KOTA KINABALU, 16 Feb 2009: Former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak today announced that he was withdrawing from contesting for the post of Umno supreme council (Majlis Tertinggi or MT) member during the party’s elections next month. Salleh said he made the decision after considering the fact that many Sabah Umno candidates […]
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PPPA bad for business
By Zedeck SiewTHE recent seizures of Suara Keadilan and Harakah have once again highlighted inherent difficulties posed by the Printing and Publications Act (PPPA) and its impact on our publishing industry. One aspect that has fallen by the wayside in the rush to speculate on the seemingly arbitrary confiscation — if they were part of a routine […]
PM to brief Rulers on Perak political situation
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Feb 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will brief the Conference of Rulers on the political situation in Perak at the next meeting of the Conference of Rulers. Abdullah said it would be up to the rulers to make recommendations or decisions on the issue. “The Conference of Rulers meets […]
Don’t dispute by-election date: Muhyiddin
PENANG, 15 Feb 2009: Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the opposition should not dispute the date of two by-elections because the Election Commission (EC) decided on it based on legal provisions. The decision, he said, was not wrong because the by-elections were to be held within 60 days after the Bukit Gantang […]
PAS cooperates with PKR in choosing candidate
ALOR SETAR, 15 Feb 2009: Kedah PAS will cooperate with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in selecting the candidate to contest the by-election for the Bukit Selambau state constituency in April. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, who is also Kedah PAS commissioner, said the party would not interfere in the selection of the PKR […]
Deputy Minister Maznah breaks arm in accident
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Feb 2009: Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan broke her left arm in an accident at Jalan Tengku Ampuan Intan Tengah Zaharah here today. Maznah was travelling along with three others in a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle belonged to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) after attending an […]
Nik Aziz questions by-election dates
KOTA BARU, 15 Feb: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has questioned the by-election dates for Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau as it they give advantage to Barisan Nasional (BN) as it will be held after the Umno assembly late next month. He said the dates chosen seemed to suggest that BN had […]
Father of pop princess dies of heart failure
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Feb 2009: The father of Malaysian pop princess Datuk Siti Nurhaliza died due to heart failure at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital where he was warded on 13 Feb. When met at the hospital, Siti Nurhaliza’s husband, Datuk Khalid Mohd Jiwa, said Taruddin Ismail, 67, had heart problems for some time and […]
MB and six excos to face privileges committee
IPOH, 14 Feb 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive councillors who took their oaths 10 Feb will be referred to the state legislative assembly’s committee of privileges on 18 Feb, said Perak Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar. Sivakumar, who chairs the committee, said notices to attend had been sent […]
Water supply disruption in parts of Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Feb 2009: Several areas in Sepang, Kuala Langat and Hulu Langat experienced water supply disruptions from 9am today due to a damage to the 1,500mm pipeline from Sungai Semenyih to the affected areas. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) corporate communications and public affairs general manager Abdul Halem Mat Som said the disruptions […]
