KUALA LUMPUR, 6 June 2009: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, today called on the people to show appreciation for the 1Malaysia concept introduced as an extension of government efforts to grow national unity sown at the time of the nation’s independence more than 50 years ago. He said every citizen had a […]
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Hadi to spell out “unity govt” idea on Sun
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 5 June 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will likely spell out the details of his proposed unity government with Umno on Sunday, 7 June, when he winds up debates and closes the party’s 55th muktamar. Hadi will first listen to delegates’ views on the subject during the debates tomorrow and […]
DPM: Respect ROS decision on Kayveas
KENINGAU, 5 June 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin urged all relevant parties to respect the Registrar of Societies (ROS)’s decision in declaring Datuk M Kayveas as the lawful president of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). “We will stick to the ROS decision. This is not a political issue but one that involves […]
Najib: Penanti not yardstick on popularity
JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), 1 June 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s victory in the Penanti by-election yesterday is not a yardstick to gauge the popularity of any political party. The prime minister said PKR’s victory was also not an impressive win because voter turnout dropped to less than 50%, and […]
Najib’s approval ratings up (Updated)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 1 June 2009 at 5.45pm PETALING JAYA, 1 June 2009: Forty-five percent of voters from peninsular Malaysia are satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, according to a recent survey by the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research. The survey, the first to be conducted since Najib came into power in […]
Kayveas: PPP crisis to be settled this week
PETALING JAYA, 1 June 2009: The leadership tussle in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is expected to be “put to rest” by this week, its president Datuk M Kayveas said today. He said the Registrar of Societies (ROS) had all the relevant documents and the ROS only had to ascertain whether the Emergency General Meeting […]
Khairy’s Penanti remark “made in his own capacity”
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: The Umno leadership has dismissed the remarks by its Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urging Penanti voters not to vote as a statement made in his own capacity. Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Umno’s position was not to get involved in the Penanti by-election in any way, since Barisan […]
Umno gets tough with tainted office bearers
By Deborah LohUmno to toughen stance against corruption KUALA LUMPUR, 29 May 2009: Umno office bearers who are charged in court will be suspended from their party positions until proven innocent, the party’s supreme council (MT) agreed in principle today. Toughening its stance against corruption and negative public perception about the party, the MT decided that it […]
Chin Peng a British national, says historian
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: Chin Peng, the former secretary-general of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), is not a Malaysian citizen but a British national, according to historian Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim. Khoo said Chin Peng, whose real name is Ong Boon Hua, was born in 1923 in Sitiawan […]
Govt will not allow Chin Peng to return: Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 27 May 2009: The Malaysian government will not allow former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Peng to reside in the country. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the return of the former terrorist would lead to dissatisfaction among the people, especially those who fought the communists and families who lost their […]
