The Barisan Nasional may not be perfect but it has a track record which is more than 50 years old and has brought much development to the country, said Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun. The MCA Wanita chief said many had accused Barisan of many things but had conveniently forgotten that the coalition had [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: The Human Resources Ministry has urged employers to provide time off for their workers to cast their votes in the three by-elections on Tuesday. Minister Datuk S. Subramaniam said workers staying near polling stations should be given several hours off to vote while those from outstation should get half a day or [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek has rapped Pakatan Rakyat for the many contradictions in the four states under its rule. Ahmad Shabery said the biggest contradiction was Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is now behaving in contrast to his stance when he was in Umno. He claimed that [...]
In Sungai Petani, Transport Minister Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat said the Government was addressing the problem of a dearth of Chinese schools in the country and financial problems faced by existing schools. He said seven new Chinese schools would be built and 13 existing schools would be relocated. Ong said Chinese education [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: Former Jerai PKR division chief B. Kalaivanar has claimed that he was harassed and threatened by a group of people while giving a ceramah at Taman Ria Jaya here on Wednesday. Kalaivanar, who said he was not campaigning for any of the 13 independent candidates, said six men turned up at the [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: The Federal Government and Barisan Nasional do not practise seasonal politics, said MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. He said it is the people’s general perception that come an election the Government would give out allocations. “This is something we have to explain to the people,” he said at SJK [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: Residents in Bukit Selambau are making simple requests for things like futsal courts and tomoi (Thai kickboxing) rings which Barisan Nasional can easily deliver. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said in-coming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was committed to looking after the needs of the rakyat. On [...]
SUNGAI PETANI: Sixty postal voters from Bukit Selambau will be the first to cast their votes on the largest ballot paper ever used in Malaysian elections. It is learnt that the ballot paper is about 53cm long and 28cm wide and the postal voters can opt for any of the 15 candidates from 3pm [...]
SUNGAI PETANI, April 2 (Bernama) — Despite governing Kedah, the PAS-led state government is still acting like the opposition in the state by running down Barisan Nasional (BN), said MIC secretary-general Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam. He said on the contrary, the state government hardly expound on the developmental strides after taking over from BN one year [...]
SUNGAI PETANI, April 2 (Bernama) — The opposition parties have run out of issues and have taken to verbally maligning Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders in their by-election campaign in the Bukit Selambau state constituency, polling for which is on Tuesday, Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Thursday. He said reports indicated that the [...]
