GE13: Interactive results, real-time video, live TV

Astro AWANI will bring viewers extensive coverage of the voting process and the results of the 13th General Elections (GE13) starting today 7am till early Monday morning. Astro AWANI General Manager, Rozina Aziz said the 24-hours news channel is going all out to set a new television reporting standard in line with the current technological advances. She said, “This is Malaysia’s first 24-hour news and information channel is going to set a new standard of convergence in the news dissemination space this year. AWANI will change the way people see election with “Malaysia Memilih” where audience can relate to election programs better as they see “themselves” in the programmes as Awani takes on a more people-centric approach. Our approach to “Malaysia Memilih” is about “participatory democracy”, “bottom up” and “empowerment” of the people.” Malaysians at home and abroad can follow real-time official results, read reports, watch video and photos from location, on astroawani.com. Our live blog, will tell the story using the latest online tools; you can share the blog and connect with us by using the comments box at the end of the page. Reporters across Malaysia will ‘Tout-it-Out’ with instant short video updates, published real-time online from location. The full coverage carries the theme of Malaysia Memilih 2013, and can be followed through our live streaming directly or through Astro On The Go. Astro AWANI also launched an application this week for those using the iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android. These apps can be downloaded through the AppStore or Google Play. Starting on Sunday 5pm, Astro AWANI will bring progress reports during the counting process around the country as well as analysis of the results live from Studio 1 Astro, Bukit Jalil. Discussions and analysis will feature among other prominent political analysts Karim Raslan, Merdeka Center Director, Ibrahim Suffian, Chief Executive Officer CENSE, Fui K. Soong and others. The discussions will also be using the UKM Institute of Ethnic Studies's (KITA) survey data along with input from its director, Prof. Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin and Senior Research Fellow, Yusal Anis Yusoff. It will also feature few researchers from University of Malaya Centre of Democracy and Elections (UMCEDEL). Keep visiting AstroAWANI’s website throughout the day for our live coverage. Full reaction and analysis will also be available the following day – Monday, May 6. Do send us your feedback. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter , Instagram and YouTube. Or, simply drop a comment through the comments box at the end of each story page on the website.