Archives for September 2008

KEMAMAN, 13 Sept 2008: Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek has called on the people to maintain racial unity. He said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government had helped to forge unity among the people over the last 51 years since independence was gained and that the people should play a similar role. "We have to […]

Kuala Lumpur, 13 Sept 2008: The Bar Council criticised the three detentions under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on 12 Sept as inappropriate and unnecessary, and has set up a legal team to provide immediate legal aid to those detained. Bar Council chairperson Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said the council has always opposed the use of […]

KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 Sept 2008: Relations between Gerakan and Penang Umno, soured by the alleged racist remarks by Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail, will take time to heal, said Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. He said the party would need time to reconsider and re-evaluate its relations with […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2008: Five Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members, led by its information chief, Tian Chua, flew to Taipei today in an attempt "to meet" Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MPs) who are currently on an agricultural study tour in Taiwan. The other PKR members are Selangor state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong, […]

MUAR, 12 Sept 2008: Gua Musang Member of Parliament (MP) Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said the Umno constitution does not provide for a power transition by its top leaders. "It is the members who should elect the leaders. The leaders cannot determine how long they want to lead, when they want to give up [the leadership […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2008: Three newspapers — theSun, Sin Chew Daily and Suara Keadilan – have been given show-cause letters by the Home Affairs Ministry in connection with their articles on recent political developments. The ministry’s Publications and Quranic Text Control Division secretary, Che Din Yusof, said the letter was issued to theSun for allegedly manipulating […]

(Updated at: 4.35pm) KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2008: Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) today, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He said Raja Petra, 58, was picked up at his house in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, at 1.10 pm under Section 731 of the Act. Raja Petra […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2008: Sabah Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Anifah Aman said Umno’s leadership must "do something" about the party’s internal problems rather than worry about whether any of its MPs are going to cross over to the Pakatan Rakyat. "What is happening now is that Umno leaders seem to be more preoccupied […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Sept 2008: Deputy Prime Minister and Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would leave it to Umno members to decide when the transition of power within the party should take place. "As everybody knows, the transition plan was decided upon in July by the prime minister and myself and […]