PENANG, 2 Jan 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should maintain discipline among PKR leaders to ensure the people’s continuous support for Pakatan Rakyat, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. He was responding to questions from reporters pertaining to a misunderstanding between some PKR and PAS leaders in Perak which […]
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PAS’s by-election candidate is Abdul Wahid
KUALA TERENGGANU, 2 Jan 2009: PAS last night named five-term Wakaf Mempelam assemblyperson Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut as its candidate for the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu by-election. PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang made the highly anticipated announcement at a packed Stadium Negeri in Batu Burok, here. Abdul Wahid, 52, will face Barisan Nasional […]
PKR wants warring parties to stop
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali wants bickering leaders in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition pact of PAS, DAP and PKR to stop airing their differences in the media. “I wish to urge and plead to the various parties in the Pakatan (Rakyat) to stop taking their […]
Karpal “toothless tiger”, says Samy Vellu
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec 2008: MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu today labelled DAP chairperson and Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP) Karpal Singh a “toothless tiger” for pledging DAP’s support for PAS in the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election. “The tiger (Karpal) appears to have surrendered to PAS,” said Samy Vellu in […]
Keeping Parliament independent
By Elizabeth LooiWHAT does it take for the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to reject or approve an emergency motion either in the House or in chambers? Approved emergency motions in 2008 On 10 Dec 2008, the Dewan Rakyat uncharacteristically accepted an emergency motion by an opposition Member of Parliament (MP) to debate the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide. In announcing […]
Music in motion
By N Shashi Kala(© Paulo Correa / sxc.hu) THE PC Fair that took place from 12 to 14 Dec 2008 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre was crowded with people looking for cool and funky, cheap and cheerful stuff. Of all the gadgets on offer, the ones that caught my eye were at the booths hawking MP3 and […]
Ipoh Timur Umno against multilingual signs
IPOH, 8 Dec 2008: Ipoh Timur Umno today expressed opposition to a proposal by Canning state assemblyperson Wong Kah Woh to have the road signs in Taman Cempaka here replaced with multilingual signs. Ipoh Timur Umno head Datuk Azian Osman said Wong’s suggestion was contrary to the Federal Constitution and showed disrespect for Bahasa Malaysia […]
Opposition’s motions to cut salary of IGP fail
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Dec 2008: Two Opposition motions to have the salary of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan cut by RM10 failed in Dewan Rakyat today. Debate and windup on the two motions lasted some four hours ending in block voting which saw 30 MPs for it but 48 against. Lim Kit Siang […]
Fisherfolk told to ignore strike
KUCHING, 30 Nov 2008: Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Rohani Karim today urged the country’s 70,000 fisherfolk to ignore the DAP’s plan to hold a strike in the middle of next month. She said the DAP wanted to act as champion for the fisherfolk when all this while they had not helped or […]
DAP should keep pressuring PAS over bumi quota
ALOR STAR, 13 Nov 2008: The state MCA has expressed support to the DAP in the party’s bid to pressure the state government to do away with the 50% bumiputera quota for new housing projects in the state. “The DAP should step up the pressure in any way it can to force PAS to review […]
