Tag: hulu selangor by-elections

Selangor MB rubbishes RM176m vote-buy charges

Malaysian Insider SHAH ALAM, May 1 — Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has dismissed claims that the state government spent RM176 million to win the people’s support in the run-up to the Hulu Selangor by-election. Khalid, who described the allegations as “cynical” and

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

Rasa folk lauded for ignoring RM3 mil carrot

Malaysiakini DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang today praised voters from Rasa village for voting overwhelmingly against Barisan Nasional, despite the coalition’s RM3 million pledge to a school there. “Greater praises are in order to the voters of Rasa who have demonstrated that they are worthy

Najib not quite the Hulu conqueror

Malaysiakini Najib Razak and the BN won bragging rights in Hulu Selangor. A win is a win. The BN had the advantage up-front with its machinery and resources for this large semi-rural constituency and it used these effectively. To date, the focus has been on

Myths of Chinese ballots — Tay Tian Yan

Malaysian Insider APRIL 29 — Indeed, this kind of voice emerges as soon as the by-election is over. Perkasa has stepped in. Its chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali said Chinese were ungrateful and ought to be punished. He felt that since Chinese voters had not supported

MACC probes Hulu Selangor vote-buying claims

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani (Malaysian Insider) The MACC will investigate if parties lodge complaints, said Abu Kassim. — Picture by Choo Choy May KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Chief graft-buster Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed said today the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was currently investigating

'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

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