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BN Dapat Mandat Besar (HL) (Berita Harian 22/03/2004)
22/03/2004 BN dapat mandat besar (HL) KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN), yang mendapat mandat besar dengan majoriti dua pertiga dalam Pilihan Raya Umum ke-11 awal pagi ini, berjaya merampas semula Terengganu dan memerlukan tiga lagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) bagi menguasai Kelantan. Gabungan 14 parti komponen pimpinan Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi itu membentuk kerajaan dengan majoriti mudah pada jam 12.50 pagi apabila ia menguasai 110 daripada 219 kerusi Parlimen, sebelum memperoleh majoriti dua pertiga dengan 146 kerusi pada jam 1.46 pagi. Sehingga jam 3.30 pagi, BN menang 187 kerusi Parlimen, 10 DAP, empat Pas dan satu Bebas. BN juga menubuhkan kerajaan di semua negeri, kecuali di Kelantan di mana ia mendapat 20 kerusi dan 18 dimenangi Pas, manakala keputusan di tujuh kerusi dikira semula hari ini. Terengganu yang menguasai 28 daripada 32 kerusi DUN, manakala kerusi DUN Batu Buruk akan dikira semula hari ini. BN menyapu bersih semua lapan kerusi Parlimen di negeri itu. Pilihan raya kali ini bagaimanapun menyaksikan kemenangan semula DAP di beberapa kawasan tradisinya. Setakat ini, Parti Keadilan Nasional (Keadilan) yang mengadakan pakatan dengan Pas dan Parti Rakyat Malaysia gagal memenangi sebarang kerusi setakat ini. Abdullah, yang pertama kali mengetuai BN menghadapi pilihan raya umum, mengekalkan kerusi Parlimen Kepala Batas untuk kali ketujuh dengan mencatat majoriti 18,122 undi, menewaskan Abdul Khalid Rashid (Pas). Perdana Menteri memperoleh 25,403 undi manakala pencabarnya mendapat 7,281 undi. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pula berjaya mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen Pekan dengan majoriti 10,339 undi, menewaskan calon Pas, Brig Jen (B) Datuk Zakaria Dahlan. -
6 Disember 2012
Bil. 20 Khamis 6 Disember 2012 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KEDUA BELAS PENGGAL KELIMA MESYUARAT KETIGA K A N D U N G A N JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 1) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Perbekalan 2013 (Halaman 27) Diterbitkan Oleh: CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2012 DN 6.12.2012 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN NEGARA 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Abu Zahar bin Dato’ Nika Ujang 2. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Datuk Doris Sophia ak Brodi 3. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rahim bin Haji Abdul Rahman (Dilantik) 4. “ Datuk Haji Abdul Rahman bin Bakar (Dilantik) 5. “ Tuan Haji Abdul Shukor bin P A Mohd Sultan (Perlis) 6. “ Tuan Haji Ahamat @ Ahamad bin Yusop (Johor) 7. “ Dr. Ariffin bin S.M. Omar (Pulau Pinang) 8. “ Tuan A. Kohilan Pillay a/l G. Appu (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri I 9. “ Datuk Dr. Awang Adek Hussin (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Kewangan I 10. “ Tuan Baharudin bin Abu Bakar (Dilantik) 11. “ Dato’ Boon Som a/l Inong (Dilantik) 12. “ Puan Chew Lee Giok (Dilantik) 13. “ Tuan Chiew Lian Keng (Dilantik) 14. “ Datuk Chin Su Phin (Dilantik) 15. “ Datuk Chiw Tiang Chai (Dilantik) 16. “ Puan Hajah Dayang Madinah binti Tun Abang Haji Openg (Sarawak) 17. “ Dato’ Donald Lim Siang Chai (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Kewangan II 18. “ Dato’ Dr. Firdaus bin Haji Abdullah (Dilantik) 19. “ Tuan Gan Ping Sieu (Dilantik) - Senator – Timbalan Menteri Belia dan Sukan II “ 20. “ Dato’ Sri Iris Jala @ Idris Jala (Dilantik) – Senator – Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri 21. -
Dewan Negara
