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Allah, Al-Kitab rows tipped vote for DAP in Sibu

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — DAP leaders here believe the party’s success in Sibu yesterday had largely stemmed from an angry Christian electorate protesting the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government’s handling of the Allah and Al-Kitab controversies. The leaders claimed today that both sensitive issues had caused the sizeable Sibu Christian … Continue reading

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Pakatan Rakyat vs local elections (The Nut Graph)

IT is funny to hear my friends in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) complaining that civil society is pressuring only the opposition coalition to revive local elections and not the Barisan Nasional (BN). It becomes more hilarious now that the PR has reportedly reduced its commitment to merely “strengthening local democracy.” One unnamed leader defends it as “a matter of semantics… Continue reading

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Umno still leads the way (The Nut Graph)

Will Najib wait for the MIC, MCA, Gerakan and PPP to play catch-up? AFTER the March 2008 general election, when public sentiment against the Barisan Nasional (BN) swirled dark and hopes were bright for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s multicultural politics, Umno was everybody’s favourite punching bag. Continue reading

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TAIPING: (The New Straits Times)

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Kadir had pledged that the Barisan Nasional will play by the rules and not raise controversial issues such as the Altantuya murder case during its ceramah. Continue reading

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