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BN holds edge; Pakatan builds momentum

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LIVE discussion on this blog tomorrow from 4.00pm to 5.00pm

A Pas grassroots source tells me that he feels the odds in Hulu Selangor are 46:54 in the BN’s favour, with a margin of error of plus/minus 2 per cent. (I asked him how come his instincts are so precise!)


Niz Aziz having dinner with Zaid Ibrahim tonight before hitting the ceramah circuit. They will attend a PKR Chinese dinner in Rasa at 9.30pm attended by 2,000 people. Nik Aziz will also be speaking at a DAP ceramah in Asam Kumbang and a PKR ceramah in Batang Kali – Photo courtesy of Fahmi Fadzil

Another Pas source, an MP, who has campaigned in Hulu Selangor, concedes that Felda areas are proving “difficult to penetrate”. All the top guns will be descending there in the next couple of days. Najib, for instance, has reportedly distributed RM50,000 each to 100 Felda settlers and promised more money. (How blatant can you get! – and this was aired over television news at 8.00pm.)

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Penang Botanic Garden can learn from Thais

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Have a look at what could have been possible instead of the ugly concrete structures in the Penang Botanic Garden.

Penang Botanic Garden - the admin block under construction near Moon Gate
This is the concrete office block sprouting up along the road near the Penang Botanic Garden

And this is some sort of research and coordinating outpost set up by the Thai government up in the mountains in the north of Thailand near the Burma border. The outpost, which blends with the environment, aims to help the many village councils engage in agriculture, farming, orchards and animal husbandry on the mountainous slopes so that they can be self-sustaining in food and generate some income by selling any surplus.

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Pas goes on all-out ceramah blitz

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Pas is stepping up the pace with a gruelling ceramah schedule tonight, working its way deep into the estates and kampungs of Hulu Selangor.

The party has lined up a total of 16 ceramahs tonight, according to a circular sent out.

Mat Sabu heads the cast of speakers in Hulu Bernam, which has seven Pas ceramahs in various kampungs and estates.

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Hulu Selangor: Cops haul up 7

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2330: All seven have now been released on bail.

1909: Seven people, including six political science students from a local university, have been hauled up for questioning.

The six were being taken around Hulu Selangor to observe proceedings by a PKR party worker when they were stopped, according to lawyer Latheefa Koya. Apparently, the vehicle contained PKR campaign material.

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Watch out, Zaid; Rosmah enters the fray

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First it was Najib who was entering the fray. Then Mahathir. And now Rosmah.

Mahathir’s involvement in the Bukit Gantang by-election did not really help as Nizar coasted to victory. Neither did it help in Bukit Selambau.

I don’t know about you, but somehow I don’t think Rosmah campaigning for Kamalanathan is going to help the BN cause.

It might actually work in Zaid’s favour!

More seriously, what’s all this about? Has Santa come to town?

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Kamalanathan listed on Edith Cowan website

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UPDATED: P Kamalanathan is listed on the Edith Cowan University website.

He has also displayed his certificate on his own website. The certificate states he was awarded a Bachelor of Communications from the University on 23 January 1994 2004.

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Hulu Selangor: Pakatan faces uphill task

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Just had a chat with a grassroots campaigner from Pas, who spent a couple of days in the outlying areas of Hulu Selangor.

He said Pakatan faces an uphill task in the remaining days of the campaign. At this point, he thinks Barisan has the edge among the kampung voters and, if things remain as they are, he feels the BN could clinch victory.

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PICC – a re-run of the unhappy Pisa saga?

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The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) has reported a record suplus of RM49 million for 2009 (RM20 million in 2008). But instead of making available more financial resources for essential services and amenities, the MPPP may be forced to fritter away its funds on the RM50 million Penang International Convention Centre (PICC) project.

More concerns have been raised by various quarters over PICC. What will happen to the Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa) during the construction and building of the PICC? What will happen to both Pisa and PICC when Ivory and IJM builds their own better convention centres? How does Penang plan to bring participants for events at PICC when only limited international flights come into Penang? Why would event managers want to come to PICC when KL, Bangkok and Singapore have better convention centres? What is the point of building an unattractive PICC without ancillary services at such a small location?

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Speakers’ Square to be launched in Penang

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Penang is getting a Speakers’ Square – though it remains to be seen how it will actually work in practice.

The launch has been set for 9.00am on 3 May. The Square will be located at the Millennium Square at the Esplanade.

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Hulu Selangor: Stick to issues

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Quite a bit of mud-slinging has been going on in Hulu Selangor. In particular, allegations about PKR candidate Zaid Ibrahim’s past.

I would like to think that voters are more discerning and mature and want to know what each candidate (and his party) stands for in relation to specific issues.

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