KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional received good response from the Chinese community in both Merlimau and Kerdau because they were confident of the country’s future under the coalition, said Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. “As such, we must work harder to fulfil their aspirations,” said the MCA deputy president. In contrast, Liow said Pakatan Rakyat’s “unity” [...]
SITIAWAN: Pakatan Rakyat has been going downhill over the past three years judging by its performance in the 16 by-elections so far, MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said. Pakatan won one by-election in 2008 and six out of eight by-elections in 2009. “Pakatan lost in all the three by-elections this year and won [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kerdau and Merlimau by-election wins show the people’s growing support for the Barisan Nasional, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said the trend was encouraging and bringing back confidence to the ruling coalition. “The mandate given to us by the two electorates shows the people believe that Barisan can [...]
TEMERLOH, March 6 — Barisan Nasional candidate Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad’s win over PAS candidate Hasanuddin Salim at Kerdau by-election is a big blow to PAS. The result also shows that the target set by BN deputy chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to increase the majority has been reached. Syed Ibrahim obtained 5,060 votes to [...]
10.20am: EC says 54.34% of the voters had cast their ballots by 11am. 10.25am: EC says 3,262 voters or 36.25% had cast their vote by 10am. 9.40am: According to the information media centre, as of 9am, a total of 1,399 or 15.55% of voters have cast their ballots. An EC spokesman said the commission [...]
TEMERLOH: The by-election fever in Kerdau has brought good tidings to the orang asli in Kampung Paya Sendayan, about 30km from here. About 200 families there had been living without running water for over a year. Until four days ago, they had to go deep into the nearby jungle to a small waterfall to do [...]
PETALING JAYA: It is polling day today for the nearly 20,000 voters in Merlimau and Kerdau, after more than a week of campaigning and blistering attacks between the Barisan Nasional and PAS in the fight for the two seats. The ruling party is confident it will retain the seats it won in the 2008 general [...]
TEMERLOH: On Sunday, 8,999 registered voters in the Kerdau state constituency went to the polls to choose their representative for the state legislative assembly. Barisan Nasional and PAS campaigned actively from last Saturday with focus on voters in three Felda land schemes – Felda Jengka 25, Jengka 23 and Jengka 22 with leaders from both [...]
TEMERLOH: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has urged Chinese voters in Kerdau to reject PAS’ Islamic state concept as it will not bring about development to the nation. He said it was illogical to accept PAS when one did not even fully understand its ideals. “How much do we understand of the [...]
MCA Sec Gen: Complacency must not set in with twin victories – MCA needs to do more work
Press Statement by MCA Secretary General Dato’ Seri Kong Cho Ha on BN’s successful outing at the Merlimau and Kerdau by elections MCA Sec Gen: Complacency must not set in with twin victories – MCA needs to do more work Barisan Nasional’s successful outings at both the Merlimau and Kerdau by-elections indicate that support by [...]
Read more