Updated 14 May 2009, 7.06pm KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today expressed willingness to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the Perak political crisis, but danced around the question of what both sides would discuss given their opposing views on calling for a snap election. While claiming they were […]
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EC reverses decision
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 13 May 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has allowed pondok panas or party booths on polling day but they must be more than 50 metres away from polling centres. The EC reversed its 27 April decision to ban the booths at a closed-door meeting with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) yesterday, the PR secretariat said […]
Najib’s Penanti strategy?
By Shanon ShahDATUK Seri Najib Razak’s assertion that by-elections are wasteful and his insinuation that the Barisan Nasional (BN) may boycott the Penanti by-election are not new ideas. Back in August 2008, then Kelantan Umno chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa called for the BN to boycott the Permatang Pauh by-election for similar reasons. Of course, the BN […]
PAS’s Mat Sabu detained
By Gan Pei Ling and Shanon ShahUpdated 8.00pm, 6 May 2009 Mat Sabu (Source: mohamadsabu.com) KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu was arrested by the police at 3.10pm today. Mat Sabu, as the PAS leader is better known as, was detained for inciting members of the public and party supporters to assemble in Ipoh in conjunction with the […]
PAS at the crossroads
By Wong Chin Huat(Crossroads pic by Lostmyheadache @ Flickr) PAS is now at the most important historical juncture in its 58-year life. Partnering Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the DAP, the Islamists are now only 29 seats away from taking over the federal government. Winning nearly 80% of Chinese Malaysian support in the recent Bukit Gantang by-election, PAS […]
PAS disallows contest against PKR in Penanti
BUTTERWORTH, 5 May 2009: PAS will maintain its stand of not allowing its members to contest in the Penanti by-election against a counterpart in the opposition pact in the spirit of camaraderie. Its director of elections, Datuk Mustafa Ali, said PAS would therefore not field its candidate for the state seat even on an independent […]
PAS-PKR conflict a political gimmick
PENANG, 4 May 2009: The PAS-PKR conflict in wanting to field their respective candidates for the Penanti state seat by-election is seen as a strategy to draw Barisan Nasional’s (BN) interest to contest in the by-election. The deputy dean of Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Social Science, Dr Sivamurugan Pandian, said such a strategy was […]
Mohd Hafiz denies quitting post
PENANG, 4 May 2009: Former Penang PAS Youth chief Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nordin today denied that he had quit the post as reported, but had to let go the post because of the age factor. He said he did not at all utter the word “resign” in his speech at the Penang PAS Youth annual […]
Leave Penanti to PKR: Nik Aziz
KOTA BARU, 4 May 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has told party members not to create problems by demanding to field its candidate for the Penanti state seat by-election on 31 May. He said PAS must keep to the agreement made with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), one of its partners […]
Hassan may contest for PAS deputy presidency
SHAH ALAM, 24 April 2009: Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hassan Ali has not ruled out the possibility of him contesting for the deputy president’s post at the party’s annual assembly in June, if he gets enough nominations. However, he said, he would evaluate all aspects over the next two weeks before making a final […]
