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Road bumps and political mountains

DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud is struggling with questions about her mother’s past role in Perkasa while Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Mah Siew Keong is trying to come across as a man of the future in the Teluk Intan by-election. DAP candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud’s campaign in the Teluk Intan by-election …

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Deja vu of political crisis

PETALING JAYA: The political crisis playing out now in Terengganu is not unique. There have been similar situations where defections and backroom negotiations had caused sitting governments with a narrow majority to topple. In 1959, in the first general election after independence, the Pan Malayan I …

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Memorial service with a political message

KUALA LUMPUR: The national memorial service for Karpal Singh kick-started on a political note with the DAP pledging to perform better in the next general election. Despite the last-minute change of venue, the memorial was attended by 3,000 people at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hal …

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