Are you surprised by the results?

I think it’s shocking. Although I expected BN to lose but I did not think that they lost five states.

I’m sorry that I made the wrong choice in Pak Lah. I never expected a PM to reverse all the policies of the government. So I think the people on the whole must have been very angry. All the three communities, the Chinese, the Malays and the Indians, have reacted.

Will Tun pressure Pak Lah to resign?

I think he should accept responsibility for this. Just as in 2004, the huge majority, the huge victory was purportedly due to him 100 percent. Now he should accept 100 percent of the responsibility.

What do you mean by taking responsibility?

He has destroyed Umno, destroyed BN. And he has to be responsible for this terrible defeat.

If he doesn’t want to take responsibility, do you think that Umno will do something to make him go?

I think Umno people on the ground are fearful of this man as they have never been before. During my time they would challenge me. Here I was not allowed to speak. I was given invitations to give talk to Umno members but these were withdrawn. They say that the police told them to withdraw it.

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Popularity: 67% [?]

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The 11th Election for Malaysia was held on 8 Mac 2008. There were 222 seats for Parliament and 505 seats for State.

Below is the 2008 election results;

The detail by political parties;

For the official and details result please refer Election Commission of Malaysia or The Star - Election Result.

Popularity: 44% [?]

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The 10th Election for Malaysia was held in 1999. There were 193 seats for Parliament and 394 seats for State. Below is the 1999 election results;

The details by political parties;

Popularity: 25% [?]

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Malaysia’s hopes of staging the most transparent elections in its history was dealt a serious blow when the Election Commission(EC) announced that it had scrapped the plan to use indelible ink in Election 2008.

Under the EC plan, the ink would have been applied on a voter’s fingernail only after he voted, and not before. It was meant to discourage multiple-voting. The EC has been saying all along that it is committed to having more transparent polls, using transparent boxes and cleaning up the electoral rolls.

blow to clean election image

The cancellation of the use of indelible ink would be interpreted as the EC is working hand-in-hand with the Barisan Nasional(BN) to cheat in the elections. It is likely to galvanize the Opposition in the home stretch and bring back the spectra of phantom voters – the presence of unregistered voters.

The EC said it reached the decision after questions were raised over the sanctity of indelible ink, with reports that some people had corrupted the plan by importing consignments of the ink from Thailand. The decision brought howls of protests from the Opposition and it is certainly going to invite serious scrutiny in the international media, which have in the past month reported widely on steps to make elections here more transparent.
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Popularity: 22% [?]

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The 11th Election for Malaysia was held on 21 Mac 2004. There were 219 seats for Parliament and 505 seats for State. Below is the 2004 election results;

The detail by political parties;

Popularity: 31% [?]

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Keputusan peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dan Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) akan diumumkan pada 12 Mac 2008 ini. Calon-calon yang telah menduduki peperiksaan ini boleh mengambil slip keputusan mereka dari sekolah masing-masing mulai pukul 10.00 pagi pada hari tersebut.

Peperiksaan SPM bagi ujian amali telah dijalankan dari 24 sehingga 26 September 2007 lalu dan ujian bertulis dari 12 November sehingga 5 Disember 2007. Sementara itu bagi STAM ujian lisannya telah diadakan dari 16 sehingga 20 Julai dan dari 23 sehingga 27 Julai. Ujian bertulis untuk STAM pula telah berlangsung dari 22 sehingga 24 Oktober 2007 dan dari 29 sehingga 30 Oktober 2007.

Debaran mereka yang menantikan keputusan kedua-dua peperiksaan ini akan terjawab pada hari Rabu 12 Mac 2008.

Popularity: 92% [?]

Technorati Tags: keputusan, peperiksaan, sijil pelajaran malaysia, sijil tinggi agama malaysia, SPM, STAM