GE13 and the 13 predictions that came true

Many are waiting for my ‘I told you so’ article. No, I am not going to write an ‘I told you so’ article. Instead, I am going to remind you of the 13 predictions that were made for the 13th General Election that came true -- although there are actually more than 13 predictions that came true.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Prediction 1: About 80% or roughly 10.4 million of the 13 million or so registered voters would come out to vote.

What did happen: About 10.5 million Malaysians came out to vote on 6th May 2013.

Prediction 2: Barisan Nasional would win more than 130 parliamentary seats but less than the 140 seats it won in the 2008 general election.

Send Kanul to Parliament, pleads Patrick Sindu

By Patrick Sindu

Patrick Sindu urging voters in Kota Belud
parliamentary area to vote for Kanul Gindol

PAPAR : As a veteran activist in Malaysia, I felt called to support fellow consumer and political activist, Kanul Gindol, who as an independent candidate is seeking to be elected Kota Belud member of parliament this Sunday polling.

I for one as an activist fully support what Kanul has been trying to do all these years, getting himself into Malaysian Parliament. We now have a chance to send him into Parliament via the Kota Belud seat.

I have known Kanul for many years and he would make the best parliamentarian not only for all Sabahans but Sarawakians too, and on top of that as a fearless mouthpiece for non-governmenatl organisations (NGO) and the marginalised.

STAR Kapayan to Kick Off Kamaatan Festival

“STAR DUN N.19 Kapayan will kick off the STAR 2013 Kamaatan festival on 04 May 2013 with the Kapayan Kamaatan Festival at Buhavan Square, Donggongon, Penampang” announced Rosalind Bion, Co-Organizing Chairman with STAR Kapayan Chief, Phillip Among,in a press statement released today.

The Festival is scheduled between 12.30pm. and 6.30pm and highlighted by the traditional Unduk Ngadau Kamaatan Kapayan beauty queen contest.   The organizers have also lined up a fashion show by professional models, cultural performance by Era Budaya and a special guest appearance by the ever popular singer,EvaritusGungkit.

Sabahans, Stand Up For Your Rights

Kota Kinabalu: “The people of Sabah should stand up for their rights and for Sabah’s rights by rejecting internal colonialism practiced by Umno/BN in this election” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, at a political rally in Kg.Sunsuron, Tambunan, yesterday.

“If you do not stand up for your rights you will not only lose what you have but your dignity as well.  Look at Sabah (for example) an independent country rich with natural resources such as oil, gas and oil palm but reduced to being the poorest, subservient , dependent 12th State of Malaya because our leaders failed to stand up and defend our State rights.”

Set Sabah Free From Malaya’s Control - STAR

KOTA KINABALU:   “Sabahans must take this election seriously by voting STAR in order to free Ssabah from Malaya’s control and subservience” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in a press statement released today.

Jeffrey said “this election is about choosing to regain Sabah’s rights and dignity as an independent sovereign nation within the Federation or continuing to allow Kuala Lumpur and Malaya to rule and exploit Sabah as a mere colony and as the 12th state of Malaya.”