REMBAU, 17 Sept 2008: Member of Parliament for Rembau Khairy Jamaludin today offered himself to contest for the post of Umno Youth chief. The deputy chief of the movement told reporters at the Rembau Community Service Centre that he had received feedback from the grassroots who wanted him to vie for the top seat in […]
Archives for September 2008
SAPP pulls out of BN, to remain independent
KOTA KINABALU, 17 Sept 2008: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) today pulled out of the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalition to become an independent party. In announcing this after chairing the party’s supreme council meeting at its headquarters this afternoon, its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said SAPP would be an opposition party but would not […]
Anwar now a threat to economy and national security, says Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA, 17 Sept 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has now become a threat to the economy and national security. The Prime Minister said Anwar’s actions had not only affected political stability but also economic stability. "As a result of his actions, certain fund managers had […]
PAS calls for ACA probe into BN MP’s claim
PASIR PUTEH, 17 Sept 2008: PAS today called for a probe by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) into a claim by a Barisan Nasional (BN) member of parliament that he was offered money and a government post as an inducement to defect to the opposition. PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa said the ACA should conduct an […]
Early leadership transition possible – Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA, 17 Sept 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the leadership transition which had been agreed upon by him and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in 2010 can take place much earlier. “The timing is flexible. It is possible, if I may want to leave earlier but not beyond 2010,” the prime […]
Abdullah, Najib swap portfolios, committed to transition plan
PUTRAJAYA, 17 Sept 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today swapped the finance and defence portfolios between them. With this, Abdullah now handles the Defence Ministry while Najib takes care of the Finance Ministry. Both leaders also stay committed to the transfer of power in […]
Uthayakumar’s habeas corpus application dismissed
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Sept 2008: The High Court today dismissed lawyer P Uthayakumar’s habeas corpus application to release him from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention on grounds of medical neglect. Justice Suraya Othman in her judgment today said the claim by the applicant that he was denied proper medication, treatment and proper diet by the […]
Nurin Jazlin – one year later
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Sept 2008: One year ago today the battered body of nine-year old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin was found stuffed in a sports bag. For her father, Jazimin Abdul Jalil, 34, and mother Norazian Bistaman, 36, the pain lives on for their second child as Hari Raya approaches. This is the second time they […]
Dr M decided to rejoin Umno after being persuaded, says Mukhriz
SHAH ALAM, 16 Sept 2008: Umno Youth executive council member Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir said today his father Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took the decision to rejoin Umno after being persuaded by several quarters who wanted him to return and help strengthen the party. He said they managed to persuade the former prime minister that […]
No MP crossovers from northern Sarawak
MIRI, 17 Sept 2008: Sibuti Member of Parliament Ahmad Lai Bujang today dismissed the claim by Pakatan Rakyat that a number of Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs in Sarawak will join it. He said that since all the 30 BN MPs in Sarawak had already pledged their loyalty to the ruling coalition and leadership, there should […]
