Steven Sim

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Tag archive for ‘Arif Shah’

Could Anwar Have Won With A Bigger Majority?(1)

My friend, CH sent meĀ an interesting calculation…
At the closing of the poll, it was reported about 65% of the voters turned out (Malaysiakini even reported this piece of info being quoted by Election Commission secretary Kamaruzaman at 6.55pm). But in the end, Election Commission reported that the actual turnout was about 80%. That’s 15% of [...]

Is It Really for the Oil?(0)

As we are all watching the news anxiously on the eve of the eve of the P44 by-election nomination day, an election which evidently is the greatest event in Malaysia since Tunku Abdul Rahman raised his hand and cried the unforgettable “Merdeka!” into fresh Malayan air half a century ago, I am thinking: Is it [...]