Noises, voices and choices
The care of human life and happiness . . . is the first and only object of good government. – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President These three interactions define voters’ participation in the strange wilderness of politics. It keeps feeding the enigma despite the noises and voices in Parliament that chronically represent our misguided choices. […]
Early voter turnout at over 90 per cent in four states as of 3 pm
KUALA LUMPUR: The early voter turnout for the six state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election was over 90 per cent in four states as of 3 pm today. According to the Election Commission (EC), Terengganu and Kedah had the highest turnout so far at 93 per cent respectively, followed by Selangor and Negeri […]
Malay support for PH, BN in N. Sembilan increasing: Aminuddin
SEREMBAN: Based on a study, the support of Malay voters in Negeri Sembilan for Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) has increased by more than 50 per cent, said state PH chairman Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. He said the support has consistently increased, particularly in the last two days compared to April, as a […]
More than 50 pct voter turnout as at 11 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Voter turnout for the six-state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election was more than 50 per cent as of 11 am today. According to the Election Commission (EC), Kelantan still had the highest percentage at 63 per cent, followed by Kedah at 61 per cent and Negeri Sembilan at 60 per cent. […]
Flag war, psychological warfare do not guarantee candidate’s victory
KOTA BHARU: The election machinery of contesting parties have been busy hoisting their respective flags at every available space to signal the imminent start of the election battle, well in advance before the nomination day for the six state elections. Since the announcement of the candidates on Saturday (July 29), the number of flags has […]
Welfare subsidy for voters in P.212, anyone?
SIBU: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sibu Service Centre P.212 is offering welfare subsidy assistance to all voters in the Sibu Parliamentary constituency. According to Sibu Member of Parliament, Oscar Ling, the subsidy involves the purchase of wheelchairs and medical beds for sick individuals. “The initiative has been offered since March 1. However, many people still […]
Polling for Padang Serai, Tioman starts
KUALA LUMPUR: The voting process for the 15th General Election (GE15) for the Padang Serai parliamentary seat in Kedah and the Tioman state seat in Pahang officially begins at 8 am today, involving a total of 161,063 voters. They comprised 132,955 voters in Padang Serai, and 28,108 others in Tioman. A total of 46 polling centres with 230 voting […]
Unity government?
In my past article, I mentioned that this election phase has five heartbeats: dissolution of parliament, nominations, election date, election results, and government formation. This is the phase that voters in Malaysia are discussing and debating on all social media sites. The results have been tallied, and PH has the most seats, followed by PN, […]
PH retains Miri seat
MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Chiew Choon Man who is also the Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) Miri chief won the Miri seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) with a majority of 6,159 votes. He polled 39,549 votes against the GPS-SUPP’s Cr Jeffery Phang 33,390 and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Datuk Lawrence Lai (5,209), who […]
GE15: First-time voters use public holiday to exercise right
KUCHING: First-time voters here have spent their public holidays to vote for the very first time. Denedy Wong, 27, who works as an Auditor, flew in from Kuala Lumpur to exercise his rights, voting for his candidate of choice for the first time. He later shared that during the previous election, he was still studying […]
