PETALING JAYA, 2 Feb 2009: A Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader says he was offered RM50 million by Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Razak to entice Perak state assemblypersons to leave the Pakatan Rakyat state government. “Datuk Seri Najib requested that I help persuade at least two Perak state assemblypersons, preferably from PKR, to […]
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Sessions Court judge’s laptop stolen in break-in
PENANG, 2 Feb 2009: Thieves broke into the office of the Criminal Sessions Court judge here over the weekend and escaped with a laptop computer worth RM4,000. Penang CID chief SAC II Wan Abdullah Tunku Said said the break-in was discovered by Sessions Court Judge Rosilah Yop when she arrived for work at her office […]
Pakatan will not dissolve Perak legislative assembly
IPOH, 2 Feb 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat-led Perak government will not dissolve the state legislative assembly to seek a new mandate as it is still stable, said senior state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham. He urged the Election Commission (EC) to call for by-elections in Changkat Jering and Behrang, as both state seats had […]
Mohd Osman denies quitting in police report
SHAH ALAM, 2 Feb 2009: Shah Alam police chief ACP Nor Azam Jamaluddin today confirmed receiving a police report lodged by a representative of Changkat Jering state assemblyperson Mohd Osman Jailu. The report lodged by Mohd Farizal Umar also stated that Mohd Osman of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had denied resigning as Changkat Jering state […]
Perak PKR reps dispute resignation
By Deborah Loh and Zedeck SiewSEPANG, 2 Feb 2009: The two state assemblypersons in the centre of a power struggle between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional in Perak state have denied resigning their seats or planning to switch parties. Jamaluddin In separate press statements today, both Jamaluddin Mat Radzi and Capt (R) Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu dispute Perak state assembly […]
EC meeting on status of PKR duo
PUTRAJAYA, 2 Feb 2009: The Election Commission (EC) will meet tomorrow to determine the status of two Perak assemblypersons, Capt (R) Mohd Osman Jailu and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, who were reported to have vacated their seats. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the meeting would discuss various aspects, including the legal perspective […]
Ops Sikap: 19 killed in road accidents
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Feb 2009: Fifteen deaths recorded from 831 road accidents nationwide yesterday, bringing the death toll to 201 since the launch of the 19th Ops Sikap on 19 Jan. Bukit Aman public relations officer Supt Rasdi Ramli said of the number of deaths, 10 involved motorcyclists. Municipal roads recorded the highest number of […]
Hard for PKR duo to contest resignations
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 2 Feb 2009: It will be hard for the two former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblypersons in Perak to challenge their own pre-signed, undated resignation letters, a constitutional lawyer said today. Jamaluddin Mat Radzi, the assemblyperson for Behrang, and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, the assemblyperson for Changkat Jering, can deny having sent the […]
Driver killed, 23 pupils hurt in bus accident
PENANG, 2 Feb 2009: A driver was killed while 23 pupils were injured when the school bus they were travelling in plunged into a river at Jalan Masjid Negeri here today. Penang traffic staff officer DSP Wari Kiew said the bus driver, Koe Joan Huat, who was in his 40s, died at the scene while […]
Perak PKR: Jamaluddin, Osman still PKR elected reps
IPOH, 2 Feb 2009: Perak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chairperson Osman Abdul Rahman said today that PKR still considers the Behrang and Changkat Jering assemblypersons as the party’s elected representatives. In a Bernama report, he said that so far, the two had not made any announcement to the contrary. “We have not received any resignation […]