Bil. 5 Rabu 2 Mei 2012 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KEDUA BELAS PENGGAL KELIMA MESYUARAT PERTAMA K A N D U N G A N MENGANGKAT SUMPAH (Halaman 1) PEMASYHURAN TUAN YANG DI-PERTUA Mengalu-alukan Pelantikan Semula Ahli dan Kedatangan Ahli Baru (Halaman 1) JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 2) USUL-USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 20) Menjunjung Kasih Titah Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong - YB Tuan Khoo Soo Seang (Halaman 21) Diterbitkan Oleh: CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2012 DN 2.5.2012 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN NEGARA 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Abu Zahar bin Dato’ Nika Ujang 2. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Puan Doris Sophia ak Brodi 3. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rahim bin Haji Abdul Rahman (Dilantik) 4. “ Datuk Haji Abdul Rahman bin Bakar (Dilantik) 5. “ Tuan Haji Abdul Shukor bin P A Mohd Sultan (Perlis) 6. “ Tuan Haji Ahamat @ Ahamad bin Yusop (Johor) 7. “ Tuan Ahmad bin Hussin (Perlis) 8. “ Tuan A. Kohilan Pillay a/l G. Appu (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri I 9. “ Datuk Dr. Awang Adek Hussin (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Kewangan I 10. “ Dato’ Azian bin Osman (Perak) 11. “ Tuan Baharudin bin Abu Bakar (Dilantik) 12. “ Dato’ Boon Som a/l Inong (Dilantik) 13. “ Puan Chew Lee Giok (Dilantik) 14. “ Tuan Chiew Lian Keng (Dilantik) 15. “ Datuk Chin Su Phin (Dilantik) 16. “ Datuk Chiw Tiang Chai (Dilantik) 17. “ Puan Hajah Dayang Madinah binti Tun Abang Haji Openg (Sarawak) 18. “ Dato’ Donald Lim Siang Chai (Dilantik) – Senator – Timbalan Menteri Kewangan II 19. -
Sexuality, Islam and Politics in Malaysia: a Study of the Shifting Strategies of Regulation
SEXUALITY, ISLAM AND POLITICS IN MALAYSIA: A STUDY OF THE SHIFTING STRATEGIES OF REGULATION TAN BENG HUI B. Ec. (Soc. Sciences) (Hons.), University of Sydney, Australia M.A. in Women and Development, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2012 ii Acknowledgements The completion of this dissertation was made possible with the guidance, encouragement and assistance of many people. I would first like to thank all those whom I am unable to name here, most especially those who consented to being interviewed for this research, and those who helped point me to relevant resources and information. I have also benefited from being part of a network of civil society groups that have enriched my understanding of the issues dealt with in this study. Three in particular need mentioning: Sisters in Islam, the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR), and the Kartini Network for Women’s and Gender Studies in Asia (Kartini Asia Network). I am grateful as well to my colleagues and teachers at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies – most of all my committee comprising Goh Beng Lan, Maznah Mohamad and Irving Chan Johnson – for generously sharing their intellectual insights and helping me sharpen mine. As well, I benefited tremendously from a pool of friends and family who entertained my many questions as I tried to make sense of my research findings. My deepest appreciation goes to Cecilia Ng, Chee Heng Leng, Chin Oy Sim, Diana Wong, Jason Tan, Jeff Tan, Julian C.H. -
The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2021
PERSONS • OF THE YEAR • The Muslim500 THE WORLD’S 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS • 2021 • B The Muslim500 THE WORLD’S 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS • 2021 • i The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Chief Editor: Prof S Abdallah Schleifer Muslims, 2021 Editor: Dr Tarek Elgawhary ISBN: print: 978-9957-635-57-2 Managing Editor: Mr Aftab Ahmed e-book: 978-9957-635-56-5 Editorial Board: Dr Minwer Al-Meheid, Mr Moustafa Jordan National Library Elqabbany, and Ms Zeinab Asfour Deposit No: 2020/10/4503 Researchers: Lamya Al-Khraisha, Moustafa Elqabbany, © 2020 The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre Zeinab Asfour, Noora Chahine, and M AbdulJaleal Nasreddin 20 Sa’ed Bino Road, Dabuq PO BOX 950361 Typeset by: Haji M AbdulJaleal Nasreddin Amman 11195, JORDAN www.rissc.jo All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro- duced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanic, including photocopying or recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Views expressed in The Muslim 500 do not necessarily reflect those of RISSC or its advisory board. Set in Garamond Premiere Pro Printed in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Calligraphy used throughout the book provided courte- sy of www.FreeIslamicCalligraphy.com Title page Bismilla by Mothana Al-Obaydi MABDA • Contents • INTRODUCTION 1 Persons of the Year - 2021 5 A Selected Surveyof the Muslim World 7 COVID-19 Special Report: Covid-19 Comparing International Policy Effectiveness 25 THE HOUSE OF ISLAM 49 THE -
