Posts Tagged ‘Election 2008’

Sorry, Manoharan not allowed

April 4th, 2008
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Swearing-in request rejected

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KLANG: The Internal Security Ministry has rejected an application for ISA detainee and Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M. Manoharan to attend the swearing-in ceremony to take his oath of office. » Read more: Sorry, Manoharan not allowed

Indian speaker for Perak state assembly

April 4th, 2008
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Well, I hope it does not turn out to be another dream like 3 Indian EXCOs.  Anyway, I don’t think the speaker has power out of the assembly hall. His job is basically to control the assembly proceedings. Does he chair any committee or take other responsibilities? Being a speaker may well mean that the chosen assemblyman can’t raise any issues or protest since he will be seating as arbitrator in the hall. » Read more: Indian speaker for Perak state assembly

Study show BN lost media war

April 3rd, 2008
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The study did not indicate how the respondents were chosen, data collection method, and number of respondent for each age group. But if the study is to be accepted, then it means nearly 2/3 of those aged between 21 and 40 would have anti-BN views. Added with the probability that this group would have high mobility (thus able to convey things they saw/read to more people) as compared to those in their 50s or 60s, the BN did a terrible mistake by overlooking the Internet.

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Perak Assemblyman Sivasubramaniam profile

April 3rd, 2008
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Sivasubramaniam a second-time winner

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IPOH: Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam, who describes himself as a social activist, made his election debut in 2004 when he lost to MCA veteran Datuk Yik Phooi Hong by 2,382 votes.  In the March 8 polls, he made a comeback by winning the Buntong seat beating Barisan Nasional’s Lee Tung Lai by a 5,315 vote majority.

Sivasubramaniam, who was born on Nov 28 1966, received his early education at SK Raja Di Hilir Ekram in Jalan Pasir Puteh, Ipoh and later at SM St Michael Ipoh.  He obtained a degree in Business Administration through a long distance learning programme from Paramount University of Technology in the United Sates.

He joined the DAP in 1998 and is currently the Perak DAP assistant secretary. He is also a national DAP Socialist Youth committee member. He stays at Taman Rishah and is married to housewife V. Mageswari, 32. They have four children.

sivasubramaniam about turn

April 3rd, 2008
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After saying he resigned, Siva made a major U-turn after 6 hours. There’s few things one can summarise from this drama:

1. I suspect that there are some some of pre-election agreement by DAP candidates to quite their seats if the decided to jump parties. Maybe Sivasubramaniam was reminded of this and any legal action that could be taken against him by DAP if he resigned. » Read more: sivasubramaniam about turn