(Updated 11pm, 27 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will make a good combination as Umno president and deputy president. “The Najib and Muhyiddin combination is good…they can work together and are compatible … no conflicting opinion,” said the […]
Archives for March 2009
Anwar: Don’t vote for independent candidates
SUNGAI PETANI, 27 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today advised voters in the Bukit Selambau state constituency not to vote for any independent candidate in the by-election on 7 April. He said the anticipated large number of independent candidates, possibly up to 13 in all, could cause the voters […]
Action plan to achieve 30% Wanita quota
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Wanita Umno will draw up an action plan to achieve the target of 30 per cent representation from the movement in the Umno supreme council (Majlis Tertinggi or MT). Wanita Umno head Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said based on the results of the election for the MT seats yesterday, […]
Delegates are mature, have M’sian outlook: Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the decision of the delegates in electing the party leadership line-up reflected their maturity and Malaysian outlook. If previously the results mostly favoured candidates from the peninsula, the election this time around saw four candidates from Sabah being elected into the Umno […]
Police shoot dead three, arrest three others
IPOH, 27 March 2009: Police shot dead three people and arrested three others — all believed to be criminals — in an operation close to Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort near Taiping, 100km north of here, today. It is believed that a police officer was wounded after he was shot by one of the men […]
Only 15 postal voters in Bukit Selambau
SUNGAI PETANI, 27 March 2009: There are only 15 postal voters in the Bukit Selambau by-election, polling of which is on 7 April. Kedah Election Commission (EC) director Zainal Abidin Zakaria said of the number, 10 postal voter were from the police while the rest were voters living overseas. He said for this by-election, the […]
Uthayakumar files fourth application for release
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: Leader of the unregistered Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindaf) P Uthayakumar filed a fourth habeas corpus application at the High Court here today to secure his release from detention under the Internal Security Avty (ISA). The application was filed by his counsel, N Surendran, at the high court registry. He […]
13 confirmed candidates for Bkt Selambau (Updated 4.30pm)
By Shanon ShahUpdated at 4.30pm on 27 March 2009 SUNGAI PETANI, 27 March 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that a total of 13 candidates have paid their deposits for the Bukit Selambau by-election, including one from the Barisan Nasional (BN). The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate S Manikumar has yet to pay the RM5,000 deposit […]
Perak PAC wants salary of MB frozen
IPOH, 27 March 2009: The Perak Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended an immediate freeze of the salary, allowances and basic facilities of Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive councillors. PAC chairperson Wong Kah Woh, who announced this at a news conference today, also said that the PAC had […]
Canny Ong murderer’s death sentence upheld
PUTRAJAYA, 27 March 2009: Ahmad Najib Aris, who was convicted of the rape and murder of IT analyst Canny Ong Lay Kian six years ago, today lost his final appeal to quash his conviction. The former aircraft cleaning supervisor will have to head to the gallows after all. This follows a decision by the Federal […]
