“GENG-GENG TU PROTES SETIAP HARI, SAMPAI RUMAH PUN SURUH KERAJAAN BAYAR. GILA PUAK NI,” – MB KEDAH

‘Selangor janji banyak sangat, sebab tu tak larat nak bayar’, kata MB Kedah

OLEH AMIN ISKANDAR DAN MD IZWAN

ALOR SETAR, 30 Mac  — Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak mengatakan antara kesilapan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Selangor adalah kerana terlalu banyak berjanji semasa kempen Pilihan Raya 2008 sehingga tidak mampu ditunaikan.

Selangor seperti juga Kedah buat pertama kali dimenangi oleh gabungan longgar PAS, PKR dan DAP daripada Barisan Nasional (BN) yang memerintah kedua-dua negeri tersebut semenjak pilihan raya pertama berlangsung di negara ini.

“Selangor tu sebab mereka dulu tiada pengalaman. Bukan … mereka janji banyak sangat. Lepas tu tak larat nak bayar,”

MAY 26 – LAST DAY TO HOLD SIMULTANEOUS POLLS

GE13: May 26 – last day to hold simultaneous polls

By RAZAK AHMAD

BUKIT TINGGI 24/03/2013: May 26 is the latest date whereby simultaneous parliamentary and state elections can be held following the expiry of the Negri Sembilan state legislative assembly on March 26, says Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

While Parliament's five-year term ends on April 27, several state legislative assemblies will end earlier, with Negri Sembilan the first to expire on March 26.

Polls for state seats in Negri Sembilan must therefore be held within 60 days from that date, said Abdul Aziz.

“We are trying our best to hold polls simultaneously in all states along with Parliamentary polls, which means that I have until May 26 to hold simultaneous polls because Negri Sembilan will expire by then and no state assembly can stretch its term beyond five years,”

PAKATAN'S SABAH MANIFESTO

Pakatan's Sabah manifesto

Kota Kinabalu 24/03/2013: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Sabah launched its 40-point People's Manifesto for the coming 13th General Election, here, Saturday.

The manifesto has a similar theme and is consistent with the national PR manifesto, its Orange Book and alternative PR Budget 2013.

However, there are a few policies that are very focused and unique to Sabah and the people.

OSU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF, SAYS ARIAH

Osu should be ashamed of himself, says Ariah

Kota Kinabalu 21/01/2013: Former PBS Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Ariah Tengku Ahmad, 75, is glad that the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah has at least provided the platform for truth to prevail.

She said if not for the inquiry's testimonies, the reality surrounding the controversial electoral results of the Kawang Constituency in the 1994 State Election was now made known to the world.

She praised the Najib administration for heeding the wishes of Sabahans for the inquiry and said it would help regain the trust of the people. Ariah, who was Kawang Assemblywoman from 1985 to March 1994, lost to then BN-Umno candidate, Datuk Osu Sukam, by a mere 64 votes.

"Winning an election through sheer deceit is no victory but a most dishonourable and condemnable act. Shame on you, Osu.

You did not deserve to win and go on to become the Chief Minister.

BR1M BAKAL CERAHKAN PELUANG BN DALAM PRU

BR1M bakal cerahkan peluang BN dalam PRU

KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Jan 2013— Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) dijangka akan menerima sokongan pengundi yang tinggi dalam pilihan raya tahun ini, memandangkan Putrajaya akan mula mengedarkan Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) bermula Febuari depan.

SABAH TO GET NEW CONSTITUENCIES NEXT YEAR

Sabah to get new constituencies next year

Several constituencies in the west coast of the state is to be carved up due to rapid population growth.

PAPAR 23/12/2012: Sabah is set to get several new electoral constituencies when the re-delineation exercise takes place next year.

Deputy State Speaker Johnny Mositun said he had met several high-ranking Election Commission officers here and in Kuala Lumpur and they had informed him that many constituencies on the west coast of the state would be carved up due to rapid population growth.

“I have been given to understand that Sabah will get some additional constituencies,”

PARTI PEMBANGKANG AMBIL ALIH TAMPUK PEMERINTAHAN DENGAN MAJORITI DUA PERTIGA

Pilihanraya: Abe, parti pembangkang Jepun ambil alih tampuk pemerintahan

TOKYO 17/12/2012: Parti Konservatif Jepun iaitu parti pembangkang negara itu menang besar dalam pilihanraya umum yang diadakan semalam, seterusnya memberi laluan kepada bekas Perdana Menteri Shinzo Abe untuk memegang tampuk pemerintahan buat kali kedua.

