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GE 2004 special

interesting informative article here from aliran by charles hector. handy tips for free and fair election. an excerpt here on voting agent: It is important to ensure that there are no markings. If there is so much as a black dot or a marking in one of the columns, it …

deny BN 2/3!

many people had anticipated that for sure BN would win in the election. why is it so? as mgg pillai pointed out, people do not like surprises. since BN had been the ruling coalition for five decades, despite thier faults and all that, people feel BN represent the ‘comfort of …

poll on PORR

since i mentioned PORR in my blog below, it reminds me to post this from the penang-porr list. to those who read the star paper (or star online), i’m sure you came across this article, where it says majority believe PORR will benefit the people. in response to that, read …

DAP’s two KS

the two KS of DAP – kit siang and karpal singh, had been in the news lately because of their shift to contest in other constituencies. first we heard of kit siang going to contest in ipoh timur, while karpal in PJ utara. but now the latest news is karpal …

forum – understanding a free and fair election

for those who are in penang: A forum on ‘Understanding Free and Fair Election’ Date: 13th March (Saturday) Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm Place: Cititel Hotel, Penang Road, Penang The election fever is on! Banners are up, politicians are talking, voters are weighing options. Come and be informed. Learn how you …

our apathy forced them to….

i was alerted to this site/picture by reader sweetspirit who made a comment on my blog ‘obituary of someone else’. when i first saw the photo, i kind of go… “yeech! gross!”. but then later on, it gave me a rude shock. gosh! to think what people would go through …

NEWS FLASH!!

Election Commission announces that the polling day will be on March 21 (sunday) and all parties will have to nominate their candidates on March 13.

obituary of someone else

Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more …

monitoring internet and sms?

The Election Commission (EC) has requested the Multimedia Commission and police to monitor election campaigning via the short messaging system (SMS) and the Internet. so says the report here. how does one monitor the internet and sms? bolehtak? it seems impossible to me. who or how can stop, say DAP‘s …