PENANG, 31 July 2009: The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the nomination and polling dates for the Permatang Pasir state by-election by 10 Aug, EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said. The by-election, the eighth since the March 2008 general election, has to be called because of the death of the […]
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4 March EC meeting on Batang Ai (Updated 1pm)
PUTRAJAYA, 25 Feb 2009: The Election Commission will be holding a special meeting on 4 March to discuss the date for a by-election for the Sarawak state assembly seat of Batang Ai. A by-election has to be called following the death of assemblyperson Datuk Dublin Unting yesterday. In KUCHING, the EC said it has received […]
The Muharram dilemma
By Marina MahathirThe Sultan Ahmed mosque in Istanbul (© Travis Reitter. Source: wikipedia.org) MY mother used to tell us children that she was born on Awal Muharram, the Muslim New Year. This was a matter of trivial interest to us because we think of her birthday as falling on 12 July. That date happened to fall on […]
