Day: March 3, 2008
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In search of the MCA ceramah in Ipoh
By Cindy Tham cindytham@malaysiavotes.com IPOH: For a city that is famous for its tauge (beansprouts), kuey teow noodles and chicken rice, the street where perhaps the two most popular restaurants that serve them are located is undoubtedly a good place to reach a captive audience. By dusk, the dinner crowd begins filling the tables that…
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The Education of Nurul Izzah
By Danny Lim dannylim@malaysiavotes.com On the Monday after nomination on Feb 24, Nurul Izzah Anwar’s campaign for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat kicked off with a pasar malam visit at Kampung Kerinchi, followed by a ceramah at a Parti Keadilan Rakyat [PKR] pondok by the road side. It was not the most strategic of ceramah…
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Obstacles to Voting from Abroad
By Hwa Yue-Yi AFTER nine months of vacation ā two of which were packed with goodbyes ā I was raring to leave for college last August. But amid the high-strung euphoria, the timing of my departure for the US bothered me: it was scarcely a year since Iād learnt to adore rendang, and four months…