BUKIT MERTAJAM, 4 June 2009: Seberang Perai municipal councillors from PKR snubbed the swearing-in ceremony of new president Mokhtar Mohd Jait today, claiming that the party was not consulted on the appointment. PKR whip and councillor Johari Kassim said eight of nine councillors from the party stayed away from the ceremony as they were unhappy […]
Mansor Othman
Mansor Othman is Penang DCM1 (Updated 2.35pm)
Updated 2.35pm on 3 June 2009 PENANG, 3 June 2009: Newly-elected Penanti state assemblyperson Mansor Othman was sworn in today as Penang deputy chief minister I before the Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at his Seri Mutiara official residence. Mansor, 59, was handed his letter of appointment and proceeded to take the oath […]
Short-sighted politics
The road ahead is long and winding – but who will lead the way? (Background image by Monica Arellano-Ongpin @ Flickr; stop sign images by Mateusz Stachowski /sxc.hu; Najib image public domain, source: Wikimedia commons) SO another by-election is over — the sixth since 2008. Garnering 85% of the total votes cast, Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
Spinning the Penanti victory
ON paper, the 5,558-vote winning majority of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Dr Mansor Othman during the recently concluded Penanti by-election looks stunning. Indeed, it is more than a two-fold increase of the 2,219-vote majority polled by Mansor’s predecessor, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, during the March 2008 general election. In fact, at 6,052 votes, Mansor polled 85% […]
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 […]
Unraveling Pakatan’s Penanti win
Mansor celebrating his win in the by-election WITH Penanti, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has added yet another convincing victory to its already impressive by-election resumé. Doubtless, many are viewing Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Dr Mansor Othman’s thumping 5,558 winning majority as par for the course in PR’s onslaught on Malaysian politics. Rohana AriffinSupport for […]
Mansor triumphs in Penanti
From l-r: Mat Sabu, Mansor Othman, Guan Eng and Anwar Ibrahim BUKIT MERTAJAM, 31 May 2009: As expected, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has notched yet another by-election victory, when Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Dr Mansor Othman scored a thumping win here in Penanti. Additionally, Mansor will be made the new Penang deputy chief minister (DCM) 1 […]
Penanti poll results (Updated 9.26pm)
Updated 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)
Nai 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 […]
Saifuddin: Fairus is welcome to help
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 28 May 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution has confirmed that Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, the former Penanti assemblyperson who is also former Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1, has yet to appear in the party’s current by-election campaign. Saifuddin “We are happy if Fairus can show up to support us, but […]
