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chief justice points out the reality

February 19th, 2008
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“As Islam is a very important factor to the majority of the voters, lot of money is spent on it – to build mosques, Islamic universities, colleges, schools and other Islamic institutions.

“But since Malaysia is a multi-religious country, the government also provides financial and other assistance to construct houses of worship for other religions,” he said.

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BN Election Goodies stands at 125 million

February 19th, 2008
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I was planning on keeping track of the promises, but didn’t have the time to start till now. Good thing MK is doing so. For the Indian community, I have listed out those goodies I have come across so far: » Read more: BN Election Goodies stands at 125 million

More citizenship problems

February 17th, 2008
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He’s listed as ‘unnamed’ and femalesource

KUALA LUMPUR: Not only was he listed as “Unnamed” in his birth certificate but to add insult to injury, he was listed as a “female”.
These, however, are the least of 44-year-old N. Rajendran’s problems.  When he was 12, his name was finally “officially recognised” and he was assigned the correct gender. However, a slip-up at the National Registration Department cost him his citizenship and he ended up getting a red identity card meant for permanent residents instead of one for citizens. » Read more: More citizenship problems

Cybertroopers in election

February 17th, 2008
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Cyber troopers battle for voters
By : Nurris Ishak
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IT is said the pen is mightier than the sword. But with the advent of information technology, the “pen” may have just been replaced by the innocuous keyboard.  Today, news can travel around the world within seconds via the World Wide Web, with millions getting the latest information via the Internet. Realising the potential of the Internet to get their messages across, political parties have begun to embrace the new technology, setting up websites where they provide updates on their activities and disseminate information about the party and issues affecting the country. » Read more: Cybertroopers in election

Why opposition can’t win

February 17th, 2008
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Good example of why the opposition can muff whatever small chances they have. If even over a seat they can disagree, what more over critical things like allocations, laws etc? » Read more: Why opposition can’t win