Day: April 21, 2009

DAP won’t stand for Zahrain standing in Penanti

By Lee Wei Lian (Malaysian Insider) PETALING JAYA, April 21 – The DAP has ruled out Penang PKR chief Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim as a likely candidate for Penanti, saying he was “behaving like a little Umno leader” in criticising Lim Guan Eng.

BN must take Penanti bull by horns

Neil Khor (Malaysiakini) While the Election Commission (EC) takes its time to discover whether there is really a vacancy for the Penanti state seat, both Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional (BN) are preparing for another face-off. Contesting the by-election will be an uphill battle for