SHAH ALAM, 9 June 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the opposition was necessary as a reflection of the government. “It’s not healthy to have a one-party state. We need to have the opposition. Otherwise, we won’t have a ‘mirror’ to see whether we look good or not,” he said at a […]
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Govt should stand by decision on Chin Peng: Dr M
PUTRAJAYA, 3 June 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government should stand by its decision not to allow Chin Peng to return to the country. He said the government must understand the feelings of the people who would not be happy if the Malayan Communist Party leader was allowed to […]
Ex-PKR leaders attack
“They said if I win the contest, I could rejoin the party and I would be given the Deputy Chief Minister 1 post.” INDEPENDENT candidate Aminah Abdullah, on part of the alleged bribe offered to her on 13 May 2009 by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) supreme council member Cheah Kah Peng and Lim Eng Nam, […]
Radical change needed for new world order: Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: There must be a radical change in values and cultures if the people are to see a new world order enhanced by the advances of the digital age or a digital age benefiting from a new world order, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former prime minister said the world […]
Reconsider nuclear power plans, urges Dr M
PETALING JAYA, 26 May 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to reconsider its plan to commission a nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2025. “I am not a nuclear scientist but I believe I know enough of the dangers of using nuclear (fissionable) material,” said Mahathir in a […]
Rais mum over debate with Zaid
PETALING JAYA, 5 May 2009: After challenging former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim to a debate, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim is now keeping mum. Repeated attempts by The Nut Graph to contact Rais’s office for comment on the possibility of a televised debate have been met with […]
Ku Li: Assess cabinet after six months
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 April 2009: The new cabinet should be evaluated after it has been given a chance to perform, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today. “Let’s give them six months to perform and then we can assess them to see if they have earned the people’s confidence,” he said. Refuting a Bernama report that quoted […]
Mahathir’s dilemma
“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 […]
Hard lessons from Bukit Gantang
Dr M speaking to voters in Taiping on 6 April (All pics by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) DESPITE the Barisan Nasional’s earlier denial that the Bukit Gantang by-election was not a referendum on the country’s new leadership, the ruling coalition turned it into just that within the last few days before polling. Former prime […]
BN predicts Bkt Gantang victory
BUKIT GANTANG, 7 April 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN)’s candidate Ismail Saffian has predicted a win for the coalition in the Bukit Gantang by-election. “I expect a majority of 1,000 to 3,000 for the BN,” he told reporters after casting his ballot shortly after 9am today at Sekolah Menengah Bukit Gantang, where he has cast his […]
