ALOR GAJAH, 13 April 2009: MIC Secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said MIC would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to seek the possibility of a bigger representation in the cabinet. He said MIC should have been given greater representation in the cabinet so as to play a bigger and more active role in […]
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MIC CWC to discuss cabinet issue (Updated)
Updated 4:50pm, 13 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: The reported dissatisfaction over MIC appointees in the cabinet would be discussed at the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting on 16 April, said MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu. He also denied that the party had sought a senatorship for him to be […]
Cabinet line-up: See PM if dissatisfied (Updated)
Updated 4:51pm, 13 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has asked Barisan Nasional (BN) component leaders who have any complaints about their representation in the cabinet line-up to see the prime minister. He said such a matter should not be discussed openly as they should respect the […]
Cabinet committees to be trimmed (Updated 3.35pm)
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today the number of cabinet committees will be trimmed to smoothen out the administration and ensure that all matters discussed are implemented. He said at his meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak a few days ago, they agreed that the […]
Summit postponements impede Asean’s work
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the postponement of the 14th Asean Summit and related summits in Thailand yesterday due to anti-government protests could impede the good work of a regional grouping like Asean. Writing in his blog, www.1malaysia.com.my, Najib also said the move would “delay the benefits of […]
Ku Li: Assess cabinet after six months
By Jacqueline Ann SurinKUALA 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 […]
Protest called off at Asean Summit
PATTAYA, 10 April 2009: The protest mounted by thousands of demonstrators from the pro-Thaksin Shinawatra “Red Shirts” at the 14th Asean Summit has fizzled out after they handed a petition that demanded the ouster of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. A group of eight demonstrators from the “Red Shirts” came through the security cordon at […]
Razaleigh: A neat cabinet (Updated 10.50am, 11 Apr 09)
Updated 10.50am, 11 April 2009 GUA MUSANG, 11 April 2009: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has strongly refuted a Bernama story that quotes him as saying that he hailed the new cabinet under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Bernama reported yesterday that Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah described the cabinet as “neat” and […]
Asean Summit still on in besieged Thailand
PATTAYA, 10 April 2009: The Thai government said the 14th Asean Summit will be held as scheduled despite increasing security threat from hundreds of protesters who swarmed the meeting’s venue today. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of security, told a news conference at the Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall today that […]
Gerakan happy with cabinet appointments
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon’s appointment into the cabinet was a good sign, said the party’s central working committee (CWC). In a statement today, the CWC said the appointment showed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trust and confidence in the former Penang chief minister. After Gerakan […]
