Tempers are becoming frayed. Weariness has set in after more than a
week of verbal assaults from both sides while their more extreme
supporters have resorted to physical attacks. Despite the fatigue,
candidates are stepping up their wooing of voters. Welcome to the
second leg of the campaigning when the battle for influence is certain
to heat up.
A
survey showed campaigning had intensified with supporters going
door-to-door to distribute leaflets. There have also been more
frequent ceramah and walkabouts by contestants and party leaders
who have turned up at various constituencies to support their
candidates. Flags and banners have increased sharply in numbers. Selangor Barisan has turned its campaigning up a notch by sending
recorded messages from its candidates to voters via phone calls. It has
also been sending out more SMSes. Voter Stacy Lim was surprised
when she received a call yesterday from a number in Shah Alam only to
hear a recorded message from Ampang Barisan candidate Datuk Dr Rodziah Talib. “The lady
identified herself and urged voters to be with Barisan,” the 45-year-old
housewife said. Both Barisan and Pakatan have been busier than
ever distributing brochures, listing their achievements and the failures
of the enemy.
In the face of rising political temperatures and violence, the
Election Commission (EC) has stepped in with a guide on campaigning
rules and ethics to be observed by all candidates and parties. The
EC wants a peaceful and orderly campaign without chaos and threats.
Candidates have been reminded not to incite hatred, and racial,
religious or cultural animosity, be it verbal, written or in pictorial
forms.
Over 1,400 cases of polls-related violence and
intimidation had been reported since nomination day on April 20. The
EC also urged all sides to abide by the campaigning period, obtain
permits for open ceramah, meetings and public entertainment, and
warned that places of worship were off limits. Campaigners are
also not allowed to use buildings and other premises without the
permission of the owners, local authorities and relevant parties. They
are also barred from posting banners or posters on or along bridges or
at crossroads that could jeopardise the safety of road users.
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| TUN DAIM ZAINUDDIN |
Malaysia akan berada dalam situasi bahaya sekiranya rakyat memilih
pihak yang tidak berpengalaman untuk menerajui kerajaan pada pilihan
raya umum ke-13 (PRU13). Bekas Menteri Kewangan Tun Daim Zainuddin berkata dalam keadaan
krisis ekonomi yang melanda dunia ketika ini, ia bukanlah masa yang
sesuai untuk rakyat menukar tampuk pemerintahan negara dengan
menyerahkannya kepada pakatan pembangkang yang tidak mempunyai
pengalaman. "Sekarang ini krisis ekonomi dunia, di Amerika Syarikat, Eropah,
Jepun, India, China, masalah ekonomi akan berlaku". "Kalau kita ambil kerajaan yang kita tidak tahu, tidak ada
pengalaman lingkuplah negara kita"....Mengenai PRU13, Daim berkata beliau berkeyakinan Barisan Nasional
(BN) akan mengekalkan kuasa sebagai Kerajaan Persekutuan, dan BN
mempunyai peluang yang cerah untuk mendapatkan kembali Kedah dan
Selangor, yang kini ditadbir parti pembangkang. Beliau berkata ini boleh dicapai sekiranya pemimpin dan anggota Umno
serta parti komponen BN bersatu. BERSATU KITA TEGUH BERCERAI KITA ROBOH...
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY...
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tidak segan untuk mengakui BN mungkin tidak sempurna sepenuhnya namun ia telah melakukan yang lebih baik daripada puak pembangkang. Serentak dengan itu melihat pada cacamarba dalam manifesto pembangkang dan perbezaan ideloji yang ketara antara mereka Perdana Menteri kata beliau tidak yakin pembangkang tidak berupaya membentuk kerajaan yang stabil dan berjaya.
Malah,katanya perdebatan dan perbezaan ideologi antara PAS dan DAP
serta kecelaruan dalam PKR bakal mencetus perbalahan hebat sekaligus
mengundang ketidakstabilan kepada negara. "Dengan DAP dan PAS terus bertelagah dalam isu hudud serta
pertembungan sesama sendiri calon PAS dan PKR dalam pilihan raya ini,
kita yakin pakatan yang tidak sepakat itu akan terus berbalah jika
diberi peluang membentuk kerajaan. "Bagi kami, kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) mungkin tidak perfect
(sempurna) sepenuhnya tetapi kami telah melakukan yang lebih baik
daripada mereka sebenarnya...
Najib, yang juga Pengerusi BN berkata rakyat tidak harus membenarkan
perkara itu berlaku kerana keadaan itu akan merencatkan pembangunan
negara yang kini berada di landasan terbaik di bawah kerajaan BN. Sambil mengingatkan rakyat supaya tidak tertipu dengan manifesto
pakatan pembangkang kerana katanya sebagai Menteri Kewangan beliau
mempunyai cukup maklumat bahawa apa yang dijanjikan pembangkang hanyalah
janji palsu yang tidak mampu ditunaikan semudah seperti yang
dilaungkan.
"Percayalah pada saya, sebagai menteri kewangan saya tahu apa yang
dijanjikan pembangkang itu hanya janji palsu...bukan senang nak turunkan
harga minyak, turunkan tol atau hapuskan PTPTN, ia tidak semudah itu,
banyak aspek yang perlu diambil kira. "Anda tidak boleh menurunkan (harga) semua benda dalam satu masa dan
yang penting rakyat kena tahu pakatan pembangkang hanya tahu berjanji
tetapi kerajaan BN sebenarnya sudah melaksanakan sebahagian daripada apa
yang dijanjikan mereka," katanya. Perdana menteri berkata rakyat boleh melakukan perubahan sama ada
secara radikal seperti 'Arab Spring' atau membenarkan kerajaan sedia ada
melakukan perubahan.
