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	Barisan Alternatif - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barisan Alternatif (BA, Alternative Front in Malay) is a coalition of Malaysian opposition parties, formed as a counterweight to the ruling Barisan Nasional.
		From the very beginning, the alliance had been strained by PAS's unwillingness to publicly renounce its aim of making Malaysia an Islamic state, a position that was anathema to Malaysia's 45% non-Muslim minority, although a temporary compromise was achieved when PAS did not include the issue in the joint manifesto.
		Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the DAP announced its withdrawal from the Barisan Alternatif on September 21, 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barisan_Alternatif (349 words)

	Malaysian general election, 1999 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections.
		As expected, the Barisan Nasional coalition maintained its majority in parliament, and thus, its grip on the post of Prime Minister.
		However, due to the Anwar Ibrahim scandal, the win was one of the lowest experienced by the ruling coalition over the years, since independence, with the exception of the 1969 general election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_general_election,_1999 (189 words)

	Asia Times: Mahathir gambles with watershed elections
		Barisan Alternatif believes it has a chance to challenge the decades-long grip on power by the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition.
		This time, analysts expect the Barisan Alternatif to make key inroads in the east coast states of Kelantan, ruled by the opposition Islamic Party, and Terengganu as well as in the northern states of Perlis, Kedah and Penang.
		In recent weeks, the Barisan Alternatif has been going on the offensive, sealing its unity in October by issuing its own national budget and a single manifesto for all the main opposition parties.
	www.atimes.com /se-asia/AK11Ae01.html (877 words)

	FAC News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Barisan Nasional supporters had probably all left town in a hurry realising that it was futile to resist the PAS onslaught.
		The Barisan Nasional is a legally registered party while the Barisan Alternatif is but a mere ‘understanding’ that does not have a legal leg to stand on.
		PAS needs to do this to ensure that the Barisan Alternatif has a better chance at forming the next federal government and not remain a mere regional government.
	www.freeanwar.net /April2004/Harakah_030404.htm (1958 words)

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		Barisan Alterantif, unlike Barisan Nasional, was not a legally registered party.
		Barisan Alternatif, on the other hand, would not be viewed as controlling 55% of the seats as PAS would probably get 20%, Keadilan 20% and DAP 15% of the seats -- or something like that.
		The opposition Barisan Alternatif would have never formed the government even if it had won the 1999 general election.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=9425401&postID=111181303243479260 (1911 words)

	The real slayer of special rights - Malaysiakini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Barisan Nasional’s moderates are more powerful within their parties compared to the moderates in Barisan Alternatif.
		So long as Barisan Alternatif does not have a strong moderate presence, Barisan Nasional shall remain the choice of most Malaysians to form the cabinet and appoint the prime minister.
		The only way to fight the Barisan Nasional is to form a new, democratic, secular Malaysian party which practises internal democracy and stands up for the downtrodden regardless of race and religion.
	malaysiakini.com /letters/27800 (985 words)

	MEDIA STATEMENT
		The collective leadership we envisage will be drawn mainly from the four political parties that constitute the Barisan Alternatif and other parties, especially from Sabah and Sarawak, linked directly or indirectly to the Alternatif.
		Of course, the Barisan Alternatif realises that even if it wins the coming General Election, Anwar cannot assume the Prime Ministership immediately, given his six year jail sentence that began in April 1999.
		As an immediate step however, the Barisan Alternatif, if it comes to power, will, in accordance with the Malaysian Constitution, endorse as Prime Minister anyone from its ranks who commands the support of the majority of the members of the Dewan Rakyat.
	ris20205.tripod.com /_disc1/000000fd.htm (487 words)

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		The Barisan Alternatif's manifesto makes it clear that the fundamental issues facing us in this election are democracy and justice, corruption and cronyism, ethics and public morality.
		The Barisan Alternatif has taken the honest approach, laying everything before the voter, an example of the transparency and democracy it wants to realise.
		A vote for the DAP, PAS, KeADILan or PRM is a vote for the Barisan Alternatif.
	pemantau.tripod.com /artikel/27Nov1999gila.html (882 words)