SURAT ICAC MENUNJUKKAN MUSA DIBERSIHKAN DARI TUDUHAN RASUAH DISEMBER LALU

Surat ICAC menunjukkan Musa dibersihkan dari tuduhan rasuah Disember lalu

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov — Penguatkuasa anti-rasuah Hong Kong menulis secara peribadi kepada Datuk Musa Aman pada Disember lepas untuk memaklumkan Ketua Menteri Sabah itu bahawa beliau tidak lagi disiasat untuk tuduhan rasuah RM40 juta — sumbangan kepada Umno negeri tersebut, menurut surat yang ditunjukkan kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Dalam surat pada 22 Disember 2012, Suruhanjaya Bebas Pencegahan Rasuah (ICAC) menjelaskan kepada ketua menteri itu mereka memulakan siasatan selepas menerima aduan terhadapnya, sambil menambah bahawa ini dikehendaki oleh undang-undang Hong Kong berkenaan dengan rasuah.

Tetapi agensi itu berkata bahawa selepas melengkapkan siasatan dan memfailkan laporan kepada Jawatankuasa Semakan Operasi (ORC), kedua-dua jawatankuasa dan Pesuruhjaya ICAC bersetuju untuk tidak meneruskan lagi penyiasatan “di atas asas fakta sudah diketahui”.

'POLITIK RAKUS CARI RUANG MENJELANG PRU13'

'Politik rakus cari ruang menjelang PRU13'

.MUKADIMAH

Suhu politik negara dikatakan mengalami peningkatan sejak selepas Pilihan Raya Umum 2008. Salah satu elemen dan kejadian di sebalik suhu politik yang mengalami peningkatan ialah politik sabotaj dan politik ganas. Ada yang melabel sebagai politik agresif.

Sinar Harian Online mengupas perkembangan ini menjelang Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13. Ikuti penulisan awal mengenainya.

SHAH ALAM 13/11/2012- Penganalisis politik melihat perkembangan politik kini dilihat lebih bersikap peribadi dan melangkaui jangkauan politik sebenar.

RUSH FOR ‘WHO-WANTS-TO-BE-A-CANDIDATE’

Rush for ‘who-wants-to-be-a-candidate’

The highly popular ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ television concept has taken a political twist in Sabah.

LAHAD DATU 12/11/2012: Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, the younger brother of Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman, once said something about “lucrative positions” in the Cabinet. He was naively confirming what many surmised.

So it is hardly surprising that scores of Sabahans want to be contestants in the upcoming 13th general election and some may even be forgiven for considering a new group as organisers of Sabah’s version of “who wants to be a millionaire” with an election slant.

Days after announcing its formation, the “Sabah Independent Candidates Sponsorship Body” has received 30 applications by wannabe electoral candidates in the upcoming 13th general election.

BN MACHINERY MOVES INTO TOP GEAR

BN machinery moves into top gear

SANDAKAN 12/11/2012: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has reminded the Barisan Nasional (BN) machinery to move into top gear to face the impending 13th general election.

Musa said everyone involved in the BN machinery including Youth, Women, Puteri Umno and branches, all the way to the grassroots level need to prepare themselves for an all-out battle.

This is imperative to ensure a well-organised campaign and avoid panic, he said when speaking during a Leaders With People programme at Sibuga Hall yesterday.

“We need to be ready for the GE13. We don’t want to face problems unprepared, disorganised or in panic. “We need to be ready when the bell rings and stat Dewan is dissolved. I believe we are ready because we have a strong machinery and a war room to ensure our readiness,”

LET RCI COMPLETE JOB BEFORE GE – BUMBURING

Let RCI complete job before GE – Bumburing

TAMPARULI 10/11/2012: The Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah must be allowed to carry out its job before the 13th general election.

Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS) president Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred M Bumburing in making the call said this would ensure that the electoral rolls would be purged of illegal voters.

Speaking at a Pakatan Rakyat-APS public seminar here recently, the Tuaran member of parliament urged the federal government to let the RCI on illegal immigrants to completely carry out their functions and finish their job before the 13th general election was called.

“This will thereafter pave the way for the electoral rolls to be rectified and cleaned up by getting rid of any illegal voters. In this respect, the RCI must immediately begin their job in order to complete their job in time.

BADAN PENAJA CALON-CALON BEBAS HASRAT TANDING DI SEMUA 60 KERUSI DUN

Badan Penaja Calon-Calon Bebas hasrat tanding di semua 60 kerusi Dun

LAHAD DATU 9/11/2012: Satu kumpulan yang menamakan diri mereka sebagai Badan Penaja Calon-calon Bebas berhasrat untuk bertanding di semua 60 kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) dan 25 kerusi parlimen di Sabah pada Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) ke-13 ini.

Pengerusi penajanya, Haji Datu Abdul Kadir Datu Mohd Yatim berkata, calon-calon mereka akan bertanding atas tiket calon Bebas dan akan menggunakan lambang yang disediakan oleh Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) .

“Kami terdiri daripada golongan profesional, korporat, badan akademik, badan keagamaan dan juga bekas pegawai kakitangan kerajaan negeri dan persekutuan.

