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GE13: BN wins battle of the ceramahs
GE13: 180 Teluk Bahang PKR members join BN
GE13: Donations to Chong Hwa school in Kuantan to be tax exempted

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:45 AM PDT

KUALA KEDAH: Barisan Nasional attracted more support than PAS for respective ceramahs that took place within 500m of each other Thursday night.

The Barisan ceramah attracted thousands of supporters despite a heavy downpour while the PAS camp was practically empty at around 9.30pm.

The huge showing for Barisan versus the low turnout at the PAS ceramah was a big embarrassment for the ruling Islamist party and an indication of growing support for Barisan in Kedah.

Kuala Kedah PAS information chief Ustaz Ridwan had called on organisers to cancel all PAS ceramahs in Kuala Kedah to attract a mammoth crowd to their camp in Taman Lembaga.

Speakers at the Barisan ceramah included former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad while Dr Mahathir's former aide Datuk Omar Abu Bakar and incumbent Kubang Rotan assemblyman Nasir Mustaffa spoke at the PAS event.

Dr Mahathir said the changes need to be made to ensure more development in the state.

"Pakatan Rakyat has been asking the people to make a change, so Kedahans should do so by changing the state government.

"Since they ask for changes, let's give them what they asked for," he said in his speech.

Dr Mahathir said he was confident that Barisan would win back the state based the support shown by the people.

He said he came to campaign in Kedah because he loves the state.

He hoped Kedahans would give the mandate to Barisan because they could give what the people here wanted.

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GE13: 180 Teluk Bahang PKR members join BN

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:16 AM PDT

Published: Thursday April 25, 2013 MYT 11:17:00 PM

BALIK PULAU: A total of 180 PKR members closed down their Teluk Bahang branch and pledged their support for Barisan Nasional on Thursday.

Mustaffa Ahmad, the former chief, said that the members were disillusioned with the party's struggle and decided to throw their support behind Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Earlier, Mustaffa handed over their Barisan Nasional membership forms to Teluk Bahang candidate Datuk Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah.

GE13: Donations to Chong Hwa school in Kuantan to be tax exempted

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT

KUANTAN: Donations to the Chong Hwa school here will be given tax exemption, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Najib said the Government was aware that education was very close to the hearts of the Chinese community.

"The Chinese treat education seriously and contribute generously towards education.

"Tonight I would like to announce that contributions to the school will be exempted from tax," he said at a dinner hosted by the Kuantan Chinese community on Thursday night.

However, he did not spell out details of the tax exemption.

Najib also called on the Chinese to continue pledging their support to the Barisan Nasional government that had a good rapport with China.

He said the establishment of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) was a testament to the good bilateral ties between the two countries.

In his speech, Najib expressed his appreciation to the Chinese community.

"The hardworking nature of the Chinese and their business-savvy minds have contributed greatly to the nation's development.

"Personally, I think highly of the Chinese culture," he said.

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Khamis, 25 April 2013