Flash – Nominations for Ipoh Timor parliamentary and three state assembly constituencies of Pasir Pinji, Canning and Tebing Tinggi accepted without objections – a one-to-one fight.
Nominations papers for Ipoh Timor submitted to Returning Officer at Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh Nomination Centre at 9.07 am. Also submitted are nomination papers for Thomas Su Keong Siong (Pasir Pinji), Wong Kah Woh (Canning) and Ong Boon Piow (Tebing Tinggi).
This was followed by the submission of the nomination forms for the Barisan Nasional candidates.
Awaiting for conclusion of nomination process, with nomination closed in 10 minutes’ time, followed by one hour for objections.
The curtain rises for the Electoral Battle of the Century – which is just not about the next five years but a vote about the first 50 years of Malaysian nationhood and the next 50 years.

#1 by AhPek on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 6:26 pm
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES. GOD BLESS
AND GOD SPEED.
#2 by Wisdom above on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 6:42 pm
Is this ‘Parliamentary Democracy’ ?
>> at 5.15pm that the nomination paper of two other candidates – Danny Anthony Andipai of PKR and Saineh Usau, an independent – were rejected by Returning Officer Bubudan O.T. Majalu because they were submitted after 10am.
>> However police reports have been lodged in Keningau by the rejected candidates claiming they were blocked from going to the nomination centre.
>Another SPR double standard ? †after a mistake was made by the returning officer at the nomination centre. “
#3 by Wisdom above on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 6:42 pm
Is this ‘Parliamentary Democracy†?
1) >> …the issue cropped up when an agent for PAS candidate, Dr Khairudin Abd Malik, noticed that Rafidah failed to sign one of the nomination forms.
2)>>> “She signed on the forms that she submitted to me but she forgot to sign the form that was put on display during objection period,†he said on nomination day Sunday.
>> To help & beg & remind BN calon “to sign later†unto the earlier blank nomination forms on display after nominations closed at 10am ?
>>PAS “Legal advisers†should remember to file a ‘writ of motion’ in Election High court tomorrow to disqualify this Kuala Kangsar Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz BN calon.
“the SPR (Elections Commission) overruled that †should be punished under the Election ACT.
>>…SPR double standard ?
…So obvious SPR dirty trick seen by all on 24-2-2008.
#4 by Wisdom above on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 6:52 pm
> There were also near misses for the BN camp, including BN election director and Menteri Besar-designate Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin when their candidates almost had their papers rejected due to technicalities.
PAS Legal Advisers should file “election Writ’ to disqualify Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin BN.
>> See technicalities in Sabah.
Is this ‘Parliamentary Democracy’ ?
>> at 5.15pm that the nomination paper of two other candidates – Danny Anthony Andipai of PKR and Saineh Usau, an independent – were rejected by Returning Officer Bubudan O.T. Majalu because they were submitted after 10am.
>> However police reports have been lodged in Keningau by the rejected candidates claiming “they were blocked” from going to the nomination centre.
#5 by waterfrontcoolie on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 7:04 pm
MAKE SURE that those INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES lose their underwears!! Spoil sports!! nincompoopS!! What are they up to?
If Police reports have been made that the candidates were deliberately prevented to reach the RO’s office,then there should be allowed to nominate together with the presentation of the Police REports! Talking about practising democracy! It certainly looks like BN are desperate and are trying to take all kinds of action to frustrate BR[ Barisan Raayt]!!!
#6 by P.O.T.S on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 7:28 pm
PKR needs to come down to earth. They claim to want to form the next government but can’t even provide candidates for the seats it wants to claim from DAP. So many seats won uncontested. What a let down…
#7 by HJ Angus on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 7:40 pm
Yeah it’s disappointing that seats were lost even before voters could decide.
http://malaysiawatch3.blogspot.com/2008/02/nominating-candidate-for-elections-need.html
#8 by Wisdom above on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 7:55 pm
More technicalities..
