CREATIVE banner messages surround an atmosphere of increasing urgency in Permatang Pauh as the 26 Aug 2008 polling day approaches. Lending further controversy to the campaigning is the announcement by imam Ramlang Porigi that he was instructed by his superiors to witness Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s swearing on the Quran that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim […]
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Countdown to the by-election
By Danny Lim
MORE than 58,000 registered voters are eligible to vote in the Permatang Pauh by-election on 26 Aug 2008. As polling day approaches, banners flurry in the warm air, and campaigning intensifies with the presence of some Barisan Nasional (BN) big-wigs who have turned up to support their candidate, Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah. The underdog […]
Permatang Pauh: The Malay vote
By Danny Lim
[gallery-link=”file”] THE battle for votes from the Malay heartland of Permatang Pauh heats up as the by-election on 26 Aug 2008 draws nearer. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is marshalling the resources of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and its Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS in countering Umno’s efforts to play up the sodomy allegations against him. The Barisan […]
Permatang Pauh: PKR draws in the crowd
By Danny Lim and Ng Boon Hooi
DE FACTO Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s campaign for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election is running like a well-oiled machine. The PKR ceramahs have been well attended by people of all races, who come to hear various Pakatan Rakyat leaders such as PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar, PKR’s information chief Tian […]
Permatang Pauh: In full swing
By Danny Lim and Ng Boon Hooi
THE campaigning for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election is in full swing, with the ceramahs organised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) pulling in the crowds. PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is facing Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah and Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) president Hanafi Hamat on 26 Aug 2008. BN […]
Ceramah Perdana: PAS muktamar day two
By Khairil Anhar and Shanon Shah
AFTER a long and tense day of debating the party president’s keynote address in the PAS muktamar, delegates and supporters gathered at Stadium Negeri Perak for the Ceramah Perdana on the night of 16 Aug 2008. By 9.30pm, more than 3,000 people had entered the stadium gates. Within an hour, the crowd grew to almost […]
Permatang Pauh: Three-corner fight
By Danny Lim and Ng Boon Hooi
IT’s a three-corner fight for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat in Penang. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is setting out to win back the constituency and return to Parliament, will face the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah and Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) president Hanafi Hamat. The […]
Permatang Pauh: In full support
By Danny Lim and Ng Boon Hooi
PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is setting out to win back the constituency and return to Parliament, will face the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah and Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) president Hanafi Hamat, in a three-corner fight for the parliamentary seat in Permatang Pauh. A massive […]
The 54th PAS muktamar
By Khairil Anhar and Shanon Shah
IN the wake of the Pakatan Rakyat’s unprecedented success in five state governments in the 8 March 2008 polls, PAS decided to hold its 54th muktamar (assembly) in Ipoh, Perak. The PAS leadership considers Perak a symbolic choice after the Pakatan Rakyat’s victory there, since the Islamist party traces several important milestones back to this […]
