Barisan Nasional go for online advertisement . hehehe

temptationsandambitions

I'm not sure if anyone realised it, especially Malaysian bloggers. I was checking my Windows Live Mail when I saw this on the leaderboard size ad.


As I hover over the ad, this is what that came out from the familiar blue ad.


Seems that the election campaign is getting creative. I wonder if I'll ever get to see online ads by PAS, PKR, DAP as well (opposition parties). Then again, who doesn't know that the government's party would always be the richer side?

For Malaysian readers, remember to exercise your rights as voters. It doesn't matter which party you choose as long as you cast your vote, because we are all Malaysians. Opinions do differ, but do not let it strain our the ties among us. Peace be with you.

(The author is currently 21+ and is age-eligible for voting. However, he would not be voting as he had not registered yet as a voter. "Well, there's another one in 4-5 years time. It'll never be to0 late to vote by then," the author consoling himself as he was told that electors have to register by October last year to qualify as voter.)

Kempen siber jadi pilihan alternatif kepada pembangkang

Oleh AFP
Khamis, 21 Februari 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia akan menghadapi pilihan raya umumnya bulan depan, tetapi kali ini kempen pilihan raya akan turut berjalan dalam talian.

Ini kerana parti-parti pembangkang kini menggunakan laman-laman blog dan YouTube untuk mengatasi langkah media rasmi dan utama Malaysia untuk tidak menyiarkan pandangan mereka, lapor agensi berita AFP semalam.

Akhbar-akhbar utama dan stesen televisyen Malaysia - kebanyakannya dimiliki parti campuran yang memerintah - sering dimuatkan dengan berita dan rencana mengenai pencapaian kerajaan negara itu menjelang pilihan raya umum 8 Mac ini.

Pandangan parti-parti pembangkang jarang disiarkan.

Namun, menerusi Internet, parti-parti tersebut telah mula berkempen dengan giatnya di alam siber untuk menarik perhatian para pengundi muda, kawasan bandar dan berpendidikan.

'Mereka menguasai televisyen tetapi sekarang kami ada YouTube,' kata Lee Sean Li, 31 tahun, seorang akauntan yang sering melayari Internet bagi mendapatkan berita dan pandangan alternatif, khususnya mengenai parti-parti pembangkang.

Lee memberitahu AFP beliau gembira melihat pemimpin pembangkang, Lim Kit Siang, menyiarkan ucapannya mengenai pilihan raya mendatang di Internet, hanya selang beberapa minit selepas Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, membubarkan parlimennya awal bulan ini.

'Saya kagum terhadap sikap profesional beliau dan kebijakan beliau menggunakan teknologi,' kata Lee.