Day: August 26, 2008

5 'phantom' buses stopped, MP and sons arrested

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng & Athi Veeranggan | Aug 26, 08 (Malaysiakini) Three buses – one of which was filled with passengers – have been escorted to a police station in Permatang Pauh after PKR supporters believe they were used to ferry phantom voters.

Four names missing from electoral list

Athi Veeranggan | Aug 26, 08 (Malaysiakini) Four constituents, who last voted during the March general elections, had a rude shock today when they found their names missing from the electoral roll in the Permatang Pauh by-election.

Election Commission denies fraud charges

Aug 26, 08 (Malaysiakini) The Election Commission has angrily rejected opposition claims it had rigged the voter list for a critical by-election expected to return Anwar Ibrahim to parliament.

Electoral roll clean, says EC

By Hamidah Atan (NST) 2008/08/26 PUTRAJAYA: The electoral roll for the Permatang Pauh by-election is clean and its authenticity has been verified by the Election Commission. Commission deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the allegation by Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Fuziah Salleh that 949

Permatang Pauh Goes To Polls Tomorrow

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 25 (Bernama) — The people of Permatang Pauh will come out to vote again Tuesday, this time in a by-election for the parliamentary seat after it was left vacant by the candidate they voted in five months ago in the March 8

5 'phantom' buses stopped, MP arrested

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng & Athi Veeranggan (Malaysiakini) Three buses – one of which was filled with passengers – have been escorted to a police station in Permatang Pauh after PKR supporters believe they were used to ferry phantom voters.

Anwar gets BIGGER majority

Malaysiakini: 26 Aug 2008 9.50pm: Official EC tally – Anwar got 31,195 votes, Arif Shah, 15,524, Hanafi, 92. Anwar won with a majority of 15,671.

Political Paradigm Shattering By Elections Results

by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee On 26 August, just a few days short of Merdeka day, voters in Permatang Pauh went to vote for what they want of a better Malaysia for themselves and their children.   The outcome:  they voted for the opposition candidate not