IPOH, 11 March 2009: The High Court ruled here today that Perak State Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar cannot represent himself in the suit by three independent assemblypersons. Judicial Commissioner Ridwan Ibrahim made the decision in chambers based on Section 24(3) of the Government Proceedings Act after counsel for the assemblypersons objected to the speaker’s application […]
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Sivakumar cannot have own lawyers (Updated 6.30pm)
Corrected on 13 March 2009 at 12.30am IPOH, 5 March 2009: The High Court has ruled that Perak state legislative assembly Speaker V Sivakumar can only be represented by the state legal adviser in the suits brought by 10 members of the assembly including newly appointed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Zambry […]
Selangor, Kedah, Penang next?
By Chan Kok Leong, John Lim and Chua Sue-AnnNajib announced the BN was ready to form government in Perak (file pic) AFTER the state of political turmoil in Perak, following Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s press conference where he said that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is ready to form government in the state, rumours are swirling on the possible fall of […]
BN assemblypersons and independents meet Sultan
IPOH, 5 Feb 2009: All 28 Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblypersons and the three independents in Perak today had an audience with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, to declare their support for the BN. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said they also pledged to support the candidate submitted by the BN for […]
