Malaysians Head to the Polls Saturday

(7 Mar 2008-RV)Tomorrow’s upcoming election in Malaysia is expected to yield an easy return to power by the National Front which has won every election since 1969. But the opposition wants to deny the ruling coalition a two-thirds majority, the level needed to change the constitution. Currently, Malaysian law and practice allow the ruling coalition to campaign freely but put severe restraints on opposition groups, limiting their access to the media and the right to hold campaign rallies. Father Lawrence Andrew is the editor of Herald, a Catholic weekly in Malaysia. He told us more..