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tag-wong-chin-huat entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/uncommon-sense-with-wong-chin-huat-the-implications-of-kuala-besut/"><em>Uncommon Sense</em> with Wong Chin Huat: The implications of Kuala Besut</a></h2> by Jacqueline Ann Surin<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">July 22, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/uncommon-sense-with-wong-chin-huat-the-implications-of-kuala-besut/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Kuala_Besut-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>VOTERS in the Kuala Besut state constituency of Terengganu will go to the polls again in just two days. What are the implications of either an Umno or PAS victory?</p> </div></article><article class="post-19698 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-current-issues category-mp-watch tag-absent-voters tag-by-election tag-constituencies tag-dewan-rakyat tag-election-commission tag-electoral-system tag-general-election tag-malaysia tag-members-of-parliament tag-postal-voters tag-senator entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/malaysias-electoral-system/">Malaysia’s electoral system</a></h2> Sourced from MyConstitution’s <em>Rakyat Guides</em><p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">February 11, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>FREE and fair elections are essential to a democratic system of governance. Citizens have the right to choose who they want to govern them, and elections are a way for voters to hold those they elect accountable. Find out more about Malaysia’s electoral system in this exclusive essay.</p> </div></article><article class="post-13727 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-features tag-1malaysia tag-abdul-aziz-yusof tag-analysis tag-barisan-nasional tag-batu-sapi tag-belatim tag-bihai tag-by-election tag-campaign-trail tag-election-commission tag-electorate tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-goodies tag-graft tag-gua-musang tag-kampung-tiong tag-khoo-kay-peng tag-ku-li tag-nik-aziz-nik-mat tag-ong-kian-ming tag-orang-asli tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-pas tag-sivamurugan-pandian tag-sungai-terah tag-tengku-razaleigh-hamzah tag-vote tag-zulkefli-mohamed entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/galas-the-old-story-of-development-politics/">Galas: The old story of development politics</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 8, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/galas-the-old-story-of-development-politics/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Victorious-BN-1Malaysia-sign-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>BARISAN Nasional (BN) won big in both the Batu Sapi and Galas by-elections on 4 Nov 2010. In Galas, BN beat PAS with a 1,190-vote majority and won 12 out of the 13 polling districts. PAS only managed to retain its stronghold in Sungai Terah with a reduced majority of 258 compared to 510 in […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-13656 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-found-in-quotation tag-abd-halim-abd-rahman tag-abdul-aziz-mohd-yusof tag-article-10 tag-batu-sapi tag-bribe tag-bribery tag-by-election tag-election-commission tag-elections-offences-act tag-found-in-quotation tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-graft tag-gua-musang tag-incentive tag-inducement tag-ku-li tag-muhyiddin-yassin tag-nik-aziz tag-orang-asli tag-pas tag-television-set tag-tengku-razaleigh-hamzah tag-umno tag-vote-buying tag-wan-abdul-rahim-wan-abdullah tag-wan-ahmad-wan-omar tag-wang-zakat entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-many-forms-of-vote-buying/">The many forms of vote-buying</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 8, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-many-forms-of-vote-buying/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Abdul-Halim-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>ARE transportation reimbursements, alms for the poor, land titles and welfare allocations given during a by-election just different forms of inducement? Even PAS is not exempt from the very thing it accuses the Barisan Nasional of. Perhaps the only difference is which party the Election Commission dismisses. </p> </div></article><article class="post-13668 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-pictures tag-1malaysia tag-alcohol tag-beer tag-by-election tag-campaign-trail tag-chinese-malaysians tag-dap tag-development tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-gua-musang tag-kampung-pulai tag-kelantan tag-kota-lama tag-kuan-yin tag-lai-ah-keong tag-pas tag-picture-gallery tag-pork tag-swing-vote tag-temple tag-tokong-mek tag-umno tag-11019 entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/chinese-malaysians-in-galas/">Chinese Malaysians in Galas</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 8, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/chinese-malaysians-in-galas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/001-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>ONE thing many were waiting to see from the recent Galas by-election was whether Chinese Malaysians would continue supporting Pakatan Rakyat (PR). After all, that has largely been the trend for this ethnic group in almost all by-elections since the 2008 general election. It was not to be. In fact, Chinese Malaysian support for Barisan […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-13607 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-features tag-2008-general-election tag-abdul-aziz-yusof tag-by-election tag-chinese-malaysian tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-gua-musang tag-kampung-tiong tag-ku-li tag-nik-abdul-aziz-nik-mat tag-oil-royalty tag-ong-kian-ming tag-orang-asli tag-semangat-46 tag-sivarumugan-pandian tag-tengku-razaleigh-hamzah tag-umno tag-vote tag-zulkefli-mohamed entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/winning-galas-for-bn-can-ku-li-do-it/">Winning Galas for BN: Can Ku Li do it?