Day: March 2, 2008
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“David vs Goliath” in Penang’s Rat Island
By Tikki Gee [Updated with correction at 3.30pm, March 3, 2008] PENANG: Touted to be a closely-fought state, Penang is the focus of a united Opposition, where the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are determined to wrest control of the state from Gerakan, a Barisan National (BN) component party. Recent events at the national…
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Surviving GE 2008
Or A Skeptics Guide to the Difficult Choices Before Us By Sharaad Kuttan ELECTION season never fails to induce in me a sense of dread. While I wish it a quick end, I am by no means an advocate of the shorter campaign period. Like in so many other things, it’s not the length that…