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- GE13: EC enforcement team to take down defamatory banners
- GE13: Muhyiddin assures Chinese of continued political and economic policies
- GE13: Group of DAP supporters in Sekinchan switches camps
| GE13: EC enforcement team to take down defamatory banners Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:03 AM PDT IPOH: Campaign material found to be defamatory will be taken down by Election Campaign Enforcement Teams set up in every constituency, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof. "If there is a report lodged by the public about any posters or banners defaming or tarnishing the image of the contesting candidates, the team will convene a meeting and decide whether or not the posters and banners should be taken down. "Any campaign material which does not display the names of publisher or printer will definitely be taken down," he told a press conference after visiting the Perak EC office here Monday. He said the team would monitor all materials put up during the campaign period. Abdul Aziz said the team comprised a chief appointed by the EC, a police inspector, representatives of the local authority and representatives of each party contesting in the constituency. - Bernama For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
| GE13: Muhyiddin assures Chinese of continued political and economic policies Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:06 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the Chinese to continue supporting Barisan Nasional for political stability and economic growth. The Barisan Nasional deputy chairman said Barisan has proven to be capable of achieving stability through the implementation of policies, including pro-business ones. "We give the assurance that we will continue with the same policies and implement even better ones if BN is still in power after the general election," he told a ceramah organised by Bandar Tun Razak MCA in Taman Connaught here. "We as the government is aware that the Chinese are very concerned about political and economic stability and we will never neglect these aspects," he said. Present was Tan Kok Eng, MCA's candidate for the parliamentary seat, and Bandar Tun Razak BN coordinator Datuk Seri Tan Chai Ho. For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
| GE13: Group of DAP supporters in Sekinchan switches camps Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:14 AM PDT SEKINCHAN: Some 200 people here claiming to be DAP supporters have shifted allegiance to Barisan Nasional. The group brought down DAP banners at the Sungai Leman operations centre here around 2am Monday and replaced them with Barisan banners. One supporter, Asri Zainian, 64, claimed the Opposition party had not kept its promises. He said he was originally a PAS member and had supported DAP for five years. Asked if he had withdrawn his PAS membership, he said he would submit the documents soon. The operation centre was set up two weeks ago by DAP supporters. Sited 10m from the gate of the polling station in SK Sungai Leman, is a strategic location for drawing votes. Sungai Besar Umno committee member Jamil Ramli said the group comprised Malays aged 21 to 50, who were either PAS or PKR members. Another supporter who defected, Zulkifli Idris, claimed the Opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition's promise of street lights and other amenities had not been delivered. "Our village is still in darkness." The population of Sungai Leman is 3,500, with 2,500 of the residents being voters. The 13th general election, in which 222 parliamentary and 505 state seats are being contested, will be held on May 5. Meanwhile, Sekinchan incumbent Ng Suee Lim said not more than 10 people claiming to be DAP supporters had contacted the party a few days ago and volunteered their assistance for the elections. He said he had not expected them to defect to Barisan Nasional. He added that the group had contacted one of the two DAP Malay exco members to pledge support and its number was not 200 as claimed by Jamil. "I only knew them for these few days when one of them volunteered his house to be used as a DAP operatiosn centre in Sungai Leman," he said Monday. He said it did not occur to him to check their background and motive before accepting their offer to assist the DAP but would be more careful from now. For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
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