KUALA LUMPUR, 2 April 2009: The High Court will decide tomorrow on a leave application filed by former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin who is challenging the appointment of his successor by the Sultan of Perak. Justice Datuk Aziz Abdul Rahim fixed the date after hearing submissions from Senior Federal Council Datuk […]
Archives for April 2009
King consents to Najib’s appointment
PUTRAJAYA, 2 April 2009: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin has consented to the appointment of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as the sixth prime minister of Malaysia, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan announced today. He said in a statement that Najib would be presented his letter of appointment as […]
Sivakumar’s application postponed to 9 April
IPOH, 2 April 2009: The High Court here today postponed to 9 April hearing of an application by Perak state assembly speaker V Sivakumar to strike out a suit against him by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Justice Datuk Wan Afrah Wan Ibrahim set the date to give Zambry’s counsel ample time […]
PAS lacks respect for law
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 April 2009: PAS saying it will ignore the police orders to political parties not to make seditious statements when campaigning for the three upcoming by-elections, shows the party lacks respect for the law, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. Syed Hamid said the tendency of PAS to “do whatever […]
Hindraf coordinator states condition for support
PENANG, 2 April 2009: Hindraf national coordinator R Thanenthiran today expressed his support for any candidate in the Bukit Selambau state by-election in Kedah who is determined to raise the living standard of the people regardless of race. He said the support was not confined to any independent candidate or the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) […]
Hishamuddin: SMS rumours on Najib false
SUNGAI PETANI, 2 Apr 2009: The public should disregard SMS-es that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will not approve Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appointment as prime minister tomorrow, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein. He said the SMS-es were baseless. “Remember, there were SMS-es claiming the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government would fall due to […]
Difficult terrain at Batang Ai for PKR
By Sim Kwang YangTHE hand-to-hand combat has begun in earnest for the 7 April 2009 Batang Ai by-election between the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). It is a torturous and expensive battle for both the contesting parties. Lodged under the shadow of the mountain range that separates Sarawak from the Kalimantan side of Indonesia, Batang […]
SAPP appoints three new vice-presidents
KOTA KINABALU, 2 April 2009: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) today announced the appointment of three new vice presidents to fill up the three vacancies in the party supreme council — one of the biggest leadership revamp in the party’s 15 year history. The three new vice presidents are Poon Kee Yang, 53, a businessperson […]
King urged to delay Najib appointment (Updated)
By Zedeck Siew(Updated 6:36pm, 2 April 2009) PETALING JAYA, 2 April 2009: Eighty-one Opposition members of parliament (MPs) have signed a petition urging the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to delay the appointment of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as prime minister until his reputation has been cleared by an independent commission. “The office of Prime Minister is the highest […]
Penang proposes two names for senatorship
PENANG, 2 April 2009: The Penang state government today proposed two names for senatorship to replace two earlier senators whose terms ended on 30 May last year. Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, said Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim, 75, the DAP national vice-chairperson and Dr Mansor Othman, 59, Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy liaison committee […]