>>Mind you, in a number of other cases where the BN candidates were alleged to have balls-ed up with their registration forms, ‘twas only the ‘returning officers’ who saved them, in many cases not even providing any reason to the opposition why their objections were overruled and the BN candidates’ forms accepted. The Boleh-decisions ;-)
In one case Malaysiakini reported that PAS candidate Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohd Ghazali (for Titiwangsa) objected to the nomination of BN’s Aziz Jamaluddin Mohd Tahir on the ’suspicion’ that Aziz’ statutory declaration did not contain the required stamp duty payment.
hahaha – EC chairman Abdul Rashid has been too clever by half.
It seems Aziz Jamaluddin also contravened election laws when he allegedly “paid his deposit with a personal cheque”. Cek calon BN di sahkan Bolehwan lah! hahaha
But the Election Commission officers – led by returning officer Che Yahya Che Soh – refused to allow the PAS team to go through Aziz’s nomination papers to verify the claims.
Che Yahya said he received directions from his superiors to the effect neither candidate are allowed look through the other’s nomination papers. What he probably meant was PAS couldn’t look at BN’s papers to see if there were indeed errors, like no stamp duty being paid ;-)
Very dodgy lah. But mind you, this is BN Boleh Land.
>> Please at all costs traced what personal cheque nos. for ‘election Writ’ to disqualify BN candidate. Later replaced with a ‘backdated bank draft’ or by ‘Cash deposit’ with ‘backdated KEW38 resit’?
#9 by undergrad2 on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 8:47 pm
“Sementa state seat in Kapar parliamentary (Selangor) lost to BN as the Keadilan candidate did not turn up.” KIT
This is not a good omen! PKR need to explain.
#10 by limkamput on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 9:16 pm
Grace says: GOD BLESS THE OPPOSITION! TOGETHER WE SHALL CONQUER!
PRAY HARD BN WILL LOOSE PLENTY OF SEATS!!!
AhPek Says: MAY THE FORCE BE WITH ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES. GOD BLESS
AND GOD SPEED.
Yes agree, but first we must pray that the opposition is on God’s side.
#11 by limkamput on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 9:18 pm
This is not a good omen! PKR need to explain.
Yes PKR must explain. It could be the candidate chosen did not want to contest in the first place. I got the feeling that the opposition is so short of quality candidates.
#12 by limkamput on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 9:22 pm
waterfrontcoolie Says:
MAKE SURE that those INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES lose their underwears!! Spoil sports!! nincompoopS!! What are they up to?
Could be financed by BN. Notice that all highly contested constituencies have independents. Must try to get the message out to the voters in those constituencies. Cowardice tactic by BN again.
#13 by undergrad2 on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 9:32 pm
“I got the feeling that the opposition is so short of quality candidates.” limkamput
I’d agree if by ‘quality’ you mean candidates who have integrity. We must remember that PKR is still essentially a splinter group of UMNO, with leaders spurned by UMNO’s top leadership years earlier, and those who were tainted by their loyalty to Anwar Ibrahim who saw no way up the ladder. They make easy targets for UMNO’s dirty tactics.
#14 by Wisdom above on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 10:14 pm
A real brave ‘Patriot’.
An 89-year-old grandmother … , an independent candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat.
Possibly the oldest candidate in the 12th general election, Maimun Yusuf .
The divorced grandmother of seven said she had attempted to stand for elections four times previously, but didn’t qualify because of technicalities and a lack of documentation.
>> “I want to right the wrongs and bring down the price of essentials,†she said in her thick Terengganu Malay accent.
I believe she can be a better MP than the BN Umno MPs .
She talk sense, straight to the point , from rakyat’s hearts.
How about vote her into Parliament.
#15 by undergrad2 on Sunday, 24 February 2008 - 10:58 pm
“I believe she can be a better MP than the BN Umno MPs”
Unfortunately, the question is not who can be a better MP in Parliament but who has the resources to garner support so he or she could be an MP.
