TAIPING: Former independent candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat M. Morgan wants his supporters to vote for Barisan Nasional on Tuesday. Morgan, who secured 872 votes during the March 8 general election, said that by choosing Barisan’s Ismail Saffian, Bukit Gantang voters would be assured of peace and prosperity. “Use your voting [...]
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat (left) discussing land problems faced by Kuala Sepetang residents at a ‘meet the people’ rally yesterday. — Bernama picture KUALA SEPETANG: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has promised to resolve problems over land faced by the Chinese community here once and for all. The [...]
Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir says the next few days (of campaigning) are crucial JERLUN MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir spends five minutes with JENNIFER GOMEZ after his cycling campaign stint in Kampung Sungai Mati Q: From feedback on the ground, what do you think are Barisan Nasional’s chances in Bukit Gantang? A: Quite good. There [...]
The BN candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat Ismail Saffian (second from left) and Perak MCA chief Datuk Kong Cho Ha (third from left) who is also deputy finance minister visiting a fish processing centre at Kampung Kuala Sepetang yesterday. TAIPING: Kuala Sepetang, an idyllic fishing town in Bukit Gantang and famous for its [...]
TAIPING: After years of uncertainty, squatters staying on Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) land in Kuala Sapetang will finally be offered titles. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said KTMB and the Railway Asset Management Corporation will swap the land, which residents are squatting on now, with the Perak Government. By swapping [...]
TAIPING: Barisan Nasional candidate for Bukit Gantang Ismail Saffian took time off from his busy campaign schedule to visit flood victims in Kampung Jebong, in Simpang Halt, near here. A three-hour downpour on Thursday evening caused several houses there to be inundated in half a metre of water, forcing some of the villagers to [...]
TAIPING: The Opposition has resorted to dirty tactics in their by-election campaign for the Bukit Gantang seat, claimed Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “We are entering a critical phase of the campaign, and I am saddened that the Opposition is playing dirty by spreading lies through poison pen letters and pamphlets, which [...]
TAIPING: Women in Bukit Gantang should stick with Barisan Nasional as it has proven that it can work for the people in the past 52 years . MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said it was wrong to say that it was time for change and vote for the Opposition. “Do [...]
The MCA is confident that the new spirit brought by the new leadership of Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties will bring the wind of change to Bukit Gantang, especially to the Chinese community there which want a stable government. Its vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this new spirit was extolled by Deputy Prime [...]
The Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election is not a state or national referendum on Barisan Nasional (BN), said MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. “It is a by-election and it will only be voted by the people in the constituency, therefore it cannot be seen as a referendum. It can only reflect the fundamental sentiment [...]
