Corrected at 11.20am, 20 March 2009 Najib (left) is widely expected to be made the next prime minister (File pic) IT goes without saying that the upcoming Umno general assembly from 24 to 28 March 2009 will be about power transitions. (Corrected) When the assembly closes, Umno will have a new president, Datuk Seri Najib […]
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Not good enough for party, okay for state
By Chan Kok LeongTHE 2009 Umno general assembly (GA) is meant to be a grand occasion for all. After a problematic 2008 marked with defeats in three previously Umno-controlled states (Kedah, Perak and Selangor) and a significant loss of parliamentary and state seats, next week’s GA and party election was intended to be a time of renewal, rejuvenation […]
Former Unisel don pleads not guilty
KLANG, 16 March 2009: Former Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel) professor Dr Rustam Abbas pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to using a forged letter on his continuation of service as the university’s deputy vice-chancellor. Rustam, 51, now Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) lecturer in Shah Alam, was arrested on Friday and appeared in court […]
Umno’s Norza pleads not guilty (Updated 3.40pm)
TEMERLOH, 13 March 2009: Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to two charges of giving bribes to two individuals in January. Norza, 43, who is also Federal Territory Umno Youth chief, is alleged to have committed the offences on 20 Jan 2009 at 6.30pm at […]
Johor PAS wants results from MACC
JOHOR BARU, 10 March 2009: Johor PAS has asked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reveal developments in two graft cases. The two cases are an attempt to bribe a PAS party candidate in the 2004 general election and a case of alleged corruption against Home Minister and Kota Tinggi Member of Parliament Datuk Seri […]
Threats used to influence MIC nominations, says Muthu
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 MARCH 2009: MIC presidential aspirant Datuk M Muthupalaniappan claimed today that certain quarters in the party were using threats and underhanded tactics to ensure that he did not obtain the 50 nominations needed to contest the MIC top post. He said some leaders in the party were threatening the branch chairpersons not […]
Karpal hands recording of CJ’s speech on corruption to Agong
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Feb 2009: DAP chairmanperson Karpal Singh today submitted an audio recording of Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi’s speech on corruption, to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. Karpal arrived at Istana Negara and handed an audio recording, which was addressed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, to an Istana officer. […]
You lie, you pay: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today warned that anyone who makes a false report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be prosecuted. Whoever who abused the statutory declaration would face the same action, the deputy prime minister said. “They will pay the price,” he told reporters after opening the Developing […]
Protest calf handed over to MACC
SHAH ALAM, 25 Feb 2009: The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth wing today handed over a calf to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as a protest over remarks made by its chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan. PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said the calf was to protest Ahmad Said’s remarks that […]
Abdullah will not embarrass govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said last night he would not do anything which would embarrass the government once he stepped down as prime minister. “That doesn’t mean you cannot do something. You can do something (constructive) without embarrassing the government,” he said at a dinner chat with […]
