CALLING ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN 3 BY-ELECTION

Calling all registered voters in 3 by-election in BUKIT GANTANG/ BUKIT SELAMBAU /BATANG AI

Its your RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILTY to come out to cast your vote.

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR IDENTITY CARD

In order not to be caught in jam or bad weather, cast your votes early

CHECK OUT THE WEATHER BELOW
(source:Malaysia Meteorological Department
Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation)


Weather forecast -Tuesday 07/04/2009
@ Bukit Gantang and Batang Ai
Morning: No rain
Afternoon: Thunderstorms
Night: Rain
Minimum: 24
Maximum: 33




Weather forecast -Tuesday 0 7/04/09
@Bukit Selambau
Morning: Cloud
Afternoon:Thunderstorms
Night: Cloudy
Minimum: 24
Maximum: 33


CAST YOUR VOTE WISELY.

THE FUTURE OF BUKIT GANTANG /BUKIT SELAMBAU/BATANG AI
IS IN YOUR VOTE

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3 BY-ELECTION NOMINATION DAY-UPDATES

As up to the objection period at 11am, 29 MARCH 2009:

BUKIT SELAMBAU-The biggest field of candidates where 15 aspiring candidates filed papers, including Barisan Nasional’s Datuk S.Ganesan and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s S.Manikumar. All candidates were accepted without any objections.

Bukit Selambau has 35,140 voters (15 postal voters) with Malays making up 50.2%, Indians (29.5%), Chinese (19.3%) and others (1%).

In the unprecedented 15-way fight for Bukit Selambau, Ganesan faces the task of wresting the state seat from PKR which held it until V.Arumugam quit last month.

In addition to the two main players, the aspiring candidates are L.Sarala, T.Chandrarajan, R.Loganathan, Tan Hock Huat, Zaharan Abdullah, Major(R) Mohd Fadzli Wahab, Anuar Abdul Hamid, A.Jayagopal, Husaini Yaacob, Abdul Rahim Abu, S.Moganakumar, Venason Michael and Kamis Awang.

SCENARIO AT BUKIT GANTANG

BUKIT GANTANG ousted Menteri Besar Perak-Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin faces Barisan Nasional’s Ismail Safian and businessman Kamarul Ramizu Idris. There were three objections but all were rejected.

Bukit Gantang has 55,562 registered voters, including 136 voters, of whom 63.5% are Malays, Chinese (27.1%), Indians (9.1 %) and others.

BATANG AI - BN’s Malcolm Mussen Lamoh squares off in a straight fight with PKR’s Jawah Gerang. Two objections were filed but both were rejected. In Batang Ai, there are 8,006 registered voters (43 postal voters) with the Ibans making up 95% and the rest being Malays, Chinese and others.


FANFARE OF ACCOMPANYING SUPPORTERS AT BUKIT GANTANG

Among the 15,000-odd BN supporters accompanying their candidate were UMNO Vice-President Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Wanita UMNO Chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, MIC President Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu and MCA Deputy President Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek.

The PKR supporters were led by the party's Vice-President, Azmin Ali.

UMNO Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Vice-President Datuk Zahid Hamidi led the BN charge for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat as they walked to the nomination centre with Ismail and Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

Nizar's contingent included PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

The Barisan Nasional candidate, Datuk V.Ganesan arrived at the nomination centre accompanied by Director of Operation Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, former Menteri Besar Datuk Mahadzir Khalid and MIC Party Chief, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu, Deputy President Datuk G. Palanivel, Vice President Datuk S.Sothinathan and party Secretary General Datuk S.Subramaniam. The PKR candidate S.Manikumar was accompanied PKR Vice President Azmin Ali, who is the party's election director.

The third UMNO Vice-President Datuk Shafie Apdal is in charge of the Batang Ai state seat campaign.

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In TAIPING police closed up five roads leading to Taiping town – Jalan Sultan Mansur, Jalan Kota, Jalan Taming Sari, Jalan Temenggong and Jalan Berek – at 6am.

Meanwhile, in LUBOK ANTU, Sarawak, the 38km road leading to Lubok Antu from the junction with the Sri Aman-Miri trunk road was jammed since early morning as many vehicles carrying party supporters, election workers and dignitaries, headed there.

LOCAL PUBLIC RESPONSE

MORE OPPORTUNISTS made their debut selling their ware and trading at the vicinity of the happenings grounds as early as 6 in the morning, indifferent to the presence of FRU and mobbing supporters.

MORE TO COME ...

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Of the Candidates for the 3 by-elections...

Anwar`s choice for PKR candidate in Bukit Selambau was condemed as a betrayal of Makkal Sakthi and Hindraf. The ultimatum by the Makkal Sakthi to drop the candidate or face protest and lose Indian voters is expected to undermine the Pakatan campaign.

And now as expected , the drumroll continued to roll on and Anwar revealed his choice for PKR candidate for the state seat of Batang Ai`s by-election.

Former Lubok Antu member of Parliament Jawah Gerang, has been named as PKR's candidate for the April 7 Batang Ai Sarawak state seat by-election. Batang Ai is one of the two state seats in Lubok Antu parliamentry constituency. The other is Engkilili.

Gerang, 55, is a degree holder in economics from Universiti of Malaya. The former bank officer joined PKR recently after he was dropped by the Barisan Nasional coalition in last year’s parliamentary election.

Gerang, who was a senior leader in the now defunct Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), was chosen over PKR state deputy chief Nicholas Bawin.Nicholas Bawin is made the director of election.

At the same time Barisan has named new-comer and engineer Malcom Mussen Lamoh as its sparring candidate.

While PKR is fighting an uphill battle in Batang Ai with huge and unlimited financial resources; and loosing the grip of a seemingly sure seat for PKR in Bukit Selambau , we await PAS to reveal his candidate for Bukit Gantang tonight.

Can Pakatan made a hatrick victory this time come 7 April 2009? With all differences put aside, together we shall await.

Looking at the political turmoil now,the more BN need to work harder too even though in the midst of the buzzle and hussle of the on-going UMNO election/ general assembly in PWTC.

All eyes of the world are upon these three by-election –its all about the hope of the rakyat for a just,clean and democratic country for all.

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