Publication: Aliran

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

GE13: We are already the winners!

The Malaysian people are already the winners – even if electoral victory for their preferred political party is usurped through a flawed electoral system or fraud, says M M Pereira.Nothing is going to stop or reverse this dynamic democratic transform ... [Published Aliran - 8 hours ago]
Entities: Malaysia, Aliran, Fraud
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 reports

GE13: Pliant papers, restless hearts

The normally compliant mainstream media dropped all pretence of trying to be socially responsible newspapers in the run-up to the general election, observes Mustafa K Anuar.The recent 13th general election, dubbed by some as “the Mother of Elections”, ... [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Musings on GE13

The people have spoken clearly through the ballot box. The big question is: can BN evolve to retain 47 per cent of the popular vote in the next round of battle, wonders Allen Lopez.GE-13 was, for many, a political wake-up call. It was for me.I have always ... [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

BINGO! Photos show payouts linked to BN winning seats

Continuing our expose, we present compelling photographic evidence that the post-polls payouts in Penang were linked to state seats which the BN had won.The notice shows a series of numbers that correspond with Umno-BN winning seats in Penang. That’s ... [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

GE13 outcome: A people?s victory

We should not just look at GE13′s formal outcome but view it as a continuing process of democratisation, says Johan Saravanamuttu.One should first pose the question, what sort of ‘victory’ was the outcome of GE13 on 5 May 2013 for the Barisan Nasional(BN) ... [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Whither neo-feudalism?

Melayu memang mudah lupa? Election results show that the bold trend among young Malay voters demonstrates a break from the neo-feudal mindset of hutang budi that once gripped the Malay community, says Azmil Tayeb.No more hutang budi – Photograph: Mal ... [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Electoral fraud: The view from Sungai Siput

What trust we have in the Election Commission! Jeyakumar Devaraj reports his observations of the GE13 campaign process from Sungai Siput.Ballot bags dropped from a helicopterThere were many complaints of electoral irregularity if not fraud during the ... [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Raped beyond recognition?

The sanctity of the Malaysian ballot has never before been put to such a high level of doubt, as voters’ political innocence was violated with impunity, says Stephen Tan Ban Cheng.The political innocence of Malaysians has been raped beyond recognition ... [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Umno?s unpardonable sins against the Malay rakyat

1. Malays have been addicted to the comfort of life underneath the coconut shell for far too long. Now with the shell breached by globalisation and the digital waves, it is dawning upon us that our “comfort” is anything but. There is a far greater, more ... [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Turbulent skies ahead for Najibâs BN

Losing the popular vote of the rakyat is just one of the many challenges that Najib must face, says Stephen Tan Ban Cheng.Wonders never cease. At 3.29am on Sunday, 6 May, the Malaysian general election results gave the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN, or ... [Published Aliran - May 16 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

BUSTED: Pulau Betong post-election payouts

Aliran received photographs of another round of post-election payouts, this time in the Pulau Betong area, which also comes under the Balik Pulau parliamentary constituency.A long line of people were queuing up to collect their ‘winnings’ at a shack next ... [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

This is what the ?Chinese? want

What the Chinese want is, in fact, what the educated urban Malaysian voter, regardless of ethnicity, wants: respect, and an acknowledgement of their right to an inclusive, peaceful existence, says Dr Ong Hean Teik.The Utusan Malaysia headline of May 7 ... [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]

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...For such a democracy to flourish, the citizen must be able to exercise such right without having to fear being condemned for choosing the ` "wrong’ side or for being `ungrateful’. Such threats and accusations only serve to widen the racial divide and to hide the weaknesses of one’s policies, strategies and practices, and go against the spirit of reconciliation and building a united Malaysian nation."

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GE13: We are already the winners! [Published Aliran - 8 hours ago]
GE13: Pliant papers, restless hearts [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
Continued disillusionment or evolution? [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
What betrayal? [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
Musings on GE13 [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
BINGO! Photos show payouts linked to BN winning... [Published Aliran - May 18 2013]
Whither neo-feudalism? [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
Raped beyond recognition? [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
Electoral fraud: The view from Sungai Siput [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
GE13 outcome: A people?s victory [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
Umno?s unpardonable sins against the Malay rakyat [Published Aliran - May 17 2013]
Turbulent skies ahead for Najibâs BN [Published Aliran - May 16 2013]
This is what the ?Chinese? want [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]
Rakyat Malaysia mesti bersatu menentang rasisme... [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]
BUSTED: Pulau Betong post-election payouts [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]
Election triumph of the ?Stop Lynas? campaign [Published Aliran - May 15 2013]
EXPOSED: Post-election payouts in Penang [Published Aliran - May 14 2013]
Say ?No? to racial politics [Published Aliran - May 14 2013]
Um . . whoâs calling who? [Published Aliran - May 14 2013]
Malapportionment of constituencies [Published Aliran - May 14 2013]
GE13: The aftermath [Published Aliran - May 12 2013]
An implosion in the offing! [Published Aliran - May 10 2013]
Penangites are not cheapskates! [Published Aliran - May 10 2013]
Why the delay in appointment of Selangor MB? [Published Aliran - May 10 2013]
What else does Utusan Malaysia want? [Published Aliran - May 10 2013]
?Fraudulent outcome of 13th general election?: ... [Published Aliran - May 09 2013]
Perhimpunan ?Suara rakyat suara keramat? diteru... [Published Aliran - May 09 2013]
GE13: Hope is both terrible and wonderful [Published Aliran - May 09 2013]
Making sense of GE13 [Published Aliran - May 08 2013]
Youth voters sparking New Politics in Malaysia [Published Aliran - May 08 2013]
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