PUTRAJAYA, 4 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today rejoined Umno after having resigned from the party almost a year ago. The former Umno president handed his application form and the RM2 membership fee to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Sri Satria, the official residence of the deputy prime minister […]
Archives for April 2009
Shabery: Voters’ tantrums over in Bkt Selambau
By Shanon ShahSUNGAI PETANI, 4 April 2009: Like children who have rebelled against their parents but then reconcile, voters in Bukit Selambau are ready to come back to the Barisan Nasional (BN) fold, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek today. “It is normal for children to sometimes rebel against their parents and leave the family home, […]
Freed ISA detainees to leave Kamunting tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 April 2009: The 13 freed Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees will be allowed to leave the Kamunting Detention Centre near Taiping tomorrow, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said today. He said they would leave after the documentation process pertaining to their release had been completed. “They cannot be released immediately. […]
Wife of Hindraf ISA detainee thanks Najib
TAIPING, 4 April 2009: B Buvaneswary arrived at the Kamunting Detention Centre near here at 7.30am today, accompanied by her two daughters aged four and 2-1/2 years. “The first thing I want to do is to take my husband for a meal,” she said of V Ganabatirau, one of two leaders of the Hindu Rights […]
Election lethargy in Indonesia
By Farish A NoorSession of the Indonesian People’s Representative Council (public domain, source: wikipedia.org) WHILE Malaysians are excited by the prospect of three simultaneous by-elections on 7 April 2009, Indonesians next door are showing distinctive signs of electoral fatigue. A news report featured on Indonesia’s Trans7 TV channel summed up the prevailing mood when it reported on a […]
Avoiding issues in Bukit Selambau
By Shanon ShahShahrizat Abdul Jalil THE Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) both seem keen to avoid their vulnerabilities in their campaigns to win the state seat of Bukit Selambau in Kedah. For example, at BN press conferences and interviews, including by candidate Datuk S Ganesan, leaders refuse to address allegations that new Prime Minister Datuk […]
Psy-war in Sungai Petani
By Shanon Shah
CAMPAIGNING in the hotly contested state seat of Bukit Selambau, Kedah, has been relatively muted, with both the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) zooming in on each others’ Achilles heels in an escalating psy-war. The three parties in the PR — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), PAS and DAP — have been attacking the […]
MIC happy with release of Hindraf leaders
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 April 2009: In welcoming the release of two Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders today, the MIC has appealed to the government to release the remaining three (Hindraf) leaders held under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said, while the community was happy with the release, […]
Lifting of suspension on papers welcomed
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: PAS, in welcoming the decision by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to retract the suspension order on two papers — Harakah and Suara Keadilan — today, said the decision would reinforce democracy in the country. PAS Youth Chief Sallehuddin Ayob said the decision to retract the suspension order was a […]
Najib releases 13 ISA detainees (Updated)
(Updated 12:11, 4 April 2009) (pic courtesy of theSun) KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: New Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak tonight launched his administration with the release of 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees. He also pledged to conduct a comprehensive review of the ISA which allows for indefinite detention without trial. In his […]
