Day: March 30, 2009

Battling over land rights in Batang Ai

By Deborah Loh (thenutgraph.com) FOOD on the table and a roof over one’s head — these are key issues in almost any election in rural Malaysia. But in the Sarawak hinterland, it’s a more emotional subject as food and shelter are derived from a hereditary

Independents' day

By Shanon Shah (thenutgraph.com) “WITH independent candidates, it depends on their ‘roots’,” says Kedah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) information chief Ahmad Kasim. “For example, if they were originally from PKR, they will naturally pull votes away from the PKR candidate.”