| Poll results blow for PM, say analysts Posted: 17 Apr 2011 10:50 PM PDT M Jegathesan Apr 18, 11 Malaysiakini Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is unlikely to call snap elections after a bruising state poll in which his ruling coalition lost ground to the opposition in a traditional stronghold, analysts said. The BN coalition held onto its crucial two-thirds majority after Saturday’s vote in Sarawak but the [...] |
| PM seen stalling on reform after disappointing vote Posted: 17 Apr 2011 08:17 PM PDT Razak Ahmad Malaysiakini Apr 17, 11 Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will likely put key economic reforms on ice as he tries to rebuild voter support after his ruling coalition recorded its worst performance in 24 years in a local election in a key stronghold. Bets are largely off for a snap general election to [...] |
| Comment on the 2011 Sarawak election: We need fair election rules Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:41 AM PDT By Lim Yin Kuin Sir, I am a Malaysian student in a U.S. university and would like to comment on something I found outrageous about the Sarawak state election. How is it that Chinese people make up the majority in Sarawak (something the mainstream media is not keen on mentioning often), yet Chinese candidates were [...] |
| Clean sweep for PBB, but Taib still on rocky ground Posted: 16 Apr 2011 11:25 PM PDT By Shannon Teoh April 16, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) won all 35 seats it contested in today's polls but its president Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud will still take the fall for Sarawak Barisan Nasional's (BN) loss of 16 seats. Coalition chief Datuk Seri Najib Razak said in [...] |
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