Updated 7.25pm on 4 Sept 2009 SEREMBAN, 4 Sept 2009: Bagan Pinang assemblyperson, Azman Mohammad Noor, of Barisan Nasional (BN) died this afternoon at the Seremban Specialist Centre. He was 54. The death of the BN incumbent means that Malaysia will likely see a ninth by-election since the March 2008 general election. Azman’s son, Hairol [...]

ALOR STAR, 2 Sept 2009: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak today gave his assurance that Article 52 of the state constitution would not be used to suspend Kota Siputeh assemblyperson Datuk Abu Hassan of the Barisan Nasional (BN).          “Using Article 52 would only complicate things further. From the very beginning, we [...]

SHAH ALAM, 2 Sept 2009: The fate of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Port Klang assemblyperson Badrul Hisham Abdullah will be known after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, said Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. He said Badrul Hisham had been served with a show cause letter and needed to respond in 14 days on his [...]

PENANG, 31 July 2009: PAS state assemblyperson for Permatang Pasir Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman died of heart ailment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur this morning. He was 63. His death means another by-election — the eighth since the March 2008 general election — would have to be called to fill [...]

(Paper image by Jay Lopez / sxc.hu; Penang map © 2009 Google Maps) PENANG, 15 June 2009: The Nibong Tebal DAP chief, Teh Hock Yong, today lodged four reports with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against Jawi assemblyperson Tan Beng Huat. Among others, Teh alleged that Tan had abused his power and used the state [...]

IPOH, 14 May 2009: Perak state executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman last night lodged a police report against state assembly speaker V Sivakumar, from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), alleging abuse of power in expelling seven Barisan National (BN) and three independent assemblypersons from the 7 May assembly sitting. She said Sivakumar had acted beyond his [...]