BN may have clinched more seats in Perak but Pakatan won the popular vote in the state – and by some distance too.
Political gap narrows in Malaysia
Malaysia’s general elections returned the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition to power with a weak mandate and the potential for political instability in the weeks ahead.
Malaysia’s election scandals: Aljazeera
Aljazeera has this story on the hotly contested Malaysian general election.
PR has to understand rural world view
Blog contact Kok Keong has come up with his take of the results:
While I agree with Khoo’s point about PR needing to build up a strong base in the rural areas in states like Pahang, Trengganu, Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Kedah–something that is well known even before yesterday’s election–I think therein lies PR’s dilemma.
Serious irregularities mar Malaysian polls
BN reached the 112-seat threshold to retain control of the federal goverment but there was no honour in victory, given the blatant vote-buying, political intimidation and even violence, and the many cases of doubtful voters.
Live – Eve of polling
Live coverage of the eve of polling from all over Malaysia.
Farewell to 1Malaysia free beers …
Say bye-bye to the 1Malaysia free beers. Now we can expect Ubah! or GST.
This is the sort of scene at the 1Malaysia free dinners all over Penang.
Earlier, one of the 1Malaysia free dinners had served a Vietnamese beer brand ‘3 Amigos, but this blog pointed out that it was a San Miguel beer. And you know who is linked to San Miguel, right? That was the last we saw of that beer. Since then it’s been stuff like Tiger beer and Carlsberg.
‘Ini kalilah!’ Message from Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar has released the following statement:
“We stand today on the brink of history. We have reached the last twenty-four hours of a historic campaign that will change Malaysia forever. Across country, we have seen hundreds of thousands of Malaysians of all ethnicities come out to our ceramahs. The response in frontline states such as Johor, Sabah and Sarawak, the heartland and fortresses of Umno and Barisan Nasional, has been tremendous.