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Kuala Besut by-election: BN wins with slightly higher majority

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You know, how you win also matters. And in this case, there is little reason for the BN to celebrate – considering the millions of ringgit in projects announced during the campaign.

Despite all the projects promised, the BN’s majority today is only 158 votes more than its general election majority of 2434 on 5 May.

Malaysiakini earlier today reported long lines of people queuing up to collect cash. What was that all about then?

Is that why there was little excitement surrounding this by-election – as most people knew what to expect? You could almost slice the thick boredom in the air. Yawn!

While the Election Commission makes a big deal about the BN candidate displaying his ballot paper (EC trying to prove it is independent?), what has it got to say about the elephant in the room – the multimillion ringgit projects announced during the campaign?

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US corporate profits up, but wages down

Anil Netto
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This is a revealing graph that shows that while US corporate profits (purple) (as a percentage of GDP) are soaring, workers’ income (blue) is falling and small business income (green) is also faltering. What is happening in Malaysia?

Source: Economonitor
Graph: Economonitor
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Zunar’s new blog

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Malaysia’s top political cartoonist Zunar has a new blog.

zunar dan majalah

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Barang Naik syndrome has arrived

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As many feared during the run up to GE13, the cost of living has been noticeably creeping up since the polls.

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Bukit Relau: A simple question (updated)

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Update: It looks as if the Botak Hill land was indeed rezoned. Now the question is, was it rezoned before 2008 or last year? Who was responsible for the rezoning and on what grounds?

The Malay Mail indicates that it was rezoned by the State Planning Committee last year.

But Jagdeep Singh Deo was reported as saying the re-zoning of ‘Bukit Gambir’ from a hill zone to housing was carried out on 9 August 2007. 

Which is it?

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Poll: Is Transparency International Malaysia relevant?

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Many Malaysians are bewildered by recent developments in the Malaysian Society for Transparency and Integrity (Tranparency International Malaysia).

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Pepper Estate: Who owns Beverly Heights Properties?

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Beverly Heights Properties Sdn Bhd is believed to have acquired the Pepper Estate land, on which stand close to 300 households. Who owns the firm?

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Who owns YTL Corp?

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Following the government’s eyebrow-raising decision to award YTL Corp a contract for internet services, learning programmes and the supply of Chromebooks to school pupils, we might be curious to know who exactly owns the firm.

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Why do we need a RM1.2bn ‘eco-tourism attraction’ in Langkawi? (updated)

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Mukhriz Mahathir’s Kedah may try to extract water charges from Penang to raise the state’s revenue. At the same time, the Lankawai Development Authority (Lada) has signed a deal with a “tourism resort and high-impact attraction developer” to build a RM1.2bn “eco-tourism attraction”.

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Poll on illegal hill-slope development (updated)

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Following requests from a few people, this poll, which was initially closed after three days (on 9 July), is being re-opened and extended by a week until 22 July 2013.

Let’s hear it from you.

[poll id=”73″]

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