PENANG, 20 May 2009: Food stall operator Che Som is looking forward to the Penanti state by-election next week. He is banking on the anticipated influx of people in the small town of Penanti where he operates to earn a little more. Like Che Som, many people in the town, located in the Permatang Pauh […]
Penanti by-election
Umno won’t back independent in Penanti
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: Umno will not use dirty tactics by backing any independent candidate in the Penati state assembly by-election after deciding not to contest in the 31 May polls. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno was not a greedy party and said any allegation that it would back […]
EC warning over use of voter registration booths
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 19 May 2009: The Election Commission (EC) today warned the DAP, PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) against using their voter registration booths near polling stations for last-minute canvassing of votes in the Penanti state by-election on 31 May. EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the parties had pledged not […]
Not contesting Penanti a wise decision
PUTRAJAYA, 19 May 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) supreme council’s decision not to contest the Penanti state by-election in Penang is an appropriate move as it has to concentrate on managing the country and the economy, several leaders said today. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the decision would enable the BN to […]
PAS’s Penanti tantrum revisited
By Shanon ShahNik AzizFOR a while there, PAS nearly gave Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) a scare for the upcoming Penanti by-election — the party’s Permatang Pauh division wanted the seat for itself. In fact, newly elected Penang PAS Youth chief Yusni Mat Tiah even told the press there was the possibility that a PAS candidate could run […]
BN not contesting in Penanti (Updated 7.57pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 7.57pm, 18 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 18 May 2009: Barisan Nasional will not contest the Penanti by-election which it deems a “political game” by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the BN supreme council had unanimously decided against contesting the 31 May by-election today on the grounds that the […]
Najib’s Penanti strategy?
By Shanon ShahDATUK Seri Najib Razak’s assertion that by-elections are wasteful and his insinuation that the Barisan Nasional (BN) may boycott the Penanti by-election are not new ideas. Back in August 2008, then Kelantan Umno chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa called for the BN to boycott the Permatang Pauh by-election for similar reasons. Of course, the BN […]
PAS disallows contest against PKR in Penanti
BUTTERWORTH, 5 May 2009: PAS will maintain its stand of not allowing its members to contest in the Penanti by-election against a counterpart in the opposition pact in the spirit of camaraderie. Its director of elections, Datuk Mustafa Ali, said PAS would therefore not field its candidate for the state seat even on an independent […]
Najib needs to do more
Translation by Gan Pei LingFOR 27 April to 3 May, the Chinese media’s spotlight was on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new reform policies, the A (H1N1) flu threat, and the Penanti by-election. From the liberalisation of the 27 services sub-sectors and financial sectors to the cabinet’s policy on conversion disputes, Najib’s new policies have become a topic […]
No decision on Penanti contest: Muhyiddin (Updated)
Updated 8.08pm, 4 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Umno has not made any decision yet whether to contest the Penanti state by-election in Penang on 31 May. Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, said the Umno political bureau which met in Putrajaya today did not […]