Parlimen Keduabelas Penggal Pertama Mesyuarat Ketiga
PARLIMEN KEDUABELAS PENGGAL PERTAMA MESYUARAT KETIGA Bil. 21 Rabu 17 Disember 2008 K A N D U N G A N JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 1) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Perbekalan 2009 (Halaman 25) USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 82) DN.17.12.2008 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN NEGARA 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, P.S.M., S.P.M.P. (Dilantik) 2. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Dato’ Ir. Wong Foon Meng, D.P.M.T. (Dilantik) 3. “ Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Bakar (Dilantik) 4. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rashid bin Ngah (Dilantik) 5. “ Tuan Haji Ahamat @ Ahamad bin Yusop (Johor) 6. “ Tuan Ahmad bin Hussin (Perlis) 7. “ Dato’ Haji Ahmad Rusli bin Haji Iberahim (Kelantan) 8. “ Datuk Akbar bin Ali (Melaka) 9. “ Tuan A. Kohilan Pillay a/l G. Appu (Dilantik) – Timbalan Menteri Perusahaan, Perladangan dan Komoditi 10. “ Tan Sri Amirsham A. Aziz (Dilantik) – Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri 11. “ Datuk Armani binti Haji Mahiruddin (Sabah) 12. “ Dato’ Azian bin Osman (Perak) 13. “ Datuk Hajah Azizah binti Abd. Samad (Dilantik) 14. “ Datuk Chandrasekar Suppiah (Dilantik) 15. “ Datuk Chew Vun Ming (Dilantik) 16. “ Tuan Chiw Tiang Chai (Dilantik) 17. “ Dato’ Daljit Singh Dalliwal 18. “ Dato Sri Empiang Jabu (Sarawak) 19. “ Dato’ Gooi Hoe Hin (P. Pinang) 20. “ Puan Heng Seai Kie (Perak) 21. “ Dato’ Ir. Hiang A Li (Pahang) 22. “ Dato’ Haji Idris bin Haji Buang (Sarawak) 23. “ Dato’ Haji Ikhwan Salim bin Dato’ Sujak (Selangor) 24. “ Profesor Datuk Dr. -
Mahathir's Islam: Mahathir Mohamad on Religion and Modernity In
University of Hawai'i Manoa Kahualike UH Press Book Previews University of Hawai`i Press Fall 10-1-2018 Mahathir’s Islam: Mahathir Mohamad on Religion and Modernity in Malaysia Sven Schottmann Follow this and additional works at: https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/uhpbr Part of the Asian History Commons, Islamic Studies Commons, and the Political Theory Commons Recommended Citation Schottmann, Sven, "Mahathir’s Islam: Mahathir Mohamad on Religion and Modernity in Malaysia" (2018). UH Press Book Previews. 15. https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/uhpbr/15 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University of Hawai`i Press at Kahualike. It has been accepted for inclusion in UH Press Book Previews by an authorized administrator of Kahualike. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MAHATHIR’S ISLAM MAHATHIR’S ISLAM Mahathir Mohamad on Religion and Modernity in Malaysia Sven Schottmann University of Hawai‘i Press Honolulu © 2018 University of Hawai‘i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Schottmann, Sven, author. Title: Mahathir’s Islam: Mahathir Mohamad on religion and modernity in Malaysia/Sven Schottmann. Description: Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018001939 | ISBN 9780824876470 (cloth ; alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Mahathir bin Mohamad, 1925—Religion. | Mahathir bin Mohamad, 1925—Political and social views. | Islam and state—Malaysia. | Malaysia—Politics and government. Classification: LCC DS597.215.M34 S36 2018 | DDC 959.505/4092—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018001939 University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. -
BN Hadapi Saingan Di Semua Kerusi (Berita Harian 13/03/2004)
