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Umno is no different from Israel. It must stop twisting and misrepresenting the hudud law issue just to scare away non-Muslim voters as this is not right and merely gives a bad impression of Islam.

By SK English Team

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has slammed Umno for not recognising the Hamas leadership, which he said revealed the Barisan Nasional’s insincerity over the Israeli invasion of the Palestinian Gaza strip, despite Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi’s loud professions of protest and outrage.

“Umno, like Israel, does not recognise the chosen Hamas leadership …

Surprise independent candidate Azharudin Mamat has made it a three-cornered fight in Kuala Terengganu, but the main battle will be between the Umno-led BN and Pakatan Rakyat.

By Wong Choon Mei

Kuala Terengganu’s indoor Stadium Negeri was today transformed into a hive of activity, energised to a level unfelt before, as tens of thousands of supporters and spectators - perhaps as many as 50,000 - thronged the area around it.

Over the next 11 days, this royal state capital will become the object of a fierce by-election fight between Abdul Wahid Endut from the Pakatan Rakyat (above, left), Wan Ahmad Farid from Barisan Nasional (centre) and Independent candidate Azharudin Mamat (right).

The contest is also the first by-election of 2009. Another at Pensiangan in Sabah is a very real prospect, although currently, it is pending a Federal Court decision on whether a nullification of the March 2008 election result, favouring PBRS president Joseph Kurup, will be upheld.

This morning, Election Commission returning officer Mat Razali Kassim confirmed all three KT candidates, saying that there had been four objections but all were over-ruled …

Mahathir, who said Wan Ahmad was a “really bad” choice for the KT by-election, has been accused of trying to protect his protege Najib from blame in the event that Umno really does indeed lose

By Wong Choon Mei

Umno leaders rushed to defend their Kuala Terengganu candidate Wan Ahmad Farid, who a day ago was publicly castigated by ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad as a poor choice to take part in the by-election contest that officially began today.

Said Umno Youth chief and Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein: “He is a young …

Said Mohd Ali Rustam, Umno vice president and Malacca Menteri Besar : “He is a young and dilligent …

By SK English Team

Akim president Hanafi Hamat has threatened disciplinary action againsy vice president Harun Mohamad for pulling out of the Kuala Terengganu by-election contest.

“Harun Alias has disappointed the party with his actions …

By SK English Team

MCA president Ong Tee Keat has criticised the welfare state concept that he claims is being championed by Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS.

He was warning the Chinese community in Kuala Terengganu, where a fierce three-way tussle is underway between the Barisan Nasional, the Pakatan Rakyat and …

It looks like a straight fight between the Umno-led BN and Pakatan Rakyat, with Akim withdrawing from the race while Independent candidate Isma did not show up.

By Wong Choon Mei

Kuala Terengganu’s indoor Stadium Negeri and the area around it has been transformed into a hive of activity, energised to a level un-felt before, as residents and indeed Malaysians nationwide cast their eye on yet another chapter of history that is due to unfold there this morning.

Today, between 9 am and 11 am, the Election Commission will process the nomination papers of candidates keen to contest the KT parliamentary seat. It will later announce the names of those who qualify to stand for the first parliamentary by-election of 2009.

At least four stakeholders - Akim, Barisan Nasional, an Independent candidate and Pakatan Rakyat - had expressed interest, but it is believed that only the BN and Pakatan candidates managed to file their papers …

The former PM dismisses Kuala Terengganu as just another seat to Umno. He seems more concerned about preserving the prospects of his protege DPM Najib, whose neck stands to be on the line if KT is lost.

By Wong Choon Mei

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has come out to shield his protege Deputy Premier Najib Abdul Razak, who is facing his first test as the incoming president of Umno, at the make-or-break Kuala Terengganu by-election contest.

Mahathir reiterated a stand that has been quietly propagated by some supporters of Najib, worried about the backlash on their boss should they lose at KT.

According to them, Wan Ahmad Farid, the Umno candidate for the KT seat, is nothing more than a ‘proxy’ for outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

“The candidate was the prime minister’s choice because …

Rather than get caught in counter-accusations that Pakatan is discrediting Najib with Altantuya posters, Malaysians should instead scrutinize the police action which smacks of abuse of power

By Wong Choon Mei

KeADILan leaders today slammed the police for high-handed action in arresting five party members in Kuala Terengganu, who were preparing to put up posters with images of Altantuya Shaariibuu - the slain Mongolian woman alleged to have been Deputy Premier Najib Abdul Razak’s mistress.

While his coterie of supporters, including some of the Barisan Nasional-controlled media, have rushed to accuse Pakatan Rakyat of trying to embarass him, experts warned that it was the sudden police action that Malaysians should take note of and be worried about …

Pakatan leaders chide the Umno-led BN for scare tactics, arresting KeADILan Youth deputy chief Fariz Musa early this morning, a day before nomination day tomorrow

By Wong Choon Mei

Despite the dank weather and the constant threat of rain, spirits are running high in Kuala Terengganu ahead of nomination day tomorrow.

The two main protagonists - Pakatan Rakyat’s Abdul Wahid Endut and Barisan Nasional’s Wan Ahmad Farid - have already been making the rounds, visiting residents and promising a clean fight even though official campaigning starts only after the Election Commission accepts their nominations.

“This is not a contest between personalities. We are friends … ,” says BN’s Wan Ahmad.

“We fight cruelty and oppression in the name of Islam … ,” says PAS’s Wahid Endut …

Knowing that his leadership of the Malay community will be rated by the result of the Kuala Terengganu by-election, the DPM called in key editors from the BN-controlled media and told them to destabilise the Pakatan at all costs.

By Wong Choon Mei

There has been a steadily escalating drive to get the local press - newspapers such as the Star, the NST and Utusan - to paint the Opposition in a negative light and to portray an image of an imminent bust-up between the three Pakatan Rakyat partners KeADILan, DAP and PAS.

And the man behind this latest push to gag and steer the Barisan Nasional-controlled press has turned out to be none other than Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak!

In a move that goes against civil norms …