WILL tomorrow, 7 May 2009, mark the end of the road for Perak Speaker V Sivakumar? Will he allow a motion to remove him as speaker and to appoint or elect a new one for the state legislative assembly? Will he uphold the suspensions of Barisan Nasional (BN)-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul […]
Pakatan Rakyat
Resolving Manoharan’s dilemma
By Zedeck Siew“I tried my very best in appealing to the authorities and by way of applications to call for my freedom in order for me to effectively serve the public and my constituents in particular. I have exhausted all avenues for my release.” KOTA Alam Shah state assemblyperson M Manoharan, on trying to do his job. […]
Najib needs to do more
Translation by Gan Pei LingFOR 27 April to 3 May, the Chinese media’s spotlight was on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new reform policies, the A (H1N1) flu threat, and the Penanti by-election. From the liberalisation of the 27 services sub-sectors and financial sectors to the cabinet’s policy on conversion disputes, Najib’s new policies have become a topic […]
Sivakumar seeks assembly sitting postponement (Updated)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6.22pm, 4 May 2009 IPOH, 4 May 2009: Perak Speaker V Sivakumar wrote to the Sultan of Perak this morning seeking a postponement of the state legislative assembly sitting scheduled just three days away. Sivakumar said he requested the deferment of the 7 May sitting because the matter of who was the rightful Perak […]
PR to form religious committee
By Sharon TanPETALING JAYA, 4 May 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will form a religious committee to look into custody rights and freedom of religion in the light of the [M] Indira Gandhi case. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the cabinet had come to its decision to allow the children of one converted parent to remain […]
Pakatan Rakyat courts Chua Soi Lek
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 30 April 2009: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has publicly admitted for the first time that he is being courted by Pakatan Rakyat parties. He has been turning the idea of defecting over and over in his mind ever since it was proposed following the sex video scandal that […]
S’gor to withdraw appeal in dispute with Temuans
By Gan Pei LingSHAH ALAM, 22 April 2009: The Selangor government will withdraw its appeal to the Federal Court over the Sagong Tasi case involving the Temuan tribe’s land rights. In a statement today, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the decision was made at state executive councilor (exco)’s meeting today. He said the state legal […]
Perak, the opportunity in crisis
By Chua Sue-AnnFOR all the dust it has stirred, the Perak political deadlock has presented a soul-searching opportunity for Malaysians to consider the type of government and onstitutional monarchy it wants. At the dawn of the Perak crisis, many looked with great hope towards Sultan Azlan Shah, a former chief justice and one of the most revered […]
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 […]
Beyond a shadow of doubt
By Zedeck SiewTHE Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s plan to set up special panels to “shadow” each of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s cabinet ministries has stirred up debate over whether such a move would serve a real purpose. This arrangement appears superficially similar to the idea of an opposition shadow government that certain quarters have been clamouring for the […]