13/03/2004 BN hadapi saingan di semua kerusi Kadir Dikoh; Rohaniza Idris KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) dijangka menghadapi cabaran di semua 219 kerusi Parlimen dan 505 kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) pada pilihan raya umum kali ini. Menjelang hari penamaan calon hari ini, hampir semua parti sudah mengumumkan calon masing-masing kecuali beberapa parti pembangkang yang masih membisu sama ada turut bertanding di Sarawak dan Sabah. Pembangkang, yang mengadakan pakatan pada pilihan raya umum lalu, kini berpecah dan bertembung sesama sendiri di beberapa kawasan setelah gagal mencapai kata sepakat. DAP menyaksikan dua pemimpin kanannya, Pengerusi, Lim Kit Siang dan timbalannya, Karpal Singh kembali bertanding. Sehingga semalam, Pas dan Keadilan masih membisu sama ada turut bertanding merebut kerusi Parlimen di Sarawak. Kerusi DUN negeri itu tidak dipertandingkan kerana pilihan raya negeri diadakan pada 2001. Berikutan itu, Sarawak mungkin mencatat kemenangan awal apabila sekurang-kurangnya dua kerusi Parlimen dimenangi tanpa bertanding, khususnya di kawasan majoriti Melayu/Melanau. Bagaimanapun, DAP sudah mengesahkan untuk bertanding di lima kawasan di Sarawak. Satu-satunya parti pembangkang tempatan di Sarawak ialah Parti Kebangsaan Sarawak (SNAP) dan sudah mengesahkan bertanding empat kerusi Parlimen dimenanginya ketika berada dalam BN pada pilihan raya lalu, semuanya kawasan majoriti Dayak. Di Sabah, pertama kali kerusi Parlimen dan DUN ditandingi serentak menyaksikan Keadilan mencuba nasib di 13 kerusi Parlimen dan 25 DUN, Pas di empat Parlimen dan enam DUN, tetapi DAP pula belum mengumumkan calonnya. Ramai calon bebas dijangka turut memeriahkan pilihan raya umum kali ini terutama mereka yang tidak dipilih sebagai calon atau ditaja oleh parti pembangkang untuk memecah undi BN. -
English/Bodies/Hrcouncil/Docs/17Session/A.HRC.17.27 En.Pdf 3 Human Rights Committee
STATUS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ONLINE COUNTRY REPORT: MALAYSIA Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor EMPOWER © 2015 Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) (0446-08-SEL) 13, Lorong 4/48e, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: +603 7784 4977 / +6016 220 8784 Fax: +603 7784 4978 Email: [email protected] Website: www.empowermalaysia.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/empowermalaysia Twitter: www.twitter.com/empowermalaysia Written by: EMPOWER in collaboration with Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Design & Layout: Wahyudi Mohd Yunus EMPOWER © 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. ISBN 978-967-10836-6-6 Printed by: Mathana Enterprise CONTENTS Acknowledgments 4 1. Introduction to the APC-IMPACT Project 5 2. Legal and Policy Environment in Malaysia on Internet Rights 7 3. Who’s Who in the Legal and Policy Environment 12 4. The Research 17 A. General protection of freedom of expression B. Restrictions on online content C. Access 5. Recommendations 34 Annex 1: The APC-La Rue Framework 37 Annex 2: Complete List of Cases Monitored in the Media 41 Bibliography 94 Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) Acknowledgments Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) for sharing its media monitoring research, from which the case reports highlighted in this report were drawn. We would also like to thank the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and participants of the National Consultation on Internet Rights, Governance and Democracy on 20 April 2015 for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper. -
Dewan Negara Parlimen Ketiga Belas Penggal Kedua Mesyuarat Pertama
Naskhah belum semak DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KETIGA BELAS PENGGAL KEDUA MESYUARAT PERTAMA Bil. 9 Isnin 5 Mei 2014 K A N D U N G A N JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 1) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Cukai Barang dan Perkhidmatan 2014 (Halaman 29) USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 61) DN 5.5.2014 1 MALAYSIA DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KETIGA BELAS PENGGAL KEDUA MESYUARAT PERTAMA Isnin, 5 Mei 2014 Mesyuarat dimulakan pada pukul 10.00 pagi DOA [Timbalan Yang di-Pertua mempengerusikan Mesyuarat ] JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN 1. Dato' Adam bin Abdul Hamid minta Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani menyatakan, adakah Malaysia menyasarkan program makanan cukup untuk negara dengan tumpuan hasil berkualiti dan halal. Sila terangkan secara terperinci. Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani [Dato’ Haji Tajuddin bin Abdul Rahman]: Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh dan salam sejahtera. Terima kasih kepada Tuan Yang di-Pertua dan terima kasih kepada Yang Berhormat yang bertanyakan soalan berkaitan dengan bekalan makanan dalam negara kita. Sukacita saya melaporkan iaitu pada masa ini sebenarnya kita tidak menghadapi sebarang masalah berhubung dengan bekalan makanan yang mencukupi bagi negara kita terutamanya bekalan barang makanan yang utama seperti beras. Pada waktu ini kita mengeluarkan cukup pengeluaran beras iaitu sebanyak 100.7 metrik tan pada tahun 2013 dan manakala penggunaan ialah sebanyak 2.3 juta, kekurangan sebanyak lebih kurang 600,000 metrik tan yang mana ditampung oleh pengimportan oleh BERNAS iaitu lebih kurang 30% daripada keperluan negara. Walau bagaimanapun, kita mempunyai sasaran untuk mencapai pengeluaran yang dipanggil self-sufficiency level (SSL) di mana kita akan mengeluarkan 100% daripada keperluan negara. -
CEDAW & Malaysia. Malaysian
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) PO Box 493, Jalan Sultan 46760 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia Tel: +603 7957 0636 / 7957 5636 Fax: +603 7956 3237 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wao.org.my Facebook: www.facebook.com/womens.aid.org Copyright © 2012 Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) ISBN: 978-983-40325-5-5 All rights reserVed. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. CoVer, Layout and Design: Michael Voon <[email protected]> Printer: TM Graphic Sdn. Bhd. Printing of this report is supported by the High Commission of Canada, Kuala Lumpur. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATIONS 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 LIST OF CRITICAL ISSUES 15 STATUS REPORT ON THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT’S OBLIGATIONS 25 DECLARED IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA Status report on the implementation of the CEDAW Committee’s recommendations 25 from 2006 Statements of intent made during the Malaysian government’s appearance 44 before the CEDAW Committee in 2006 Statements of intent made during the Malaysian government’s examination at the 47 Universal Periodic Review in 2009 relating to women ARTICLES 1 – 4: 55 DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION, LAW, POLICY AND MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE CONVENTION Article 1: Definition of discrimination lacking in legislation 58 Article 2: Limited progress in eliminating discrimination in law 58 Article 3: Measures to promote equality 64 Article 4: Temporary special measures in Malaysia 66 Recommendations to the Malaysian Government regarding Articles -
1990Vol10no.3
DON'T PANIC DR M! ELECTION WATCH under attack n 26 Feb., 1990, six COO· ELECIION WATCH only have now grown accthlomed to, cemed Malaysians issued a wants free and fair elections, he lashed out at what he percetved press statement announcmg 0 says ANIL NETTO below as a mere extension of the Opposi the formation of Elect.Jon Watch. tion and accused the group'<; It was a dramatic and unprece where he outlines the role of members of bias. dented development m MalaySian the group. Dr Mahathir's tirade appeared electoral history - though such to s1gnal the green light for his Yes groups are not uncommon in other Ministers to jo1n in the fray. \\llen parts of the world. process. Th~ . 27 Feb. came and Ministers were subsequently Already, it is apparent that went without any offictal response. approached for comment. they certain quaners are feeling most Indeed, government reaction was invanably parotted the official res uncomfortable. One tends to deafening in its silence. Perhaps, ponse to the effect that the forma wonder why officials were frantically trying to tion of I::Jection \htch was "not In their statement, the six srud get through to Lusaka? necessary''. That was the best Lee their sense of duty and responsi Kim Sai (now Datuk Lee, if you bility had prompted them to come OFFICIAL REACTION don't mind), Datuk Abdullah together to do their bit to ensure Badawi and Datuk Dr Yusof Noor Then. on 28 Feb. on prime time that the corning elections would could come up with - uncanny TV news, Malaysians were treated be free and flllf.