	Menghapus Bayang-bayang Mahathir - Kamis, 18 Maret 2004
		Yang dimaksud dengan MCA adalah Perhimpunan China Malaysia, salah satu dari 14 partai politik yang membentuk koalisi Barisan Nasional (BN) yang berkuasa di Malaysia dan kini dipimpin Perdana Menteri Abdullah Badawi.
		Artinya, tidak ada satu pun kursi yang boleh lari ke barisan oposisi.
		Sebaliknya, apabila ternyata Barisan bisa meneguhkan kembali kehadirannya secara signifikan di daerah-daerah basis PAS, maka itu akan memiliki dua arti penting.
	www.kompas.com /kompas-cetak/0403/18/ln/920325.htm (1011 words)

	Asia Times: Opposition's choice of Anwar signals offensive
		The announcement, made on Tuesday, appears to be a tactical move to convince Malaysians that the opposition, known as Barisan Alternatif (Alternative Front), is capable of governing the country and providing a credible leader to challenge Mahathir.
		Still, the Barisan Alternatif says it realises that even if it wins the coming election, due by mid-2000, Anwar would not be able to assume the prime ministership immediately, given his six-year jail sentence that began in April 1999.
		As an interim measure, the Barisan Alternatif said it would endorse as premier anyone from its ranks who commands the support of the majority of members of Parliament, a move that would be in line with the Malaysian constitution.
	www.atimes.com /se-asia/AI24Ae02.html (669 words)

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		For the simple reason that the loser in such an event will be the Barisan Alternatif, not the Barisan Nasional.
		It is the Barisan Nasional, in particular UMNO, with the full and total support of the MCA, which has perverted the NEP and special privileges into an instrument for the rich and well-connected, into an instrument of cronyism and nepotism.
		The rise of the Barisan Alternatif will mean the beginning of the end for the out-of-date (or not Y2K compliant) Barisan Nasional parties.
	pemantau.tripod.com /artikel/19Nov1999riots.html (1785 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Charles Kenyataan Media - BARISAN ALTERNATIF 27 Oktober 2001 US Attack On Afghanistan The US-led military campaign to punish Afghanistan's ruling Taliban for their refusal to surrender Osama bin Laden and other members of the al-Qaeda network is now entering its fourth week, and shows no signs of abating.
		In fact, it appears to be intensifying with a sharp increase in the number of deaths and injuries among the civilian population.
		The Barisan Alternatif (BA) is greatly disturbed by the growing number of civilian casualties.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/2001-Asia/Malaysia:_Statement_-_US_War_on_Afghanistan (521 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		At stake is the crucial two-thirds majority vote to rule, of which the opposition feel they have a chance to deny the government.
		The unassuming state is a great asset to Barisan Nasional, crucial in maintaining their two-thirds majority in government.
		While it is unlikely Barisan Nasional will lose its majority mandate to rule, there is no doubt that the opposition has presented the fiercest election challenge to the government in decades.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /cna/M_election/twothirds.htm (1705 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Barisan Alternatif Expresses Condolences to the Family of the late En.
		Mohd Rani bin Ibrahim Saturday, November 20, 1999: The Barisan Alternatif regrets to inform Malaysia of the passing of En.
		The Barisan Alternatif would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of the late En.
	pemantau.tripod.com /artikel/20Nov1999anwar2.html (215 words)

