Day: May 19, 2008

Own up on ink fiasco, says Bersih

NST: 19 May 2008 GEORGE TOWN: Someone has to take responsibility for the indelible ink fiasco, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) said yesterday. Committee member Liew Chin Tong said this was necessary as Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul

Cabinet only 'suggested' scrapping use of ink in polls

NST: 18 May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to scrap the use of indelible ink during the March 8 general election was only a suggestion and not a directive from the cabinet. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that while the matter was