</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 1, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/winning-galas-for-bn-can-ku-li-do-it/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/BN-PAS-candidate-on-nomination-day-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>BARISAN Nasional is banking on Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah‘s star power to win the Galas by-election. The Kelantan prince, fondly known as Ku Li, was appointed to lead the BN’s campaign because of his popularity among Gua Musang constituents, and his much-respected authority. Indeed, Ku Li’s persona eclipses that of the two candidates themselves, […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-13584 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-pictures tag-abdul-aziz-yusof tag-by-election tag-datuk-abd-halim-abd-rahim tag-department-of-orang-asli-affairs tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-indigenous-people tag-jheoa tag-kampung-jekjok tag-land-gazette tag-muhyiddin-yassin tag-orang-asli tag-pas tag-pengkalan-chepa tag-pos-brooke tag-temiar tag-umno tag-zulkefli-mohamed entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/poverty-and-politics-the-orang-asli-vote-in-galas/">Poverty and politics: The Orang Asli vote in Galas</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 1, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/poverty-and-politics-the-orang-asli-vote-in-galas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/00-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>ORANG Asli votes are seen together with the Chinese Malaysian votes as capable of determining the Galas by-election results on 4 Nov 2010. But unlike the Chinese, the Orang Asli are likely to pose a tough challenge to the PAS campaign. With close to 1,900 registered voters in the Galas constituency, they make up around […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-13345 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-aboriginal-peoples-act-1954 tag-adong-kuwau tag-as-if-earth-matters tag-bar-council tag-by-election tag-centre-for-orang-asli tag-colin-nicholas tag-customary-lands tag-forest-reserve tag-galas tag-gan-pei-ling tag-indigenous-rights tag-jaringan-kampung-orang-asli-semenanjung-malaysia tag-ladang-rakyat tag-muhyiddin-yassin tag-orang-asli tag-orang-asli-land-policy tag-sagong-tasi tag-tijah-yok-chopil tag-umno entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/restricting-indigenous-rights/">Restricting indigenous rights</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/as-if-earth-matters/">As If Earth Matters</a></em> by Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">October 18, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/restricting-indigenous-rights/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Augustine-Anthony-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>IN the upcoming Galas by-election, Umno is expected to harp on “Ladang Rakyat”, a PAS state government development project that has reportedly benefited a private company over the rights of settlers. While Umno is championing the land rights of Malay Malaysian settlers, however, the Orang Asli remain one of the most impoverished communities under the […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-7617 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-found-in-quotation tag-10132 tag-amer-hamzah-arshad tag-batu tag-by-election tag-chua-tian-chang tag-court tag-dewan-rakyat tag-disqualified tag-ec tag-election-commission tag-fan-yew-teng-v-setiausaha-dewan-rakyat tag-federal-constitution tag-gan-pei-ling tag-ghazali-cha tag-jail tag-lim-lip-eng tag-mp tag-pandikar-amin-mulia tag-parliament tag-pp-v-leong-ying-ming tag-quotes tag-ranjit-singh tag-shad-saleem-faruqi tag-speaker tag-tian-chua tag-tommy-thomas tag-wan-ahman-wan-omar tag-wan-junaidi-tuanku-jaafar entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/dilemma-over-batu/">Dilemma over Batu</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">June 23, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/dilemma-over-batu/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TIan-Chua-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Confusion reigns over the status of Batu MP Tian Chua because of a lack of understanding about what the constitution says. Found in Quotation says it all.</p> </div></article><article class="post-5710 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-letters-to-the-editor tag-by-election tag-education tag-hulu-selangor tag-letter-to-the-editor tag-patriotism tag-politics tag-students tag-u-jean tag-ukm tag-universities-and-university-colleges-act tag-uuca entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/ukm-is-penalising-students/">UKM is “penalising” students</a></h2> By U-Jean<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 26, 2010</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Letter to Prof Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) vice-chancellor Dear vice-chancellor, I am writing to you with regards to the persecution of four UKM students for taking part in the Hulu Selangor elections. 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