MAFREL-NR prepares for Bkt Selambau by-election observation(Updated)

MAFREL-Northern Region held a meeting this afternoon to discussed about the preparation for the 2 by-elections in the northern region. 3 reps from Kedah came and the preparation was thus focused on the Kedah by-election. The meeting attended by 20+ members decied to support the by-election observation in 3 ways: training, financial support and human [...]

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Another PR dominated government committee to choose which MB to pay…

The fallout from the BN’s attempted takeover of the Perak State Government continue to rattle the Perakians-and now also the 2 MB’s, as reported by a local web site www.themalaysianinsider.com
Does Zambry or Nizar get the MB’s pay?
IPOH, Feb 28 — The Perak Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will open investigations to determine whether the salaries and [...]

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Round up: Perak to hold Emergency State Assembly next Tuesday to dissolve State Assembly(UPDATED)

In a show down with the BN appointed state government the Speaker of Perak State Assembly has issued a notice to all State Assemblypersons in Perak-bar the 7 BN `Excos’ suspended and 3 considered to have resigned, to hold an emergency seating to dissolve the State Assembly. With the 10 Assemblypersons barred from the Assembly [...]

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Zambry: `..dissent against Hee is life threatening\’

Zambry the BN MB alleged that the defected Assemblywomen Hee Yit Fong had become such a hated figure in Perak that she faces `life threatening\’ dissent! What he didn’t clarified was whether it was threatening her political life -as Assemblywomen and Deputy Speaker, or her physical life. In any case he was speaking in the [...]

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4 simultaneous by-elections?(Updated)

There are now 4 possible by-elections in Malaysia: Bkt Selambau, Bkt Gantang, Batang Ai and Pensiangan. Could they be decided by the EC/SPR to run concurrently?
The election in Batang Ai is confirmed by EC-and the date would be out in a day or 2. The Assemblyman dies before 3 years of office is up-so it [...]

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Mafrel-NR High Tea function changed to this Sat-Feb 28th

Halo friends,
Final details of the Mafrel-NR High Tea:
Apologies from the organisers that the details of the function will be changed again to;
Date : Feb 28th (This Saturday)
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: 62 Weld Quay, Penang island
Background: Malaysian society is at a cross road again: Can we move forward to a more democratic society-or are we going to be [...]

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Another by-election in Sarawak coming up:N29 Batang Air

By-elections are popping up everywhere in Malaysia-other than reminding the parties to preempt these by selecting healthier and younger candidates in the future there is also a reminder to observers to get prepared all over the country. There should be streamlined procedure to conduct the observation in terms of training, voters’ education, dealing with authorities [...]

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Costly to cast your vote!

Is there some ways to cut the high costs of delivering democracy-which runs at RM10.00+/vote? But running in elections for candidates seems like a breeze -all his/her excess expenses can be put under `friends’ name!
RM123.7 million spent on March 8 General Election
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Some RM123.7 million was spent for the 12th [...]

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Campaign to support smeared assemblywomen Eli Wong started:

Mafrel has just received an urgent message to call for support for the support-Eli campaign -it is just 1 of the many campaign activities which are shaping up towards a real groundswell in Bukit Lanjan and elsewhere. Should elected politicians be overthrown by exposing their personal life-or exposing their wrong doings? This will continue to [...]

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Round up-Perak torn between 2 State Governments

After Perak Speaker Sivakumar ordered the suspension of BN MB & Excos Perak people are torn between 2 claimants to power, where none seems to command a total upper hand. To overcome this dilemma numerous actions are being taken by all sides to assert the authority over the other side;
* UMNO is seeking QC’s opinions [...]

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