KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: The Umno leadership has dismissed the remarks by its Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urging Penanti voters not to vote as a statement made in his own capacity. Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Umno’s position was not to get involved in the Penanti by-election in any way, since Barisan […]
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Umno gets tough with tainted office bearers
By Deborah LohUmno to toughen stance against corruption KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: Umno office bearers who are charged in court will be suspended from their party positions until proven innocent, the party’s supreme council (MT) agreed in principle today. Toughening its stance against corruption and negative public perception about the party, the MT decided that it […]
“What if Chin Peng was Malay?”
By Shanon ShahBUKIT MERTAJAM, 29 May 2009: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim today asked if former communist guerilla Chin Peng would be treated with as much hostility by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government if he were Malay. “Let us not divide the rakyat by creating new enemies … He is Malayan. Chin […]
MIC wants SPM ruling reviewed
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: The MIC has requested the Education Ministry to review its ruling on allowing students to take a maximum of 10 subjects only in the Sijil Peperiksaan Malaysia (SPM) examination. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said that following a series of meetings with Indian Malaysian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and […]
Student arrested for dumping baby
KUANTAN, 29 May 2009: A female student of a religious secondary school, near here, was arrested after admitting that she had dumped her baby boy near a house in Balok Makmur yesterday. Kuantan police chief ACP Mohd Jasmani Yusoff said the 16-year-old’s mother had brought her daughter to the Kuantan police headquarters around 11am. “The […]
Now PPP has two chairpersons in Penang
PENANG, 29 May 2009: The political crisis in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) continues to deteriorate when its former Penang vice-chairperson V Nanda Kumar today claimed to be the party’s state chairperson while Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan is still holding the post. Nanda who held a press conference today said he was appointed by […]
Gerakan VP Huan to quit (Updated)
By Gan Pei LingUpdated 7.11pm, 29 May 2009 PETALING JAYA, 29 May 2009: Gerakan vice-president Huan Cheng Guan has decided to quit the party, Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported today. Huan told the Chinese daily that he was resigning because he was disappointed with the Gerakan leadership. He said he would submit his resignation in three weeks so […]
Demolition works stopped at Jaya supermarket
By Gan Pei LingPhoto of Jaya Supermarket on the day of the collapse PETALING JAYA, 29 May 2009: The Selangor government has issued a stop-work order on all demolition activities at the Jaya Shopping Centre in Section 14 here pending investigations into its partial collapse yesterday. “Until the causes of the collapse are determined, only search and rescue […]
Freeze bank accounts of those in PKFZ fiasco
By Gan Pei LingCorrected on 31 May 2009 at 10am KLANG, 29 May 2009: The government should freeze the bank accounts of everyone implicated in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) controversy, while those who are also holding government positions should be suspended pending the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations into the scandal. DAP Klang member of parliament […]
“YB” Kamarul Ramizu
By Shanon ShahKAMARUL Ramizu Idris, the eyebrow-raising independent candidate in both the Bukit Gantang and Penanti by-elections, is being skewered for coming out in support of the Internal Security Act (ISA). “Whether the ISA exists or is abolished is meaningless now. It just should not be abused, either by individuals or the government. It must be transparent […]
