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Monday, May 13, 2013

Post-election highs and lows

After GE13, some were in denial. Some were gloating. Some were shocked. Some were angry. Some were depressed and some were racist.

May 6, 2013

GE13: Sounding more like a broken record

POLITICIANS have been saying the same thing for the last five years and nothing a politician says can be fresh.

May 1, 2013

GE13: It’s not all truth on social media

Many unfounded rumours are making their rounds on cyberspace. And, despite popular belief, the information on Wikipedia may not necessarily be true either.

April 29, 2013

GE13: Big names in Bentong war

Politics up close and personal in a small town is different even if the candidates are major players at the national stage.

April 22, 2013

Some people just not into politics

Although election fever is high with practically everyone involved in polls chatter, for some, their interests lie elsewhere.

April 15, 2013

GE13: Game of trolls isn’t worth a dime

The Internet menace just wants to pick a fight – and it doesn’t matter if there’s no issue to pick on in the first place.

April 8, 2013

GE13: Political tale of two hometowns

Politics is about the personal relationship between a politician and the voters in Moyog whereas in Subang Jaya, the relationship takes on an impersonal note.

April 1, 2013

GE13: Polls in the age of social media

EIGHT hours to the dissolution of the Negri Sembilan state assembly, my colleagues and I travelled from Petaling Jaya to Seremban to record the historical #N9dissolve.

March 25, 2013

Lahad Datu: Feeling the political pulse

Village in Lahad Datu gives an interesting insight into political developments after the intrusion.

March 18, 2013

Lahad Datu: Courting danger at Red Zone

The Red Zone in Felda Sahabat near Lahad Datu town in Sabah is where the remnants of the armed group were holed up. Civilians have been warned not to enter the area.

March 11, 2013

Rumour mills are working overtime

THE most gruesome image to come out from the Semporna shootings is a video clip of a gunman cutting off the fingers and head of a man tied to a chair.