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Follow Penang:- BN Must Explain Why They Refuse To Restore The 3rd Vote(en/cn)

Published on May 6, 2012, 11:30 am in Election. 0 Comments

SPEECH BY CHIEF MINISTER OF PENANG AT THE FORUM ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS AT THE TOWN HALL, ESPLANADE, 6 MAY 2012

Local government elections are a feature of practically every democratic country in the world. Even countries which are not democracies such as communist China hold local elections of one kind or another. Malaysia finds itself in a most peculiar position in that the Federal Government considers elections to be suitable for the Federal and State levels, but refuses to allow elections to be held at the local level.

In the 19th century, the French scholar Alexis de Tocqueville, in his seminal work, Democracy in America, referred to local democracy as a “fertile germ of free institutions”. He wrote:

The strength of free peoples resides in the local community. Local institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they put it within the people’s reach; they teach people to appreciate its peaceful enjoyment and accustom them to make use of it.

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PR Must Expose BN’s Successful Cover-up Of 3Ds Of Deficit, Debt And Deceit Or Face A Disastrous General Elections That Will Enable BN To Win Back Its 2/3 Majority.(en/cn)

Published on March 26, 2012, 1:57 pm in Election. 1 Comment

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has clearly indicated that general elections can be called any time soon, buoyed no doubt by confidence in BN’s successful cover-up of 3Ds of deficit,debt and deceit. Unless PR exposes BN’s cover-up of 3Ds, not only will PR not win power in Putrajaya but may even face a disastrous 13th General Elections that will enable BN to win back its 2/3 majority.

BN knows that the critical issue in the coming general elections is its handling of the economy and how the people’s cost of living can be reduced and their economic livelihood increased. Tied to whether BN can help the people’s economically is its management of the Federal government’s debt and budget deficit, which some has traced to its failure to address the menace of corruption.

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The Election Commission Should Recognise that the Local Government Elections Act 1960 (Act 473) Has Been Revised in 1991 and Constitutes the Sole and Only Proper Law Relating to the Election of Local Councillors(en/cn)

Published on February 2, 2012, 12:43 pm in Election. 0 Comments

The Election Commission (EC) should recognise that the Local Government Elections Act 1960 (Act 473) has been revised in 1991 and constitutes the sole and only proper law relating to the election of local councillors. For this reason, the Penang state government is taking a progressive step-by-step approach towards removing all legal impediments preventing the conduct of local government elections by the EC.

One of the steps that is being taken is the instruction by the Penang State Government to the Penang State Legal Adviser to issue a gazette notification exempting local authorities in Penang from section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 as a precursor to seeking a court declaration to compel the Election Commission to conduct local government elections.
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DAP Mengecam Hebat Kepala Babi Yang Dijumpai Di Sebuah Masjid Di Rawang Sebagai Tindakan Pengecut Dan Provokasi Yang Bertujuan Untuk Mengapi-Apikan Sentimen Perkauman Dan Agama Di Ambang Pilihan Raya Umum (bm/en)

Published on February 1, 2012, 11:11 am in Election. 0 Comments

Kepala babi yang dijumpai di kawasan pintu masuk Masjid Nurul Iman di Batu 17, Rawang, Selangor merupakan satu tindakan yang tidak sensitif, pengecut dan provokasi yang bertujuan untuk mengapi-apikan sentimen perkauman dan agama di ambang pilihan raya umum.

DAP mengecam hebat insiden ini dan berpendirian bahawa tidak ada ruang di Malaysia bagi tindakan-tindakan yang sia-sia dan menjijikkan seperti ini yang bertentangan dengan sifat masyarakat kita yang aman dan berbilang budaya.

Kami menyeru supaya rakyat Malaysia bertenang dan tidak bertindak balas kerana tindakan ini jelas dilakukan oleh pihak-pihak tertentu dengan motif yang jahat. Namun demikian, mereka tidak akan mencapai objektif jahat mereka kerana rakyat Malaysia bukan sahaja sudah biasa hidup bersama malah suka meraikan kepelbagaian budaya dan agama di negara kita. Keamanan masyarakat kita tidak akan hancur dek tindakan-tindakan pengecut oleh puak pelampau.

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The Penang State Government Has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting Local Authorities in Penang from Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 18, 2012, 2:27 pm in Election. 0 Comments

Press Statement by the Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang, on 18 January 2011:

The Penang State Government Has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting Local Authorities in Penang from Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 as a Precursor to Seeking a Court Declaration to Compel the Election Commission to Conduct Local Government Elections

The Penang State Government has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to issue a gazette notification exempting local authorities in Penang from section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 as a precursor to seeking a court declaration to compel the Election Commission to conduct local government elections.

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5 Reasons Why Penang Will Not Go To The Polls This Year If Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak Calls For Snap Elections.(en/bm/cn)

Published on November 11, 2011, 2:00 pm in Election. 0 Comments

As speculation rises whether Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak will call for snap elections on this auspicious date of 11 November 2011, there are 5 key reasons why Penang will not follow suit and hold concurrent elections with the federal parliamentary seats this year.

One, BN has still not fulfilled its promise to repeal the Internal Security Act and disbursed RM 500 to all households earning below RM3,000 per month. Questions are raised as to whether BN will conduct a mere cosmetic exercise of repealing the ISA but replacing it with two ISA-like laws. resulting in Malaysians ending up with two ISAs instead of one.
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