[ Laman Ehwal Semasa ReformIS ]
Date: 10 Aug 1999
Time: 02:05:06
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Party not ready for thumping win
ELECTION PREPARATIONS
SHAH ALAM -- The National Front election machinery is not fully prepared for the big victory that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants in the general election.
On Sunday, Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said:"There is room for improvement to ensure Barisan Nasional gets a thumping victory in the election."
Dr Mahathir also recently issued a directive that members increase their efforts.
Meanwhile, Umno's anti-defamation committee has identified 48 websites containing allegedly slanderous accusations against the government and will investigate them as it begins a more intensive effort to haul offenders to court.
"We have identified three of the most active sites -- Reformasi, Free-Malaysia and Mahafiraun 2020," committee chairman Datuk Ibrahim Ali told reporters at the Bar Council Family Day, adding that action would be taken against those responsible