PETALING JAYA, 14 May 2009: It is wrong of Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir to reassume the position of Perak menteri besar (MB) after the 11 May High Court ruling that declared Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin the rightful MB, the DAP said. Lim “In a case involving a death penalty, a stay of […]
Nizar Jamaluddin
Nizar applies to set aside stay (Updated 5.40pm)
By Deborah LohCorrected on 14 May 2009 at 6.38pmCorrected on 14 May 2009 at 1.15am Updated 54.40pm, 13 May 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 13 May 2009: The Court of Appeals here will on 18 May hear Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s motion to set aside the stay of execution order obtained by Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir over […]
Expectations running high in Perak
(Nizar pic courtesy of theSun) IPOH, 12 May 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has handed over a letter seeking an audience with the sultan to request for dissolution of the state assembly. The Edge reported that the letter was handed over to Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah, at 8.30am […]
I did not lose confidence of majority: Nizar (Updated)
Updated 11.35pm, 4 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin told the High Court that he did not request the Sultan of Perak to dissolve the Perak state legislative assembly because he had not lost the confidence of the majority. He said that when he had the audience with Sultan […]
Tussle in Perak heads to a climax
By Chua Sue-AnnKUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: Not unlike a chess match, Barisan Nasional (BN) now appears to have two more major moves against Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in order to assert its claim [on] the embattled Perak state legislative assembly and government. The tussle for power will continue going into the state legislative assembly meeting scheduled for […]
Polling in by-elections has begun
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2009: Voting in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat and the Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai state seat by-elections began simultaneously today when polling centres opened at 8am. In Bukit Gantang, Perak, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Ismail Saffian faces embattled Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from PAS and independent […]
Perak today, Malaysia tomorrow?
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 6 March 2009 at 3.50pm (Corrected) PERAK was one of the biggest surprises after 8 March 2008. After some early difficulty in appointing the menteri besar (MB), the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government went on to perform well beyond expectations. The PR government has not only increased the state’s revenue by RM97 million or […]
Ghost of 1988 in Perak crisis
by Chan Kok Leong[YESTERDAY’S] attempt by Speaker V Sivakumar to hold an emergency sitting of the Perak assembly to validate his decision to suspend the Barisan Nasional (BN) Menteri Besar and his exco is no more than a continuation of the Perak impasse. While the head of the Perak legislature tries to use his command of the law-making […]
Convoluted Perak crisis
Pictures by Wong Shu Qi
ON 3 March 2009, the Perak state assembly convened an “emergency sitting” under a tree about 100m away from the state secretariat building. The sitting, called by assembly Speaker V Sivakumar, was held at 10.20am in an open car park after police blocked assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) from entering the Perak Darul Ridzuan […]
Perak crisis deepens (Updated 1pm)
IPOH, 3 March 2009: Despite being blocked from entering the state secretariat building by police this morning, the Perak state assembly was able to hold its sitting in a car park. Bernama reports that state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar and 27 Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblypersons convened an “emergency sitting” under a tree, about 100m from […]
