Umno thinks it has the DIVINE right to rule?

DRUNK BY POWER! Umno thinks it has the DIVINE right to rule, that it OWNS the govt & country Written by John R Malott COMMENT In ancient days, kings claimed that they had a divine right to rule, and that they were accountable only to God. They thought that they and the country were one…

No electoral reforms and no will to bring change, says Bersih

In our continuing series to mark the anniversary of the most heated general election in recent memory, we speak to electoral reform activists on their struggle for clean and fair elections. Despite the repeated calls and public cries for electoral reforms following the 13th general election last year, which was marred by allegations of fraud…

Election 2013 broke every rule in the book

Election 2013 broke every rule in the book, Bersih panel finds SUBANG JAYA, MARCH 25 — Every single principle governing the running of a free and fair election was breached during last year’s May 5 federal polls, Bersih’s People’s Tribunal concluded in its findings released today. Panel member former United Nations Special Representative and constitutional…

Bersih to rally objections against EC’s redelineation

The Coalition for Free and Fair elections (Bersih) is preparing to make the Election Commission’s (EC) redelineation exercise more “fair” by mobilising voters to file proper objections. It pointed out that in the last national exercise to draw up electoral constituencies and parliamentary seats in 2003-2005, more than half of the objections were struck down…

How many Malaysians does it take to change the future of elections?

All of 100,000 Malaysians. That is the number that is needed to fight the next major battle for Malaysia’s political future that looms next month. For at the next parliamentary sitting, the Election Commission (EC) will table a draft of the country’s new electoral boundaries. If passed, it will determine the fate of all future…

Our electoral system is flawed and it needs to be fixed

Our electoral system is flawed and it needs to be fixed, says Malaysian Bar president A government cannot be called democratic simply because its electorate can participate in general elections, Malaysian Bar president Christoper Leong says today. “The true test of a democracy is in looking at the structure and mechanics that are put in…

Where’s the Sabah RCI report?

Where’s the RCI report? The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Sabah’s illegal immigrant situation which concluded its hearing in September last year is yet to release its findings. COMMENT KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans are eagerly awaiting to hear and read about the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah. RCI…

‘Next election would be stolen if EC creates new seats’

Bersih want amendments done to the Constitution before EC’s redelineation exercise begins. KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to begin the redelineation exercise in March and election reform watchdog, Bersih 2.0 fears that it will be a one-sided affair again. Bersih is against the redelinenation exercise being conducted without the amending of Article…

EC chief resorts to name calling, decries Bersih

The polls reform Bersih coalition has slammed the Election Commission (EC) for failing to account as well as take responsibility for the many flaws in the 13th general election. It also condemned the commission’s chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof for resorting to name-calling instead of addressing substantiated concerns about the EC’s integrity. “The EC’s recently-released,…

General Elections and badminton

Najib’s General Election laundering aka match fixing – Ravinder Singh Money laundering or processing black (or illegally obtained) money into white is illegal, but according to Najib GE laundering, or turning illegally obtained victory into legal victory is not. Hence Najib’s intellectual discourse on the “first past the post” system of general elections, wherein he…