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A new pro-Pakatan Malay-language newspaper hit the streets last night.
Konsep Era Pakatan, to be published fortnightly, features news from the perspective of all three PR parties: PKR, Pas and DAP. The paper, however, is not an official Pakatan publication.
Priced at RM2, the 34-page tabloid is believed to have an initial print run of 30,000, according to a source, who added that it could be turned into a weekly later.
The first issue, which focuses on the BN candidate, has been widely distributed in Permatang Pauh, including Permatang Pasir, and to news vendors elsewhere.
I think this is good news for media balance in Malaysia.
Currently I feel that mainstream media inprint are much bias toward the ruling government.
With this new press, people without internet access or techno-phobia will have another view on current issues.
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This is good news. But let us hope that it emerges as an independent media publication – i.e. that it will also be critical of Pakatan Rakyat. Hope that it will allow also for the expression of the views of different Pakatan Rakyat MPs and ADUNs. Their silence is disturbing…and the only time they hit the news is when they have left Pakatan Rakyat, etc. It will be good to know that they also have a mind of their own – and that they too are out there championing human rights and justice.
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Thank you for your information, I will go and get one and see what it has to offer.
The fact is PR, beware, there had been too much politickings of late! People are getting tired of all the internal bickerings among the three parties. There should be some form of formal coalition, not the loose one that we are seeing now, though we had read that this will be attended to shortly by the PR leaders.
Please concentrate on governing the states that the people had given you the mandate to rule professionally and efficiently. Make the states under your rule, a model, for the BN to follow. Though, every efforts are being used to destabilise your Governments, formulate and implement effective measures to tackle the problems of the rakyat, after all the coalition is known as Pakatan Rakyat.
The people, regardless of race, will come to your support in time of needs. But, presently, there are just too much loose canons from within, shooting their mouths as and when they like. This is not going to do the PR any good.
Selangor and Penang must take the lead, and honestly, the people of Selangor and Penang, generally are favourably happy at this point of time with the Governance provided by PR, though it is not perfect at all counts. Action speaks louder than words and your words must be translated into actions!
If the Selangor Government is under risks of collapse as reported due to sabotage and high handed tactics by BN, do not take risks, call for a snap election. Even if you lose, it is better to give the mandate to the people to decide, than to be robbed of like what happened in Perak. It is not easy to rule under the current politcal scenario, where racial tones can be read from our main stream medias every day. It is therefore the responsibility of all high ranked politicians in PR to walk the talk. An exemplary MP, is the mould of someone like Khalid Samad of Shah Alam. I am sure the people will return him in whatever state seats he is standing for. We need dedicated and comitted politicians to be selected to contest.
Get ready, screen your potential candidates now and make sure they are not frogs! It is disappointing to go to the polls to support you continuosly, if you cannot manage your ownself.
Remember, if at all a snap election is call this time, there is no guarantee that there will be a one against one contests, as Uthayakumar had already his political party registered. While being irrelevant, or at best a mosquito party that will not garner enough support to win any seat, it may act as a spoiler to the PR in certain areas. The PR needs to gear up for a snap election in Selangor anytime they see dangers coming their way.
Right now, the 1 Malaysia, popularity is fading and the way the Police and MACC are acting, makes the rakyat boil with anger as their choice of decision in choosing their Government is not respected. These are pros to the PR which they need to exploit!
The more arrests against PKR and DAP elected representatives, the better for PR. PAS on its side need to get rid of Hassan Ali and his cronies in Selangor. And this call for politcal will from the PAS leadership to make the PR a viable and strong alternative to the BN. If these cronies are fielded, the rakyat must ensure that they are defeated. Abstain from voting and these people will suffer humiliating defeats. The vote of the Rakyat must be respected!
All the best PR though you are not given the chance to govern with stability, you had done well, but well does not mean you can win Selangor, unless you work hard for it.
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What about independent TV channel? When are we going to have it?
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Good move by Pakatan.Hope the KDN wont banned it for it might treatened the Mainstream Media.
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What about equal air-time on all channels for all political parties over a certain size? This is the norm in the UK. Here, you would think that BN and its component parties are the only ones in existence when it comes to the MSM TV channels.
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Tv broadcast will be expensive but further discussion will be require. As PR is just slightly over 1 year old. May or may not be feasible. Anyway , umno is controlling such licenses.
Radio broadcast might be a better choice.
Lower initial set up cost and reaches hundreds of miles radius. Even a low budget setup will be able to broadcast 24 hours
Traditional print is getting expensive day by day and distribution limitation Still is a must. Printed news works well on the ground zero. For those who misses out ceramahs , printed news helps.
I guess for those who are reading this online will still prefers the internet.
Congratulations to Pakatan Rakyat and the launch of Konsep Era Pakatan
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Dear Anil,
Thanks for the info.
Please don’t count on me to support the PR (Pembangkang Rakyat) tabloid. It will be ALL POLITICS
I will still subscribe to MSM.
But, will digest with a pinch of salt.
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Will try getting the paper today/ Suppose its available Nationwide.
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More news channels
Best for the people
We must need all the information
To make our decisions
Currently it is one street way
The newspapers dishing out on its menu
The balancing act the thin line can’t be seen
Only in blogs and cybernews
People get to feel the news worth
In our society
Some agree disagree
They want harmony
They want economic stability
Some want it for themselves
Sharing it isnt in their vocabulary
Harvesting it all into their storage
“You go find your own don’t knocking at my doors”
The feeding cycles
The many the better to differentiate
The methods use to rule and divide
When it matters most
In general elections
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I read The Star. I have been reading The Star since I was a teenager 30 years ago. Now I only read the Sports pages and Business pages. I don’t read the politics in The Star anymore … or for that matter in any of the mainstream media. I will continue to do this until the day comes when freedom of media finally arrives in Msia. That means no more license restrictions, no more calls from the minister, no more threats on journalists, etc. Then I will read all newspapers from BOTH sides. For now, I will read politics from ONLY Pro-Pakatan media whether online or in print.
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Excellent!
Where can I get a subscription?
First we get a free press.
Next we get an unfettered judiciary.
Then it’s payback time!
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I hope this new print media will not just be a PKR propaganda publication. Balanced reporting should be the rule. If this tabloid is been sold in the streets , does this publication have an approved print license ?
If we talk about respecting the rule of law, then PKR should make sure that there is no reason for the BN to clamp down this media . It may not be taht easy to get the BN government to give approval . If there is approval, then well and good . If not, the days of the tabloid may be numbered .
PKR, need to amke sure that this publication gets off to a proper and legitimate start.
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