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 […]
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Najib: BN leaders must read people’s sentiments
MIRI, 13 Feb 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders in Sarawak and the peninsula must be adept in reading the people’s sentiments to ensure support for the government continued to remained strong, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said the people in Sarawak, who will be going to the polls in 2011, were […]
BN components must abide by decision on candidates
KUCHING, 12 Feb 2009: All Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties must abide by any decision made the coalition’s top leadership on the candidates chosen to contest under the BN banner at upcoming by-elections, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. The deputy prime minister and deputy BN head said there would be always be some differences […]
Port Klang assemblyperson denies leaving Pakatan
SHAH ALAM, 12 Feb 2009: Port Klang assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah today denied rumours that he had left Pakatan Rakyat. “I am still doing the job of Port Klang assemblyman as usual. “My commitment is still strong and undivided to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Pakatan Rakyat leadership on the whole especially in Selangor,” […]
2008 elections “lesson for Perak BN”
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb 2009: The Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) government will treat its defeat in the last general election as a lesson in its effort to create political stability in the state. Newly-appointed BN Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the new state executive council, comprising both experienced and new leaders, was […]
BN to prepare early to face by-elections: PM
PUTRAJAYA, 10 Feb 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) will make early preparations to face the by-elections in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat in Perak and Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. “We should start our preparations now. We have to work very hard to win these seats,” he told a […]
Nizar to work from MB residence
IPOH, 10 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, who has refused to step down as menteri besar, was today barred from entering the State Secretariat building here as he tried “to report for work” this morning. Nizar, together with former state excos from Pakatan Rakyat, including Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham of DAP, arrived in […]
Zambry wants to restore political stability in Perak
KUALA KANGSAR, 6 Feb 2009: Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, who was sworn in as the new Perak Menteri Besar today, said he would give priority to restoring political stability and enhancing racial relations. “I am confident that the people of Perak are mature and I can see that they have the capability to deal […]
Police escorted Nizar out of Perak MB’s office (Updated 5:30pm)
IPOH, 6 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, who was ordered by the Sultan of Perak to step down as menteri besar, was today escorted by police out of the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building, which houses the menteri besar’s office. The move was taken after Mohamad Nizar and the other Pakatan Rakyat state executive […]
Guan Eng challenges BN to snap poll in Perak
PENANG, 6 Feb 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng challenged the Barisan Nasional (BN) to hold a snap election in Perak to show who commands the majority in the state. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said power should be given to the people to elect a government that would lead Perak, as was […]
