Tag: elections commission

EC to Mafrel: You are not needed in Sibu

Malaysian Insider SIBU, May 4 — There is no need for Mafrel (Malaysia for Free Election) or similar non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to be independent observers for the coming Sibu by-election. Election Commission Deputy Chairman Datuk Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said today it had taken

EC should not be hands-off over rampant bribery

Written by Kim Quek (CPI Asia) At long last, we have a righteous leader who is boldly initiating legal action to rein in the notorious Malaysian electoral system which has virtually gone berserk. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leader Zaid Ibrahim, who lost narrowly to a Barisan

EC should not be hands-off over rampant bribery

Written by Kim Quek (cpiasia.net) At long last, we have a righteous leader who is boldly initiating legal action to rein in the notorious Malaysian electoral system which has virtually gone berserk. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leader Zaid Ibrahim, who lost narrowly to a Barisan Nasional

Morning after: What does Hulu S’gor augur?

Written by KTemoc (cpiasia.net) The dictionary defines ‘bellwether’ as “a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend”. I have stated that the outcome of the by-election in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat would be the bellwether for the next Malaysian

EC admits mistake for not informing voters of relocation

By Clara Chooi (Malaysian Insider) KUALA KUBU BHARU, April 19 — The Election Commission (EC) admitted today it had failed to inform the 228 villagers of Kampung Tanjung in Batang Kali that they were no longer voters in the Hulu Selangor constituency. This means that

EC orders BN to remove provocative banners

By Clara Chooi (Malaysian Insider) KUALA KUBU BHARU, April 19 — The Election Commission will direct all political parties responsible for erecting banners or billboards containing slanderous or provocative remarks to take down their materials by today. EC deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar

EC: 37 nomination forms sold for by-election

Regina Lee (Malaysiakini) A whopping 37 nomination forms have been snapped up for the upcoming Hulu Selangor by-election. Election Commission chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof (right) revealed that the forms were bought by members from all sides of the political divide. However, he said that

Two million voters more by year end

Vasugi Supramanian (Malaysiakini) In a bid to make a difference, a non-partisan group is organising the ‘Voice Your Choice’ campaign, aimed primarily to register two million voters by year end. NONEThe Extraordinary People Impacting Community’s (Epic) main objective is to create awareness among youth that

The Election Commission's secret

By Wong Chin Huat (thenutgraph.com) AS expected, the Election Commission (EC) said “no” to the idea of local elections mooted by the Penang and Selangor governments. Perhaps the EC is taking its cue from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is dead against “politicking”,

EC should look into automatic registration, says Khairy

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal (Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Umno Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin said today that the Election Commission (EC) should seriously consider looking into an automatic voter registration system. His remarks come despite the fact that the government announced this morning