	Malaysia Today: MT-loony: A two-party system
		Like it or not, Barisan Nasional (BN) is just too well-entrenched for the smattering of ‘mosquito’ opposition parties to shake it.
		Anyway, if strengthening the opposition coalition and ‘reviving’ Barisan Alternatif is what Anwar aims to do, then this is certainly the right move.
		Barisan Alternatif (Alternative Front) does not have a nice ring to it.
	www.malaysia-today.net /loonyMY/2005/01/two-party-system.htm (5402 words)

	samy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Samy Vellu knows that DAP and other Barisan Alternatif leaders have been visiting communities in Taman Medan, calling for calm, and creating dialogue between different communities since the first clashes.
		If the Barisan Alternatif were the Black Hand behind the scene, it would be stupid and unthinkable for the Barisan Alternatif to call for such inquiry.
		The Barisan Alternatif members of Parliament put forward a motion when Parliament convened last week to debate this issue as one of national importance and urgency.
	www.geocities.com /drmahadzir/samy.html (1083 words)

	Café Pacific: Asia-Pacific Network: Malaysia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These fears are heightened by the fear of the unknown: for the first time, a united opposition front, Barisan Alternatif, is challenging the ruling coalition's 44-year old grip on power.
		The ruling coalition's tactics of appealing to the citizens' fear of instability has worsened the odds for the Barisan Alternatif, which has to cope with quite a list of hurdles as it is.
		Also being tested is support for the Barisan Nasional, which is widely still expected to win but whose two-thirds majority in Parliament the opposition is trying to whittle down.
	www.asiapac.org.fj /cafepacific/resources/aspac/malaysia2.html (1044 words)

	FAC News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There is a critical need for Barisan Alternatif to operate as a political mobilization machinery and not merely an election machinery
		"One thing that is apparent from the predicament facing Barisan Alternatif today is that there is no shortage of people who knows about what is wrong with it and what needs to be done to rectify it," said Raja Acheh.
		"Whether it is in countering Barisan Nasional propaganda, fighting for the ISA detainees or those students who have been suspended, Barisan Alternatif can't seem to get their act together."
	www.freeanwar.net /jan2002/facnews100202b.htm (317 words)

	Detik Daily - Artikal
		Paling kurang terdapat tiga perlakuan lucah yang meninggalkan kesan besar terutamanya kepada para pengundi Dun Sanggang yang tidak dapat menerima perlakuan seumpama itu.
		Himpunan Umno bukan saja terdedah kepada panas matahari di hari penamaan calon itu, dan mereka bukan saja berhadapan dengan penyokong Barisan Alternatif tetapi juga mendapat tentangan lebih kuat dari arah padang.
		Semangat dan gegaran takbir dan laungan refomasi dari peluhan ribu ahli penyokong PAS serta ahli parti Barisan Alternatif yang lain yang berkumpul di padang ternyata menguasai suasana.
	detik.daily.tripod.com /mac/b24mach.htm (442 words)

	10th General Election in Malaysia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional) consisting of 14 parties, won 148 seats as compared to162 in the last election.
		The opposition front called Barisan Alternatif comprises Pas, DAP and Keadilan (Justice) the new party led by Anwars's wife, and the Peoples Party of Malaysia.
		In all previous elections, UMNO the leading component of Barisan Nasional was seen as a true representative of Malays and have been overwhelmingly voted to power in the Malay heartland (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis).
	www.saag.org /papers/paper95.html (1311 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Barisan Alternatif - PAS, keADILan, PRM and DAP - solemnly swears that it is totally committed to the struggle to bring into being a Malaysian nation based on justice.
		It is obvious that the wellbeing of the general public is not a major priority of the current Barisan Nasional (BN) government.
		The kind of just and democratic society which we seek must be built on a foundation of sound spiritual values and high standards of personal integrity.
	salam.muslimsonline.com /~brisbane/malaysia.htm (1268 words)

	Malaysia: New Politics And A New Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 3-party Alliance of yesteryear in which UMNO was the predominant partner has become the 14-party Barisan Nasional of today, representing a wider range of communal interests, but still dominated by UMNO.
		The Barisan Alternatif today survives but is now in rather a battered shape.
		To many outsiders it would seem that the idealism that brought the coalition together in the first place has evaporated and that the old-style of communal politicking and search for party political advantage prevails over the principles of democratic reform and social justice that bound all its members together..
	www.aliran.com /monthly/2003/7e.html (1552 words)

