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 Here are some interesting facts published by Malaysiakini on March 10. Â
Barisan Nasional only gained about 51 percent of the popular vote from the 7.9 million ballots cast on Saturday.
However, it took 63 percent of the seats contested - or 140 of 222 seats in Parliament.
Interestingly, its peninsula-wide popular vote was only 49.79 percent, which effectively [...]
Posted on March 11th, 2008 by danielykl
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Penangites from all walks of life came together at The Youth Park for a 16-hour “relay†round a track in the park, celebrating the fight against cancer against a backdrop of music, fun, games, food and a fantastic atmosphere of solidarity. This is co-organised by The National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Penang Branch and Penang [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by danielykl
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I was still shocked but at the same time my heart was pounding with excitement throughout the night as I watched the official election result on TV. The well known political analysts and the think tank were all wrong with their analysis of the election. Hmm … I think by listening to the heart of [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by danielykl
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The voice is loud and clear, in fact louder and clearer than expected. This is the biggest victory for the opposition ever. Making history! Oops! can’t call them opposition now - they are the new ruling government for the state of Penang. Oooops!!! Not only Penang, but also Kedah, Perak, Selangor and Kelantan. There is a [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by danielykl
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