KOTA KINABALU, 5 May 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) supreme council will decide whether the party should contest the Penanti State seat in Penang on 31 May, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. “I don’t think it (Penanti) is only an Umno issue because when we contest, we do so on the Barisan Nasional […]
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Sivakumar seeks assembly sitting postponement (Updated)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6.22pm, 4 May 2009 IPOH, 4 May 2009: Perak Speaker V Sivakumar wrote to the Sultan of Perak this morning seeking a postponement of the state legislative assembly sitting scheduled just three days away. Sivakumar said he requested the deferment of the 7 May sitting because the matter of who was the rightful Perak […]
Fine reps who resign without valid reason
KOTA BARU, 21 April 2009: The Election Commission (EC) should fine state assemblyperson or Member of Parliament (MP) who resign without just cause or a valid reason. Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said resignation of assemblyperson and MPs has become a trend among the opposition, apparently to continuously hog the limelight. Such action however, is […]
Umno Penang confident of Malay M’sian voters
By Regina WilliamGEORGE TOWN, 21 April 2009: Umno Penang is confident Malay [Malaysian] voters in Penanti would return to the Barisan Nasional (BN) fold, as witnessed during the Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang by-elections on 7 April. Umno Penang secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, who is also the Opposition Leader, said it was only a matter of time […]
PPP to discuss party election date
SHAH ALAM, 20 April 2009: The PPP supreme council will meet this weekend to set the dates for the nomination and polling for party elections, expected to be held in June this year. PPP president Datuk M Kayveas said the party had to hold elections for the top posts this year following requests by state […]
Tussle in Perak heads to a climax
By Chua Sue-AnnKUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: Not unlike a chess match, Barisan Nasional (BN) now appears to have two more major moves against Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in order to assert its claim [on] the embattled Perak state legislative assembly and government. The tussle for power will continue going into the state legislative assembly meeting scheduled for […]
DCM issue: PR falling into BN-style politics
By Deborah LohTHE prolonged vacancy of the Penang Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) 1 post shows the pitfalls of Barisan Nasional (BN)-style politics and governance that the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government there appears to have fallen into, a political analyst said. The DAP-led state government, helmed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, should not have to depend on […]
Changing voting trends among M’sians
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 April 2009: The recently concluded three by-elections have shown a noticeable change in the voting trends of the Malay Malaysians and non-Malay Malaysians towards Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition. Although BN managed to retain the Batang Ai state seat and the opposition parties, PKR and PAS, the Bukit Selambau state seat […]
Tensions run high in Terengganu
By Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR, 14 April 2009: Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said may be one of the state’s shortest-serving MBs yet as his own backbenchers are plotting to boot him from the government. According to Umno sources, Ahmad has not been doing his job as expected. “He has not done anything for Terengganu. There is nothing […]
MIC to meet PM over cabinet allocation
ALOR GAJAH, 13 April 2009: MIC Secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said MIC would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to seek the possibility of a bigger representation in the cabinet. He said MIC should have been given greater representation in the cabinet so as to play a bigger and more active role in […]
