Barisan Nasional has taken a commanding lead in Mahkota with 20,032 votes against Perikatan Nasional’s 5,065 at 7.30pm.
Will PN at least be able to match the 7614 votes in bagged in Mahkota in the 2022 Johor state election?
Penang DAP party election results
The top 15 are:
Ramkarpal Singh – 1,247
Steven Sim – 1,237
Yeoh Soon Hin – 1,225
Zairil Khir Johari – 1,166
Daniel Gooi – 1,133
Tides of change: Malaysia’s urgent climate reality check
Over the past couple of days, Penang has been hit by strong winds, swollen tides and heavy rain. Trees crashed down in several areas, like they did in Singapore.
The heavy rains have at least helped to fill up Penang’s dams, where water levels had declined of late.
This Malaysia Day, let’s rise to harness our greatest asset – unity in diversity
On this Malaysia Day, Aliran celebrates the bonding together of the peoples of Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah in the Federation for 61 years.
Our nation’s greatest strengths are its diverse peoples and multicultural heritage – which contribute to our vibrant society. The existing inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony we enjoy is a precious gift that has been handed down to us.
We cannot leave politics to the politicians – the stakes are too high!
Recent elections in Europe have revealed a seismic shift in the political landscape. They have also laid bare a growing discontent around the world.
In many nations, centrist or mainstream political parties have failed to deliver on the “people’s agenda”: affordable healthcare, adequately funded public education, as well as genuinely affordable housing, energy and nutritious food.
Nenggiri by-election outcome
A couple of weeks before this by-election, Tasik Gelugor Pas information chief Abdul Rahman Kasim did not sound confident at all.
Rahman, who is on the ground in Nenggiri in Kelantan, rated Perikatan Nasional’s chances in the by-election as 50:50 at best. He said Umno had a strong presence in the area, going by the number of operations stalls it had.
Sign of the times: Taiping Lake Garden’s vanishing water
This is what the Taiping Lake Garden looks like these days. (Photo taken on Saturday.) It’s drying up.
Imagine this is happening in an area that has long been known as the wettest region in the country.
Echoes of defeat: Five things Anwar must do to win back Malaysia’s trust
The most telling moment for the “unity government” came on Sunday night, when a crowd of a few thousand at a dinner banquet applauded DAP MP Lim Lip Eng’s announcement that Pakatan Harapan had lost the Sungai Bakap by-election.
Imagine that. If that is not writing on the wall for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, I don’t know what is.
Two years have flown and if Anwar does not buck up, he will lose the next general election. Look what just happened to Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron in the UK and France.
Alarm bells at Sungai Bakap
Clearly, many among the ethnic minorities are no longer willing to give PH their undivided support. But because many of them feel they do not have a political alternative they are comfortable with, they stayed out of the Sungai Bakap by-election.
Some of the ethnic majority, the Malays, have no such qualms about voting for the opposition, so they switched their support from Umno or PH to Perikatan Nasional. Full article on Aliran website
‘Madani’ government reforms – Are they happening?
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Dull public interest in Sungai Bakap by-election
Voters in the Sungai Bakap by-election in Penang are heading for the polls tomorrow, but it has failed to capture the public interest.
It’s hardly the stuff of coffee-shop conversations here in Penang. Why? Perhaps its because it won’t change the balance of power in the state. But I suspect the real reason is that both sides have failed to articulate the People’s Agenda (structural reforms to the economy, healthcare, education and democratic change) endorsed by over 50 civil society groups.
Critical analysis of Penang LRT decision: Debunking proponents’ view
By Rosli Khan and Anil Netto
So the piece “Penang LRT decision, the result of comprehensive evaluation“, published by a news portal on 11 June turns out to be only the personal view of the author.
Three hours later, the same new portal reported: “Putrajaya, not state, will decide on Penang LRT, says Loke“.
ART: A better fit for Penang
By Rosli Khan and Anil Netto
The population of Penang Island, standing at around 800,000, is simply too small to justify an elevated light rail transit (LRT) system, which is typically meant for cities with over three million people.
Is the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project a good idea?
Not from the perspective of Malaysia, says investment analyst Tan Teng Boo.
Check out the video below.
PH wins Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election
Media reports are saying it is a close call. Unofficial results here
But what does the by-election even mean to the ordinary voters?
There is an awakening…
The sweeping protests in universities in the West shows that young people are waking up to the realities of the Empire. These protests are reminiscent of the student protests in the 1960s against the US war on Vietnam.
Why the obsession with Penang LRT?
Former Penang state transport engineer Lim Thean Heng has written a piece asking why the Penang state government seems so obsessed with having an elevated LRT system.
Times have changed…
Who says we haven’t made progress? Times have changed. Even Astro Awani has provided ‘live coverage ‘of the Bersih rally on its YouTube channel. And the police guided the rally participants.
Reformati? ‘SteadyAku47’ Hussein Hamid’s last words should stir us to action
Days after the Pardons Board decision on Najib was announced, a neighbour sent me a message that reeked of frustration:
“Top Members of Suaram, Bersih, LFL, Aliran etc, should form a 3rd Force party for next GE. Still have 4 years & there must be at least 200+ genuinely good people in the country.”
Najib’s sentence cut: Social media, messaging app reactions reflect widespread concern
The news about the reduction in Najib Razak’s sentence has ingnited reactions in social media and messaging apps. Aliran released the following statement this morning:
Aliran is appalled and deeply disappointed by the Pardon’s Board’s decision to recommend a halving of corruption convict Najib Razak’s prison term from 12 years to six years and a reduction of his fine from RM210m to RM50m.
Memories of dear friends – Br Anthony Rogers
Sharing with you a reflection by Br Anthony Rogers:
I have recently been facing moments of mixed emotions to see many of my very, very dear friends “go away,” but they have all strangely come closer to me.