KUCHING, 23 March 2009: Former Lubok Antu member of parliament (MP) Jawah Gerang, 55, has been named PKR’s candidate for the 7 April Batang Ai by-election, PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced here today. Another leading candidate, Nicholas Bawin, 51, who contested on the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) ticket in the May […]
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Zulkifli moves to amend Federal Constitution
By Shanon Shah(Zulkifli image source: zul4kulim.blogspot.com; al-Quran pic by Crystalina / Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 23 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin has tried to move four motions in Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution regarding the status of Islam. The first motion is to amend Article 3(1) to: “Islam is the […]
Divided over unity
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who called for the formation of a national unity government as a way out of the current political […]
Samy Vellu retains MIC presidency (Updated 4:02pm)
(Updated 4:02pm, 22 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 22 March 2009: Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu today retained the MIC presidency for a record 11th consecutive term after the party presidential nomination closed at the party headquarters at noon. Samy Vellu obtained 455 nominations as opposed to a paltry five garnered by his challenger, former MIC […]
Don’t drag King into politics
PETALING JAYA, 22March 2009: A constitutional expert disagrees with an appeal to the King to appoint someone other than Datuk Seri Najib Razak as prime minister. Professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi says the call, made by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to appoint someone else whom Malaysians can “trust and respect”, would […]
CM lets Anwar clarify Fairus’ conspiracy claim
PENANG, 22 March 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is leaving it to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to clarify outgoing Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin’s claim that he was the victim of an internal conspiracy. Lim said he would not comment on the claim by his deputy […]
Umno needs restoration: Muhammad
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 March 2009: Rural and Regional Minister Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib, one of the candidates for the Umno deputy president’s post in party’s elections on 26 March, shared his views with Bernama on matters related to Umno politics and the country. The following is the transcript of the interview with Bernama journalist […]
Umno must change or risk losing power: Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 March 2009: International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, a candidate for the post of Umno deputy president at the party elections on 26 March, was interviewed by Bernama recently on his views on various matters related to Umno politics and the country. The following is an excerpt of the […]
S’gor exco to decide on Wong’s status on 25 March
SHAH ALAM, 22 March 2009: The Selangor executive council (exco) will decide on the status of Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson’s role in the exco on 25 March, said Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. In a Bernama report yesterday, Abdul Khalid said he and Wong met yesterday over her position as the state Tourism, Consumer […]
Further action by MACC highly unlikely
By Chan Kok LeongKUALA LUMPUR, 20 March 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is highly unlikely to pursue further criminal investigations and charges against the 15 Umno members penalised by the party’s disciplinary board for allegedly being involved in money politics, sources said. This is despite suggestions by some quarters, including Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, and police […]
