Anwar at a ceramah in Kelantan on 8 February 2008
With Pas and the DAP expected to make gains, all eyes are on how Keadilan will fare. Terence Netto explores whether Keadilan’s multi-racial agenda will find support in the mixed constituencies, where the BN traditionally had an advantage.
If it was not for the Opposition, there
would be no goodies or development for the people, says P Ramakrishnan. Where there were no
contests when certain candidates were returned unopposed, the BN did
not spend even a single sen in that constituency.
The 12th General Election is crucial for Malaysians. It will set the
direction for the nation and will determine the status of democracy in
this country. More importantly, the outcome of the results will decide
the secular status of this nation which is under grave threat, says P Ramakrishnan. We don’t need a strong government. We need a just government.
Kita
tidak perlukan kerajaan yang kuat. Kita perlukan kerajaan yang adil, kata P Ramakrishnan. Pilihanraya
ke12 ini adalah saat genting bagi rakyat Malaysia. Ianya akan
menentukan halatuju bagi negara dan juga menentukan status demokrasi
dalam negara ini. Yang lebih penting lagi, hasil dari keputusan ini
akan menentukan status sekular negara ini yang sedang dicabar.
A just government will treat all its
citizens justly. It will not discriminate neither will it punish them
for voting in an opposition politician. After all, in the electoral
process such a choice is made available to the voters. This is what
democracy is all about, says P Ramakrishnan.
In a short poem, Fan Yew Teng wonders whether the election last December in Thailand will make any difference to the lives of ordinary Thais.
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We desperately need candidates who are trustworthy and accountable, those who will nurture and defend the democratic process, says Prema Devaraj.
The People’s Parliament shows how Malaysians use digital technology to advance cyber advocacy and activism, writes Helen Ang. One of its initiatives is the "Boycott the newspapers" campaign.
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We have witnessed how the BN has taken away
all our rights and freedom because the BN had a two-thirds’ majority to
amend the Federal Constitution. To safeguard our rights and freedom we
must NEVER, EVER give them this two-thirds’ majority, asserts P Ramakrishnan.
ISA detainees’ families are hurting and suffering, says Syed Ibrahim Syed Nor. The solution is not just to provide welfare aid to the families but to release the detainees and get rid of this draconian law once and for all.
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