Najib berkata kegagalan akibat Arab Spring perlu dijadikan panduan
kerana perubahan yang dibuat melalui desakan bakal mengundang keadaan
lebih buruk, sesuatu yang tentunya tidak diinginkan rakyat. Beliau berkata dalam konteks Malaysia, pelabur telah yakin dengan
dasar transformasi yang dibawa kerajaan BN dan untuk pelaburan lebih
besar mereka menuntut kepada kesinambungan pemerintahan yang ada ketika
ini. Najib turut menarik perhatian bahawa pakatan pembangkang kini mula
bermimpi untuk menakluk Putrajaya sedangkan sokongan rakyat menunjukkan
sebaliknya.
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| YAB PM |
2/3 MAJORITY
As the campaign period for the 13th general election reaches its
mid-way mark, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is confident that
the people are with Barisan Nasional and that the coalition will garner
a two-thirds majority. The Barisan chairman said initial
hiccups, which the coalition had experienced following the unveiling of
the candidates, had been resolved. “Barisan is running on full
gear and we are confident that the target (two-thirds majority) will be
achieved”....
He said that although Barisan still had its share of
problems, it was worse for the opposition as Pakatan Rakyat parties were
dissatisfied with seat allocations in several areas. This, he
said, had resulted in the parties contesting, not just with Barisan or
Independent candidates, but against each other. Najib said
support from voters in the rural and interior areas “remained solid” as
the people realised that their future would be with the coalition.
As
for the mixed constituencies, he said Barisan stood a good chance at
recapturing these seats, adding that there was also improved support in
the Chinese majority areas. “There is improvement but we need to
double our efforts and work harder,” said Najib. “Even though we
are confident of achieving our two-thirds target, I don't want our
election machinery to be complacent”...
Datuk Seri Najib Razak today dismissed the Opposition's "Ubah" (Change) or "Inikalilah" (Now) slogan as a mere gimmick to draw attention, and advised the people not to be influenced by it.
The prime minister said the supposed nectar behind the slogan was
actually venom, which had been experienced by the people in the four
states governed by the Opposition. Kelantan, Kedah, Penang and Selangor
are administered by the opposition pact. "Some of us in the four states administered by the Opposition have
fallen for the 'Ubah' slogan, but today the people there are
disappointed because their chosen governments are unable to deliver on
their promises.
"Therefore, I wish to remind the people against falling for the slogan
because they have done nothing after having been given the mandate to
run these state governments, he said when addressing the people in
Dataran Krian, here.
Najib said the disappointment of the people in Selangor should be taken
as a lesson by the people, especially in Sarawak, so as not to elect
candidates from the PKR. The BN chairman said that unlike the BN, which had a plan and a road
map for the states and the country, PKR had failed to meet the
aspirations of the people.
"PKR cannot provide for the future of the people here. Believe me, they
have failed in Selangor. They will surely fail in Sarawak," he said. Najib advised the people to make a wise decision, saying an electoral
fight could not looked at from the point of any individual but should
encompass capability and trust to take care of the people and their
future. The prime minister said the choice of the Sarawak people on polling day
on May 5 was significant to ensure a strong BN government at the
federal level.
RAKYAT MALAYSIA BAGI 2/3 MAJORITI KEPADA BARISAN NASIONAL
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says BN members should avoid sabotage and other internal problems during the campaign period as it could affect the coalition's chances to win in the general election.
He said even cases of party workers not
doing their work were sabotage, and so he urged BN members to unite and
step up their efforts during this remainder of the campaign period.
"I have said before that a two thirds victory can be achieved, on
condition that internal problems which are detrimental to our
achievement (are avoided).
SIAPA KATA BARISAN NASIONAL MEMINGGIRKAN KAUM CINA DAN PENDIDIKAN SEKOLAH CINA. CUBA SEBUT NEGARA MANA KECUALI CHINA SAHAJA YANG MENGIKTIRAF PENDIDIKAN, KEBUBAYAAN DAN BAHASA MANDARIN. DI MALAYSIA PENDIDIKAN, KEBUDAYAAN DAN BAHASA MANDARIN DI IKTIRAF SEBAGAI SATU BAHASA.
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| YAB TPM |
The Chinese community in Kedah should reject Pakatan Rakyat which has hardly done anything for the people since taking over the state in 2008, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Seri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He
pointed out that the former Pas-led state government had not built a
single temple or Chinese schools in the state for the past five years. On the other hand, Barisan Nasional which had been constantly accused
by the opposition coalition as sidelining the Chinese community, had
continuously provided various assistance to ensure their education are
taken care of. "Pakatan Rakyat tries to sow hatred among the Chinese by claiming that
all the Chinese schools will be shut down if Barisan Nasional is given
the mandate to rule.
"This is all a lie and desperate attempt by the party to make people
vote against BN. "In actual, there has not been a single Chinese school closed down over
the past 56 years BN in power. In fact more were established through
various aid by BN- led government...
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