“Don’t poison the well that you drink from…We must be grateful. If people are good to us, we should return the gesture. This is part of Chinese culture, too.” Datuk Seri Najib Razak, speaking to the Chinese Malaysian electorate of Kuala Terengganu in the Bandar state constituency on 13 Jan 2009. Chinese Malaysian voters were […]
Kuala Terengganu by-election
MCA thanks Chinese voters for increased support
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Jan 2009: The MCA will not take the trust from Chinese Malaysian voters lightly following their increased support for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Kuala Terengganu by-election, said MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat tonight. “I was told that Chinese support for BN had actually increased compared with the last general […]
Smooth polling in KT by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 17 Jan 2009: Voting for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election here proceeded smoothly at all polling centres although there were two minor incidents. Terengganu police chief, Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan, said although the situation was quite tense at several polling centres it was just a normal scenario. “Until 5pm today, no violence occurred,” […]
Razali’s resignation will not affect EC credibility
KUALA TERENGGANU, 16 Jan 2009: The resignation of Datuk Mat Razali Kassim as returning officer (RO) will not affect the Election Commission’s (EC) credibility in running the Kuala Terengganu by-election tomorrow in a transparent manner. EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof was hopeful that certain quarters would not politicise the issue by claiming […]
Govt launches emergency fund for fisherfolk
KUALA TERENGGANU, 16 Jan 2009: The government today announced the setting up of the Fishermen’s Emergency Fund with a launching capital of RM1 million to help fishermen and their families struck by misfortune. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, in disclosing this, said fisherfolk took great risks when they went out to sea […]
Mat Razali quits as by-election RO
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Jan 2009: Kuala Terengganu mayor Datuk Mat Razali Kassim has withdrawn as the returning officer for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, the Election Commission (EC) announced today. EC secretary Datuk Ngah Senik said in a statement today that Wan Mustafa Wan Hassan, the secretary of the Kuala Terengganu City Council, has been […]
EC expects high voter turnout in KT by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) expects the voter turnout in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election on 17 Jan to be about the same as that during the general election last year. Then, 82.45% or 66,231 of the 80,325 voters turned out to cast their ballots. The constituency now has 80,229 voters, […]
PM: T’ganu development to proceed unimpeded
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today he wanted the ongoing development in Terengganu to continue unimpeded in fulfilling the aspirations of the people in the state. The prime minister said the government would ensure that all programmes drawn up for the state since the time the Barisan Nasional (BN) […]
Positive and negative campaigning
By Danny Lim and Deborah LohBOTH Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional (BN) have taken different approaches with their ceramahs in Kuala Terengganu’s by-election. Those on PAS candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut’s campaign team repeatedly raise topics like the perceived abuses of power by BN and the issue of oil royalty. Among these supporters are blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin and Lembah […]
Campaign worker slapped over party flags
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 Jan 2009: A campaign worker was slapped by a worker from another party as he was putting up party flags near a school early today. Terengganu police chief Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the victim was putting up flags near Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Paloh at 1.15am when he was approached a worker form […]
