Pakatan Rakyat (PR) which comprises of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is no longer viewed as the alternative to Barisan Nasional (BN). If in the previous elections, the people voted for this opposition coalition as a protest to the mighty Barisan Nasional. It seems to be surprisingly [...]

Hours after Datuk Seri Najib Razak was officially declared the President of UMNO, Democratic Action Party (DAP) are barred from displaying party materials in the up-coming by-elections in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai.
Election Commission Deputy Chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, announced that irrelevant parties such as DAP are also not allowed to apply for [...]

2 Bukits & 1 Batang

February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Will the Batang burst in the middle of the 2 Bukits? Hey, don’t sway your mind else where. It’s about the 3 upcoming by-elections, Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau, and Batang Ai.
Of the three upcoming by-elections, Batang Ai is seen as the one with a bigger impact as the Sarawak state election is due in 2011 [...]

It seems that with the recent political events in Malaysia, Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP), Karpal Singh has proved himself as the fairest politician in Malaysia.
Although he is from Democratic Action Party (DAP), a member of the opposition alliance in the Parliament, his comment has never taken any sides. The recent events starting with the [...]

Tales of Two By-elections

February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Malaysian is going to have 2 by-elections following the death of Bukit Gantang Member of Parliament Roslan Shaharum from Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and the resignation of Bukit Selambau assemblyman V. Arumugam from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on Monday 9th February 2009. This is truly a test for both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat [...]

Is UMNO Alone in Perak?

February 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

It is weird that for the past two days, with crisis in Perak and political drama running high, all we heard of are just two main actors, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Where are the rest of the component parties in Barisan Nasional (BN)?
While we see all top leaders [...]

New Straits Times reported a moment ago that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak declares that Barisan Nasional has secured the majority seats in the Perak State Assembly to form a new state government.
Four assemblymen, three from PKR (including Bota Assemblyman Nasarudin Hashim, who defected from Umno to PKR last month) and one from [...]