(Updated 9:00pm; 4 Feb 2009) IPOH, 4 Feb 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin did not say whether Sultan Azlan Shah gave consent to the state government’s request to dissolve the state legislative assembly. “I met the Tuanku and requested the Tuanku’s consent and the Tuanku will decide. It’s up to the [...]

PUTRAJAYA, 4 Feb 2009: The Election Commission (EC) will not review its decision on the status of the Perak assemblypersons for Changkat Jering and Behrang because it is based on the law, its chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, said today. He said the question of acting beyond its jurisdiction did not arise because [...]

(Updated 9:26pm; 3 Feb 2009) IPOH, 3 Feb 2009: Behrang’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblyperson Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi today declared himself to be an independent following the party sending a letter of his resignation to Perak state assembly speaker, V Sivakumar. He said by the action, he deemed PKR no longer wanted him. When contacted [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Feb 2009: It would be futile to challenge the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to maintain Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu as state assemblyperson for Behrang and Changkat Jering respectively, in the court of law. DAP chairperson Karpal Singh, who is also a senior lawyer, said today, it “would be [...]

IPOH, 3 Feb 2009: The Election Commission (EC) needs to review its decision on the status of the Behrang and Changkat Jering state assemblypersons within 48 hours, said senior Perak state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham. Ngeh, who claimed that the EC had made an “erroneous decision”, said if the EC refused to do [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Feb 2009: Umno Youth chief aspirant Khairy Jamaluddin said he is opposed to party-hopping because it is unethical, but he will not support anti-hopping legislation. “I personally have written and spoken about party-hopping being unethical, and I would hold that line. “But when there’s no legislation preventing it from happening, you can [...]