Day: April 26, 2010

'Dirtiest and most corrupt' by-election ever: Zaid

Aidila Razak (Malaysiakini) Despite losing by a majority of about 1,700 votes to BN candidate P Kamalanathan, PKR Hulu Selangor candidate Zaid Ibrahim vowed to soldier on. Obviously dejected, Zaid who was accompanied by his family, assured his supporters that this defeat does not mean

BN to name candidate for Sibu polls tomorrow

Malaysiakini The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Sibu parliamentary by-election will be officially named tomorrow, Sarawak Chief Minister and state BN chairman Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. He said he would meet with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to receive

DAP expects tougher fight in Sibu by-election

Malaysiakini The DAP said today it expected a tougher contest in the upcoming Sibu parliamentary by-election in Sarawak than that in the just-concluded parliamentary by-election in Hulu Selangor. NONEDAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Sibu as well as the three state seats within it –

Anwar: BN spent RM65,000 per voter

Malaysiakini BN had spent over RM100 million to secure its victory in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election, claims PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim. hulu selangor by-election 240410 pakatan kkb stadium ceramah anwar 02In a statement today, Anwar said that despite having to fork out

BN didn't buy votes, says Najib

Malaysiakini Najib Abdul Razak today dismissed claims that the BN was involved in buying votes to win the Hulu Selangor by-election yesterday. The prime minister said various projects announced in Hulu Selangor recently were to resolve long-standing problems faced by the residents. “We didn’t buy

Muhyiddin says Hulu Selangor point to bigger win

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid (Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today the Hulu Selangor result was a precursor to bigger wins for Barisan Nasional in the next General Election. The deputy prime minister reasoned that BN’s victory yesterday showed

Armchair Analysis of Hulu Selangor Result — Syahredzan Johan

Malaysian Insider APRIL 26 — Making sense of the numbers from yesterday’s Hulu Selangor by-election, from the proverbial armchair. I predicted on Twitter that Barisan Nasional (BN) would win the election by a majority of around 2,000 ? 3,000. I made this prediction simply based

arawak BN to name candidate for Sibu polls tomorrow

Malaysian Insider KUCHING, April 26 — Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Sibu parliamentary by-election will be officially named tomorrow, Sarawak Chief Minister and state BN chairman Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. He said he would meet with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib

Anwar accuses BN of spending RM100m to win

By Adib Zalkapli (Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today accused the Barisan Nasional (BN) of spending more than RM100 million to win the Hulu Selangor by-election yesterday. “Over RM100 million was spent by BN to win a thin majority

Dr M regrets fall in Chinese support for BN

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal (Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed claimed today that race politics played a major part in the Hulu Selangor by-election, as Barisan Nasional was denied a majority win due to the lack of