Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR - EVEN before candidates filed their nomination papers early yesterday morning, the scramble for the 10.9 million Malaysian votes had begun, with cities and kampungs blanketed in banners and buntings.
Malaysia
PENANG - PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has told his Cabinet ministers not to assume their jobs will be safe after the election, as he comes under criticism for again fielding long-standing but unpopular senior figures.
Malaysia
PENANG - IN A sign of the bruising battle looming in the Prime Minister's home state of Penang, police separated raucous government and opposition supporters as he kicked off his campaign.
