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Election 2008 Impact Part 1

March 9th, 2008
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For the first time, three leaders of BN component party loses in peninsular malaysia. Koh Tsu Koon, Kavyeas and Samy Vellu are all out. Gerakan has losts its power. Maybe its time to merge with MCA! For the party who insulted the Indian community, it got what it deserved. Few other cabinet ministers/deputies also become casualties. » Read more: Election 2008 Impact Part 1

Voting Day

March 8th, 2008
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UPDATES:

12.25PM: This is the end of the 12th Malaysian General Election coverage. A turning point in our country. Maybe Malaysia is getting its independence again after 50 years? All Hail Malaysia 2.0!

4.40AM: UNPRECEDENTED 14 INDIANS will be in Parliment! 9 out of 28 MIC candidates won. Two results still unknown – N43 Permas and N24 Semenyih. » Read more: Voting Day

Happy Voting

March 7th, 2008
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After a long campaign period of 13 days, things come to an end tonight, and tomorrow, many of us will walk the talk and do our duty. I’ll be voting first, then followed by Then, since we are due to cast vote in two different parliment seats. » Read more: Happy Voting

Makkal Osai burnt

March 7th, 2008
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Makkal Osai ‘snapped up’ in Sg Siput

http://malaysiakini.com/news/79336
RK Anand | Mar 7, 08 3:53pm

Hundreds of copies of Makkal Osai newspapers in Sungai Siput were snapped up by members of the MIC brigade this morning, according to the daily’s general manager S Periasamy. The daily had front-paged an interview published by Malaysiakini with former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in which the latter made scathing criticisms against MIC president S Samy Vellu. » Read more: Makkal Osai burnt

PM cautions indian and chinese voters

March 7th, 2008
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If I’m not mistaken, the ruling party can nominate anyone to be a senator for example, give the person a ministerial position and put the in the cabinet. Our ex education minister was one such case. Our second finance minister’s also one. Thus, if MCA, Gerakan, MIC all lose, then those ministerial positions can be given to appointed representatives, unless UMNO want to use this as an excuse to grab all the posts. » Read more: PM cautions indian and chinese voters