SUNGAI PETANI, 2 Apr 2009: The public should disregard SMS-es that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will not approve Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appointment as prime minister tomorrow, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein. He said the SMS-es were baseless. “Remember, there were SMS-es claiming the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government would fall due to […]
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PR will challenge new MB’s appointment
By Cindy ThamPETALING JAYA, 6 Feb 2009: Pakatan Rakyat said it will file a suit to challenge the validity of the appointment of the new Perak Menteri Besar from Barisan Nasional (BN). “The panel of lawyers is studying this. We maintain that Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the legitimate menteri besar,” Pakatan Rakyat said in a […]
JAC Bill a let-down
By Elizabeth LooiThe Palace of Justice in Putrajaya (public domain. Source: wikipedia.org) PETALING JAYA, 12 Dec 2008: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill that was tabled for first reading in Parliament on 10 Dec is a disappointment, said lawyers and ex-judges. Several aspects of the bill did not address the concerns of the judiciary, namely the interference […]
Tan Sri Aziz Yusof appointed EC chairpreson
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2008: Home Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, 58, has been appointed chair of the Election Commission (EC) effective this 31 Dec. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said in a statement today that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to Abdul Aziz’s appointment […]