#16 by budak on Monday, 25 February 2008 - 12:25 am
BN will do everything with “Black Hand” assistance…
Anyway SPR no so clean as its pronounce… :-)
#17 by Jong on Monday, 25 February 2008 - 12:45 am
I know it had been a very tiring day for candidates submitting their nomination papers with meet-the-people session and press conference after that then the DAP Ipoh Timor ceremah that followed till near to 11 pm. Someone sent me this and I like to share with you all. Just sit back, relax and enjoy… :D
http://www.comedycourt.com.my/latesthits_04.html
#18 by jennifer cheong on Monday, 25 February 2008 - 12:02 pm
May God bless all DAP candidates to win a great victory on 8 March 08 GE ! Come on, work all out and whole heartedly to gain support from the grassroots, RAKYAT and turn all negatvie voters become positive workers for DAP ! Vote for DAP = vote for a better Malaysia for us and our next 50 years generation ! Believe no more in MCA,MIC and UMNO’s lies and sins!
#19 by Jimm on Monday, 25 February 2008 - 12:30 pm
At the beginning, before GE we can see the ‘dirty tactics’ from BN with EC and Police backing up their acts to stop a fair and clean campaigns and nomination. BN will be ‘seen’ to win 2/3 majority and many of these voters have no choice but to vote for BN because their livinghood is controlled by BN.
BN will never need to ‘kowtow’ to rakyat anymore from here.
BN can only be ‘taken down’ from inside.
What drives BN heroes together is monies and monies that ‘buys’ power.
With the new replacing the older ones, BN will be facing more internal demands rather than public cries. BN need to balance their wealth with the heroes and everyone just won’t let go of their shares. Anyway, KJ will be the ONE – chosen to bring down BN and also UMNO.
That’s great news to Malaysian.
#20 by smeagroo on Monday, 25 February 2008 - 6:50 pm
Uncle Kit,
Since postal voters numbers can be verified, can someone tally it and compare it to last GE’s figures. Why the sudden increase?
#21 by Huan Teau on Saturday, 1 March 2008 - 10:18 pm
Too bad I wasnot able to go to listen to the DAP talks on the 1Mar in Penang.
It was raining and it was fully pack up and jammeds up the roads.
This shows how much supporters DAP have.
Like to suggest to put it to ” LIVE ” talks in the internet so that some of the people will be able towatch and listen live if they are not able to make it there.
Feel bad that I was not able to go there on that day.
Anwy…You have my vote!!!!
#22 by Hurricane on Monday, 3 March 2008 - 11:49 pm
this is a msg i got from someone…. u will be impress how old our people in Rembau (Khairi’s area) live!!!!
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Subject: FW: Electoral Website – Absolutely ridiculous
Importance: High
Check out these following IC numbers in the electoral website given
here.
http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftarbi.asp
I tried my IC number and my details came out correctly but try using the
following IC numbers: 890211050014, 961022505236, 971219750079,
991230710156, 991025740081.
Ages of these people (from the first 6 digits of their IC) are 19, 12,
13 and 9 and they are all registered voters in Rembau where Khairy is
standing!
The nine-year old is also named “Long Fatt” … seriously.
THIS IS ABSOLUTE MOCKERY OF THE ELECTIONS!!!!!!!!! You wonder, should I
even bother going to the polls!??!!
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#23 by Hurricane on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 12:00 am
here’s another one msg.
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SPR cekap & telus??
Go to SPR website – Voter status http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/ .
Enter this ic no, 901231090030, he is 117 old.
Try this T715511 and 670104075529, he can vote twice by himself n post.
Now this T719756 and 750909035727, again he can vote twice.
There is a ghost. Ur smart vote can stop this dirty tactic.
Think wisely, Vote wisely.
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so. can we do anything about it??? how can we not lose to BN with this sort of thing going on. really dirty.
#24 by Hurricane on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 12:04 am
sorry. i know the post was a bit out of topic. maybe the moderator can post it to a more proper place. :P