SUNGAI PETANI, 3 April 2009: The result of the Bukit Selambau state by-election on 7 April may be known only after 10pm that day due to the large number of candidates contesting the seat, Kedah Election Commission (EC) director Zainal Abidin Zakaria said today. Fifteen candidates are contesting in the by-election, necessitated by the resignation […]
BN has advantage in Bkt Selambau
SUNGAI PETANI, 3 April 2009: Former Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin is confident Barisan Nasional (BN) has the upper hand to re-take the Bukit Selambau state seat in the 7 April by-election. The former Merbok member of parliament said there was a change in attitude of voters after they had seen the failure of […]
Pak Lah hands over duties to Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 3 April 2009: Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi this afternoon officially handed over the duties of prime minister to Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Perdana Putra building here. The handing-over ceremony took place at the fifth floor of the Prime Minister’s Office at 4.50pm. Najib had taken the oath […]
Raja Petra ordered to pay RM1 mil
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: Umno treasurer Datuk Seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi was awarded RM1 million in libel damages over articles published by Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin in his blog last year. High Court senior assistant registrar Nor Hatini Abdul Hamid ordered Raja Petra to pay RM500,000 in general damages, RM300,000 […]
Dr M to rejoin Umno on 6 April
SUNGAI PETANI, 3 April 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) campaign in the Bukit Selambau state by-election will be boosted further with the return of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Umno on 6 April. It will provide a finishing touch to the campaign just 15 hours before the voters go to the polls. His son, Datuk […]
Fomca hopes PM takes consumer affairs portfolio
KOTA KINABALU, 3 April 2009: Newly-appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should take charge of the consumer affairs portfolio to counter the current economic crisis. This is the hope of Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) vice-president Datuk Patrick Sindu. Patrick said Najib, who is also Finance Minister, had the executive power to decide […]
Sermon extols peaceful power transition
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: The peaceful power transition from Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Malaysia’s sixth prime minister, is the most precious gift from a big-hearted leader to the people. In the Friday sermon read in mosques throughout the country today, Malaysians were urged to appreciate the sacrifices of the […]
Four Taiwanese charged with drug trafficking
JOHOR BARU, 3 April 2009: Four Taiwanese men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking in 1,439kg of Eramin 5 drug last month. Chung Sheng Wen, 36, Chang Yen Ming, 34, Chang Yung Hseng, 30, and Wu Sheng Yuan, 30, were alleged to have committed the offence at a factory in Jalan […]
BN components congratulate Najib (Updated)
(Updated 6:32pm, 3 April) KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties today congratulated Datuk Seri Najib Razak on his appointment as the new prime minister. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu in his message said Najib had proven to be an able and charismatic leader and had the vision of […]
Dr M to rejoin Umno in a day or two
SUNGAI PETANI, 2 April 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will rejoin Umno in a day or two, Dr Mahathir’s son, Datuk Mukhriz said today. Mukhriz, the Jerlun member of Parliament, said his father would campaign in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang by-elections and by then he would have already rejoined Umno. He […]
