KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2008: Selangor Wanita MCA head Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun today won the Wanita MCA chief post uncontested at the close of the MCA national, youth and wanita election nominations at the party headquarters at Wisma MCA here. There were no other candidates for the Wanita chief post when nominations closed […]
Archives for October 2008
Mat Taib wants all Umno candidates to be given enough nominations
JITRA, 13 Oct 2008: Umno Information Chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib today called on Umno divisions to give candidates who have offered themselves for important posts in the party enough nominations to contest the party elections next March. “I hope those who have offered themselves as candidates will be given sufficient number of nominations […]
Don’t create tension within BN: Hishammuddin
PUTRAJAYA, 13 Oct 2008: Avoid extremism in politicking when contesting for party posts as this could create tension within the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, said Umno Youth head Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said such practices should be checked as they gave the impression as though there were disputes within the component parties besides […]
Abdullah: Support Najib as Umno president
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today called on Umno members to give their support to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as the new Umno president in the party election in March. “I want Datuk Seri Najib to succeed me, I want all party members to give their support […]
PM clarifies stand on direct membership into BN
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahamd Badawi today clarified that he never suggested that all component parties in Barisan Nasional (BN) be abolished and replaced with a single multiracial party. Instead, the prime minister said, he had merely proposed that the BN find ways to include a group of Malaysians who wanted […]
Election petition withdrawn, Zulkifli Noordin keeps seat
ALOR STAR, 13 Oct 2008: The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Kulim/Bandar Baru Parliamentary constituency, Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir today withdrew his petition to nullify the result of the 12th general election won by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Zulkifli Noordin. “I have discussed with the BN top leadership and was instructed not […]
Najib, Muhyiddin lead in Umno nominations
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin continue to receive nominations from the divisions for the Umno president’s and deputy president’s posts respectively. Until late last night, Najib became the sole candidate nominated for the president’s post with 28 […]
Gerakan’s new game plan
By Deborah Loh and Ooi Ying NeeTan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon calls for a return to multiracial politics during the national delegates conference FOR now, the tough issue of whether Gerakan should leave or stay in the Barisan Nasional (BN) has been put to rest. President Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon found the perfect foil to sidestep the issue: […]
Kiri duri, kanan pun duri
Oleh Zahiril Adzim dan Fared AyamTajamnya duri… (© Christopher Sykes/Dreamstime) SETINGGI 12 meter gambar besar Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ini. Diperbuat daripada papan lapis dua matra (2D) dan telah dipacakkan di sebuah simpang depan Wisma Keringat dengan kelulusan Majlis Perbandaran Selayang, dalam kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Batu Caves. Akan tetapi Mufti Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, mengandaikan gambar […]
Aliens in East Malaysia
By Sim Kwang Yang(© Christos Georghiou/Dreamstime) TO those in the Klang Valley who read papers like The Star and The New Straits Times, Sabah must sound like the remote edge of the nation. It is out there, a huge chunk of real estate inhabited by exotic people speaking a strange version of Bahasa Malaysia. Therefore, it would not […]
