THE 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 […]
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From Gantang Hill to mountain
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 9 April 2009 at 12.05pm IT is furthest from the truth to declare that the results of the triple by-elections on 7 April 2009 are about the status quo being maintained. Such an analysis, which focuses only on the number of seats each political party has, would fail to see the forest for […]
Uphill task in Bkt Gantang, says PAS
TAIPING, 29 March 2009: PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar said today the party would have an uphill task in retaining the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat in the 7 April by-election now that the new Umno leadership was in place. He said the new Umno president, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, assisted by the new deputy president, […]
Sivakumar’s leave application hearing on 28 May
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: The leave applications by Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar and six others for a judicial review to compel the Election Commission (EC) to hold fresh elections in Behrang, Changkat Jering and Jelapang will be heard on 28 May. High Court judge Lau Bee Lan fixed the date after the […]
Lim denies Jeff Ooi has quit as chief of staff
PENANG, 25 March 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has denied talk that his Chief of Staff (COS) Jeff Ooi has resigned from the post. “He still plays an important role in assisting me, specifically in finding ways to further develop Penang,” he told reporters here when asked about a news report today that […]
Kit Siang ejected from Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 March 2009: Ipoh Timur Member of Parliament Lim Kit Siang was ejected from the Dewan Rakyat today for calling Umno “power crazy”. Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee made the decision after the DAP stalwart refused to retract the words despite repeated requests. Lim argued that he was not breaking any rules as […]
7 April decision on Ronnie Liu’s claim
SHAH ALAM, 23 March 2009: The High Court here will decide on 7 April on a claim by Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew that the arrest warrant served on him on 12 Nov last year was invalid. Judicial Commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa fixed the date today after receiving written submissions from deputy public […]
Karpal pleads not guilty to sedition (Updated 3:51pm)
(Updated 3:51pm, 17 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to sedition. The senior lawyer is alleged to have uttered seditious words during a media conference relating to the Sultan of Perak at his office at Messrs Karpal Singh and Co in […]
Nik Aziz against idea of unity govt
KOTA BARU, 15 March 2009: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today stressed he was against the idea of a Barisan Nasional (BN)-PAS unity government as mooted by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “It’s been tried before but did not work out. PAS was not appreciated in the coalition and […]
Hadi must clarify statement: Guan Eng
PENANG, 13 March 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants the PAS president to explain his suggestion on forming a coalition government to the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) supreme council. Lim said the matter required a detailed explanation by Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “DAP hopes that he (Abdul Hadi) can clarify his statement to the […]
