“You cannot topple a menteri besar or a prime minister without a no-confidence vote in the assembly. There is no other provision.” FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, speaking out against the takeover of the Perak government by the Barisan Nasional (BN). Calling the coalition “too careless”, Mahathir said the BN should have done […]
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The media — love it or hate it
By Zedeck Siew“All these websites have been irresponsible in their reporting. If you report responsibly about Umno’s leaders, then we will allow you to come in. But the way they report is sickening.” UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, on the party’s decision not to issue press tags to six online media organisations to cover […]
Being No. 2
By Shanon Shah“I have never gone against or challenged anyone in my life. I am finally getting there, God willing, as the party president. I have been patient and I have persevered. I have progressed from a deputy minister to a minister, from deputy prime minister to prime minister.” INCOMING Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, on […]
Divided over unity
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who called for the formation of a national unity government as a way out of the current political […]
PMs on Perak
By Shanon Shah“You cannot topple a menteri besar or a prime minister without a no-confidence vote in the assembly. There is no other provision…Umno-Barisan Nasional was too careless and did not wait for an assembly but instead asked the ruler to sack the menteri besar…As far as I know, there is no such provision in the Perak […]
MACC’s purpose
By Zedeck Siew“We would suggest that legal action and so on be taken, as we have strong evidence for both the cases that abuse of power has taken place.” MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission or MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, commenting on the oversight body’s investigation of Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. Ahmad Said […]
Defending Umno Youth
By The Nut Graph teamON 26 Feb 2009, a group of Selangor Umno Youth members tried to prevent opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Karpal Singh from entering Parliament. Karpal, who uses a wheelchair, had raised their ire because he had called the wing “celaka” and accused it of sending him live bullets in the mail in Parliament the day […]
Arguing over “Allah”
By Shanon Shah“Before this they demanded to use the Malay language for their Bibles. Then they demanded to use the word ‘Allah’ for Christian publications. Today they demand to use the word ‘Allah’ without restrictions. After this, they will demand the right to convert Malays to Christianity without restrictions. What else will they end up demanding?!” PARTI […]
Aborted take-off
By N Shashi Kala and Zedeck Siew“Approval for the new low-cost carrier terminal in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, was given by all relevant parties” TRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. The KLIA East@Labu Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) project mooted by AirAsia and Sime Darby in December 2008 looked set to take off after getting the go-ahead from the cabinet on […]
Dissolving arguments
By Nick Choo“Mohamad Hasan dengan beraninya mengugut akan membubar Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) negeri berkenaan sekiranya ada di kalangan ahli-ahli DUN dari Barisan Nasional yang akan menyertai KeADILan atau Pakatan Rakyat kelak tanpa mempedulikan Yang Dipertua Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja’afar Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman.” QUOTE attributed to Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan […]
