GERAKAN’s 37th National Delegates Conference took off with two main issues: the need to return to its roots as a multi-racial party and the dilemma of whether or not to remain in the Barisan Nasional. In this conference, held from 10 to 12 Oct 2008 at Menara PGRM in Kuala Lumpur, a record 10 candidates […]
Archives for October 2008
The conscience of the Barisan Nasional
By Tan Sri Bernard Dompok(Source: www.upko.org.my) Excerpts of the speech by United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (pic below) at the party’s annual general meeting in Penampang, Sabah, on 11 Oct 2008. In terms of elected representatives, we have four Members of Parliament (MPs) and six assemblymen and a senator. I know we can […]
Chang Ko Youn is Gerakan’s new deputy president
By Deborah Loh and Ooi Ying NeeKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Oct 2008: Perak Gerakan chief Datuk Chang Ko Youn is the party’s new deputy president after beating his challenger Ma Woei Chyi at the Gerakan triennial elections for its central committee today. Chang, 51, a vice president in the previous term, polled 851 votes while Ma, 37, a former Federal Territory Youth […]
Malaysia delays buying rice for stockpile
BANGKOK, 11 Oct 2008: Malaysia will delay importing another 300,000 tonnes of rice for its stockpile as its current stock of 310,000 tonnes is sufficient. The world price for the staple is also expected to drop further next year after a reaching a record high in 2008. Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed […]
Shabery Cheek against proposal to turn BN into single multiracial party
KEMAMAN, 11 Oct 2008: Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek today spoke against the proposal to turn the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition into a single multiracial party, saying it was tantamount to dissolving Umno which is the mainstay of the government. He said that as an Umno member he regarded the proposal as a cruel […]
Upko committed to BN’s struggle, says Dompok
PENAMPANG, 11 Oct 2008: United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the party was committed to the struggle of the Barisan Nasional (BN) although it was vocal in bringing to light numerous problems Sabah was facing. “We can work for BN even in the most difficult circumstances. We are prepared […]
BN management committee to look into details of direct membership platform
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Oct 2008: The Barisan Nasional (BN) Management Committee would look into the details of setting up a platform to allow direct membership for those not keen to join any of the ruling coalition’s component parties. Deputy Prime Minister Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said this was because some people who might […]
Najib’s greatest challenge is national unity: PM
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Oct 2008: National unity will be Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s greatest challenge when leading the country next, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said his successor would have to give priority to this issue as the state of inter-racial and inter-religious relations at the moment was not good. “I think […]
Abdullah “Father of Democracy,” says Koh
By Deborah Loh and Ooi Ying NeeKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Oct 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should be remembered as Malaysia’s “Father of Democracy”, suggested Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. Koh described the outgoing prime minister as “an advocate for democracy” because he had opened up space for expression, was committed to fighting corruption and to raising living […]
PM proposes direct membership into BN to increase multiracialism
By Deborah Loh and Ooi Ying NeeKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Oct 2008: Barisan Nasional (BN) may allow direct membership into the coalition to increase its multiracial composition. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi proposed this today when launching the 37th Gerakan National Delegates Conference at Menara PGRM as an avenue for Malaysians who support the BN, but do not want to […]
