PENANG, 5 Feb 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants Jelapang state assemblyperson Hee Yit Foong to rethink her decision to quit the party and the Perak Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government to become an independent. Lim who was upset with Hee’s decision said she should think of her responsibility and the trust given by voters […]
Archives for February 2009
No snap polls in Perak, Nizar asked to step down (Updated 4:41pm)
(Updated 4:41pm, 5 Feb 2009) Sultan Azlan Shah (source: sultan.perak.gov.my) IPOH, 5 Feb 2009: Sultan Azlan Shah has decided not to give his consent to the dissolution of the Perak state assembly and has ordered Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and his state executive council to step down with immediate effect. The office […]
BN assemblypersons and independents meet Sultan
IPOH, 5 Feb 2009: All 28 Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblypersons and the three independents in Perak today had an audience with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, to declare their support for the BN. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said they also pledged to support the candidate submitted by the BN for […]
Anwar wants SG disqualified
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants newly-appointed Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohamed Yusof Zainal Abiden, who led the prosecution team in his sodomy case, to disqualify himself from the proceedings. Anwar’s lead counsel, Sulaiman Abdullah, made the application at the High Court today on the grounds that Mohamed Yusof, as an officer […]
Perak MB arrives at Istana Kinta
IPOH, 5 Feb 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin arrived at the Istana Kinta at 12.45pm for an audience with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. — Bernama To be updated
PAS: One-way hopping acceptable
By The Nut Graph team“If he wants to join a cause he feels is right, like PAS’s, we would not object. It is compulsory that we accept him…Looking at the situation now, party-hopping is acceptable as the Barisan Nasional member does not like the party anymore.” PAS Terengganu state commissioner Datuk Mustafa Ali when commenting on Bota state assemblyperson […]
A netizen revolution
By Cindy ThamI LEARNT a Swahili word recently: “Ushahidi.” It means “testimony”. It’s also the name of a crowdsourcing platform for people to post crisis information. People on the ground witnessing a crisis can send information about it through text messages on the mobile phone, e-mail or other web forms. Screenshot of Ushahidi Developed by Kenyan bloggers […]
Najib and four have audience with Perak Sultan (updated 11.45am)
Updated on 5 Feb 2009 at 11.45am IPOH, 5 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak returned to Istana Kinta at 10.55am, a half hour after leaving it this morning, together with the four assemblypersons who left Pakatan Rakyat, to meet the Perak Sultan. The four are Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and […]
Ku Li: BN celebration “premature” (updated 12.45pm)
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Zedeck SiewUpdated on 5 Feb 2009 at 12.45pm PETALING JAYA, 5 Feb 2009: Angry voters nationwide will reject the Barisan Nasional (BN) even more vehemently in the next general election if snap polls are not held in Perak, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said. The veteran Umno politician said, if based on “dubious crossovers”, the BN took control […]
Will Perak snap?
By Shanon Shah and Zedeck SiewTarnished silver (© Chris Deraud / sxc.hu) THE silver state is in crisis, with the Pakatan Raykat-led state government having lost its majority in the legislative assembly with four assemblypersons leaving its fold. Now, with the Perak government in limbo, experts tell The Nut Graph that the best option for the formation of a state […]
