THE online media in Malaysia continues to be attacked, monitored and threatened purportedly because of its pro-opposition, anti-government stance. But is the online media’s reporting as biased and lopsided as the BN and its allies make it out to be?
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Chua Soon Booi (Tawau)
By Koh Lay ChinTAWAU Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Chua Soon Bui’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Datuk Chua Soon Bui Constituency: Tawau Party: Independent — SAPP Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: None Party position: Vice-president Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: […]
Time for recall elections, Selangor
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected at 4:25pm, 4 Nov 2009 THERE are those who cheered for Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s now infamous 16 September 2008 plot to take over the federal government by defections. There are also those who initially cheered the 10-day defection of Datuk Nasarudin Hashim (state assemblyperson for Bota, Perak) from Umno to Parti […]
Najib: Penanti not yardstick on popularity
JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), 1 June 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s victory in the Penanti by-election yesterday is not a yardstick to gauge the popularity of any political party. The prime minister said PKR’s victory was also not an impressive win because voter turnout dropped to less than 50%, and […]
Not all are “BN stooges”
By Shanon ShahAre independent candidates part of the BN’s ploy? INDEPENDENT candidates have become a sort of joke in Malaysian politics, ever since the record-breaking 13 independents decided to slug it out in Bukit Selambau in April 2009. All 13, however, lost their deposits on polling day on 7 April, during which it was clear that voters […]
Penanti poll results (Updated 9.26pm)
By Shanon ShahUpdated 9.26pm, 31 May 2009Corrected on 31 May 2009 at 9.10pm Anwar, Mansor and Guan Eng 8.37pm Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng confirms that PKR’s Dr Mansor Othman, who won the Penanti by-election today, will be sworn in as deputy chief minister I on 3 June 2009. 8.25pm The Election Commission officially announces PKR’s […]
Voting ends in Penanti (Updated 5.28pm)
By Shanon ShahNai Khan Ari casts his vote Updated on 31 May 2009 at 5.28pm BUKIT MERTAJAM, 31 May 2009: Polling for the Penanti state by-election, which began at 8am today, ended at 5pm. According to sources, the voter turnout was low. Mohd RahimAt the Dewan Orang Ramai dan Tabika Kampung Tun Sardon, the first voter was […]
“YB” Kamarul Ramizu
By Shanon ShahKAMARUL Ramizu Idris, the eyebrow-raising independent candidate in both the Bukit Gantang and Penanti by-elections, is being skewered for coming out in support of the Internal Security Act (ISA). “Whether the ISA exists or is abolished is meaningless now. It just should not be abused, either by individuals or the government. It must be transparent […]
Protecting kids in cyberspace
By Cindy ThamMANY people would cringe at the idea of being friends with their parents on social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster and MySpace. Not that we have anything to hide. The posts can be viewed by all our friends anyway, and sometimes by their friends as well. Such sites aren’t exactly known for privacy. (©Michal Zacharzewski/sxc.hu) […]
Nomination day in Penanti (Updated 12.14pm)
By Shanon ShahUpdated 12.14pm, 23 May 2009 (popcorn © Adirana Herbut / sxc.hu) BUKIT MERTAJAM, 23 May 2009: The Penanti state by-election is shaping up to be an interesting four-cornered fight. With Barisan Nasional sitting this one out, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Dr Mansor Othman, 56, faces three independents: former Penang PKR Wanita chief Aminah Abdullah, 56, […]