	Hadi Awang and the Barisan Alternatif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Being a novice political observer of PAS and the Terengganu scene, I can’t quite make out if Hadi Awang is prone to politically inastute timing, or if his post-election initiatives have been deliberately crafted to make a point.
		He almost seems to be working hand in glove with Barisan Nasional propagandists in stoking the phobias of non-Muslim Malaysians and other liberal urbanites.
		The BA after all was a declared political vehicle to contest for federal power, but by virtue of that was necessarily an exercise in compromise and accommodation.
	www.aliran.com /highi9911c.htm (621 words)

	alternatif News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We think good news of alternatif are much to hard to find.
		Many sites will present many 1000s of results and it is hard to find the really good and relevant sites.
		That's why Our goal is to present the 2-8 lines of alternatif for all main categories.
	www.asiabibo.com /oneword-2002/alternatif.html (315 words)

	Malaysia Today: MT-MMblues: The crossroads for PAS: whereto from here?
		Only as a united group under the banner of Barisan Alternatif would they become a force to be reckoned with.
		Even then it is not certain yet whether Barisan Alternatif can form the federal government but it could certainly become a strong opposition to keep the ruling Barisan Nasional in check, plus maybe form a couple of state governments in particular in the predominantly Malay states such as Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Kedah.
		Walaubagaimana pun, masih terlalu awal untuk menilai apakah barisan pemimpin baru ini mampu meneutralisasikan kefanatikan majlis Syura.
	www.malaysia-today.net /MMblues/2005/06/crossroads-for-pas-whereto-from-here.htm (6134 words)

	MT-surat: Kenyataan Media Anwar Ibrahim
		Kalau tak silap saya, Ketua Dewan Pemuda, Sdr Salehuddin Ayob, didalam ucapan dasar nya ada menyebut tentang PAS setuju dengan penukaran nama pakatan pembangkang kepada BARISAN RAKYAT.
		Tiba tiba, apabila pilihanraya muncul, pakatan itu dikenali sebagai Barisan Alternatif, satu nama yang sungguh tidak sesuai sekiranya menjadi parti pemerintah.
		Barisan Rakyat atau Barisan Alternative....not a critical factor...yang penting buat tugas dan gerak kerja....kalau without orang pas inside this pakatan....who is going to do the work....kita...orang PKR...that's funny....
	www.malaysia-today.net /Blog-s/2005/06/kenyataan-media-anwar-ibrahim.htm (861 words)

	SUARAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SUARAM must reiterate SUHAKAM's press statement dated 15 April that said that SUHAKAM: "will conduct an inquiry into the complaints raised in the memorandum of 10 April 2002 (by Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA and Barisan Alternatif) and all previous memoranda submitted in relation to the six Reformasi detainees".
		SUARAM is positive that in all the memoranda submitted to SUHAKAM and especially the one submitted by Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA and Barisan Alternatif, that none of the complaints are relevant to the issues of detainees wanting or seeking rehabilitation.
		SUARAM is aware that the inquiry has not ended and that SUHAKAM has not made their final report but the implication of Harun Hashim's statements are outrageous to say the least.
	www.suaram.org /press_release/pr20020806.htm (388 words)

	MENJ’s Critical Thoughts » Barisan Alternatif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I was informed by a little bird who attended iftar with a Keadilan top-gun in Johor Bharu that there has been a raid by KDN yesterday evening on dealers and the seizure of Suara Keadilan, the official PKR newspaper.
		Tagged as Malaysian Studies, Barisan Nasional, Barisan Alternatif
		Since its UMNO GA week and all, and the national media have been doing nothing but promoting the United Malays National Organisation’s general assembly like nobody’s business (oh yeah…as if UMNO is the only party out there for the Muslims, blergh), I thought it would be a good idea to frog-hop upon the current mania.
	blog.menj.org /index.php/category/malaysian-studies/9 (568 words)

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