Jacqueline Ann Surin

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Oct 2008: Datuk Ong Tee Keat was elected the president of MCA tonight while Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek was elected his deputy in the keenest contested party elections ever. Former Wanita chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen also made party and Barisan Nasional (BN) history by becoming the first elected […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Oct 2008: The government has no plans to review the Internal Security Act (ISA) despite strong calls by two Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, the MCA and Gerakan, at their annual general assemblies. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said there would be no review of the ISA as he was focused […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Oct 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi believes that complaints about Umno “bullying” other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties are an opposition strategy to divide the ruling coalition. Speaking at the opening of the 55th MCA annual general assembly, Abdullah said such claims were intended to weaken the main component […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Oct 2008: Outgoing MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting has called on the Barisan Nasional (BN) to resolve the perception that Umno dominates over the other component parties in the ruling coalition. “Umno is seen as a party that is far more dominant than the other component parties.  The BN leadership […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Oct 2008: The race for nominations for the Umno Youth chief post remained intense yesterday with the movement’s deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin obtaining another nomination from the Putatan division, bringing his total to 23. Earlier yesterday, Khairy received a nomination from the Rantau Panjang division. Jerlun Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Mukhriz […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: MCA’s outgoing Wanita chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen has called for the party to be more vocal in order to win back voters’ confidence in the next general election. Dr Ng, who is the first woman running for a vice-president’s post in the party, said MCA had to overcome […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: An additional deputy chairperson’s post in the Barisan Nasional (BN) should be created and the position filled by the MCA, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said. The outgoing MCA Youth chief said because the party was the second largest in the BN, an MCA leader should be appointed as the second […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 OCT 2008: MCA is practical, not weak, when it handles sensitive issues through closed door negotiations within the Barisan Nasional (BN), MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said today. Acknowledging that MCA has been criticised for not being vocal enough on Chinese issues, he said closed door discussions were meant to […]

PENANG, 16 Oct 2008: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said party Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe did not mean to question or politicise history in her speech at the party’s national delegates conference. He said Tan’s statement was made within the country’s current context whereby all Malaysian citizens are “Anak Malaysia”. […]

PUTRAJAYA, 16 Oct 2008: Tomorrow’s cabinet meeting will discuss the Commission on the Prevention of Corruption Bill, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz said today. If approved by cabinet, the bill will be tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat during the current session, he said. He added that […]