer for the Selangor Islamic Council (Mais) in the Mohan Singh case as Hanif Khatri Abdullah. It should be Hanif Khatri Abdulla. We apologise for the error. Zulkifli and civility […]

Penanti poll results (Updated 8.39pm) Corrected 9.10pm, 31 May 2009 We inaccurately quoted Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution as saying that out of the voter turnout of 47% on 31 May 2009 during the Penanti by-election, 44% of the votes cast was estimated to have gone to PKR candidate Dr Mansor Othman […]

Najib consolidates and compromises Corrected 11.56pm, 24 April 2009 We mistakenly reported that Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique had lost his bid for an Umno supreme council post during the party elections in March. Zulhasnan had in fact won a place on the supreme council, polling 1,431 votes and coming in 22nd place. We apologise for […]

Umno’s unholy trinity Corrected 12.15pm, 9 April 2009 We misspelt Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud’s name as Dr Siti Mariam Mahmud. We apologise for our carelessness. Chaos and confidence in Bukit Selambau Corrected 3.34pm, 1 April 2009 The percentage of Indian Malaysian voters in this chart was mistakenly labelled as 19.3%. The correct figure is 29.5%. […]

Guan Eng to sue Utusan Malaysia, Shabudin Corrected 1.25pm, 25 Feb 2009 We had initially wrongly attributed the quote to Penang Chief Minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. It should be attributed to Penang Islamic Religious Council president Shabudin Yahya. We apologise for the mistake. Bar Council urges snap elections in Perak Corrected 12:10am, […]

Hark: the Herald Corrected on 29 Jan 2009 at 11.40am We inaccurately described Che Din Yusoh’s position as “Quran Publication Control and Text Division secretary”. It should instead be “Publications and Quranic Text Control Division secretary”. We apologise for the error. Kugan’s final journey Corrected on 28 Jan 2009 at 11.30pm In the caption for […]

In defence of Tamil Corrected on 22 Dec 2008 at 6.55pm In our initial illustration, we said Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal was quoted as saying that Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan was owner of Air Asia. This is inaccurate. Air Asia is run by Datuk Tony Fernandes. Ananda is a […]

PKR national congress in full swing Corrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 6.00pm In this photo gallery of Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s national congress, we wrote that: “The congress, attended by 1,927 delegates and over 1,200 party observers, is the first since the party’s triumph at the 12th General Election on 8 March, where it emerged […]