“Kita juga mempunyai badan penaja utama, namun ianya hanya akan diumumkan selepas parlimen dibubarkan.

SABAH BN LEADERS BACK EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDATES

Sabah BN leaders back early announcement of candidates

KOTA KINABALU 28/10/2012:  Early announcement of Barisan Nasional line-up will allow candidates and their machinery to plan their next move and ensure victory for the ruling party.

In welcoming the proposal by BN secretary general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to announce their candidacies earlier than past elections, Parti Bersatu Sabah Youth chief Datuk Jahid Jahim said doing so would enable them to strategise their moves and be able to befriend their would-be constituents.

“The candidates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves, if they are new, while the incumbents should renew ties with their voters by continuing to go down to the ground and listen to the people’s grouses,”

SABAHANS BRIEFED ON US ELECTION

Sabahans briefed on US election

PENAMPANG 26/10/2012: As Malaysians are eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to announce the date of the country’s 13th general election, the United States of America is also gearing up for its presidential election which will be held on November 6.

In an effort to create a better understanding of the US election, the Sabah State Library and Lincoln Resource Center, US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur organised a briefing session here yesterday.

JANGKAAN BN MENANG PRU13 SEMAKIN MEROSOT?

Kajian: Jangkaan BN menang PRU13 susut

[DIKEMAS KINI] SHAH ALAM 25/09/2012- Peratusan jangkaan Barisan Nasional (BN) akan menang Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13) merosot berbanding awal tahun, demikian menurut hasil kajian terbaru diumumkan hari ini.

Sebaliknya, jangkaan bahawa Pakatan Rakyat (PR) akan mencapai misinya menguasai Putrajaya dan menggantikan BN di pusat pula meningkat.

Peratusan pengundi yang tidak pasti berhubung soalan yang membawa kepada jangkaan itu - "dengan andaian anda tidak memihak kepada mana-mana parti politik, parti manakah yang anda jangka akan menang di peringkat nasional dalam PRU13 dan menguasai Putrajaya", mengalami penurunan daripada 30 peratus kepada 26 peratus.

WOMEN ISSUES OVERLOOKED DUE TO LOW POLITICAL PRESENCE, ANALYSTS SAY

Women issues overlooked due to low political presence, analysts say

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The lack of female participation in Malaysian politics has likely caused the years of neglect over issues of concern to women although the gender makes up half the country’s 13 million-strong electorate, analysts have said.

According to statistics from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, only 10.4 per cent of the country’s 222 federal lawmakers and eight per cent of the 576 assemblymen in state assemblies nationwide are women.

File photo of women at a political party gathering. Women make up a ‘big block of votes’, being ‘half of the voters of every constituency’.

JUMLAH PENGUNDI BARU BAKAL BERI IMPAK BESAR PADA PRU13

Jumlah Pengundi Baru Bakal Beri Impak Besar Pada PRU13

PETALING JAYA September 24, 2012: Buat pertama kalinya jumlah pegundi baru yang berdaftar mencatatkan rekod tersendiri dan bakal memberikan kesan yang besar pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13) nanti.

Kini jumlah pengundi baru membentuk satu perlima daripada 13.1 juta pengundi atau 22 peratus (2.9 juta) pengundi keseluruhan, kedua-dua parti Barisan Nasional (BN) dan Pakatan Rakyat dijangka akan memberi fokus kepada pengundi baru ini dalam strategi kempen masing-masing.

SABAH: STILL A ‘FIXED DEPOSIT’?

Sabah: Still a ‘fixed deposit’?

21 September 2012: Sabah will be a focal point in the coming general election, especially after the defections of two BN MPs. If the opposition can avoid contesting three-cornered contests then Sabah’s status as a BN ‘fixed deposit’ state could hang in the balance, writes Arnold Puyok.

The upcoming 13th General Election is sure to be a hotly contested election. It will be a litmus test for Prime Minister Najib Razak who is banking on his “transformational agenda” to return the BN to power.

Indeed, to restore the BN to a two-thirds majority. For PR, the election is seen as Anwar Ibrahim’s last chance to take over Putrajaya after the alleged September 16 coup failed. Even though many of the seats contested come from Peninsular Malaysia, the real battle will be in Sabah and Sarawak.

IT'S WOMEN POWER AT CAMPUS POLLS

It's women power at campus polls

NEW TREND: Female candidates winning more seats

A Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin student casting her vote during campus elections in being briefed on the heritage room by Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu yesterday. Pic by Aslina Abu Bakar

KUALA LUMPUR 22 September 2012: THE campus election results at five public universities revealed a new  trend: more women candidates are being elected.

In Kangar, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) campus election showed more than 56 per cent out of 31 contested seats were won by women candidates.

UniMAP vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin said out 17 women candidates who had won, three represented the general seats and 14 the various faculty seats.

"We are seeing more women as candidates this time around."