Updated at 11.25am, 29 March 2009 PAS and BN flags get motorists’ attention at a traffic junction in Bukit Gantang TAIPING, 29 March 2009: Groups of party supporters have begun to gather at the nomination centre for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election. BN supporters making their stand to uphold the institution of the Malay rulers […]
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Sivakumar’s leave application hearing on 28 May
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: The leave applications by Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar and six others for a judicial review to compel the Election Commission (EC) to hold fresh elections in Behrang, Changkat Jering and Jelapang will be heard on 28 May. High Court judge Lau Bee Lan fixed the date after the […]
Zulkifli Noordin’s jihad
By Shanon ShahPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin recently tried to move a series of constitutional amendments that would elevate the status of Islam in the country’s administration. We know what he is asking for, but do we actually know why he is doing it? The Nut Graph spoke exclusively to Zulkifli via […]
PAS picks Nizar as candidate for Bukit Gantang (Updated)
(Updated 11:55pm, 23 March 2009) IPOH, 23 March 2009: Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has been chosen as the PAS candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election on 7 April. PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang made the announcement this evening at a ceramah in Simpang, near Taiping. Mohammad Nizar, […]
Will there be seven candidates in Bkt Gantang?
IPOH, 23 March 2009: Seven people have bought nomination forms for the Bukit Gantang by-election, polling of which will be held on 7 April. Revealing this here today, Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, however, said none of them had yet to pay the RM10,000 deposit required to contest the parliamentary […]
Divided over unity
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who called for the formation of a national unity government as a way out of the current political […]
Zulkifli moves to amend Federal Constitution
By Shanon Shah(Zulkifli image source: zul4kulim.blogspot.com; al-Quran pic by Crystalina / Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 23 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin has tried to move four motions in Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution regarding the status of Islam. The first motion is to amend Article 3(1) to: “Islam is the […]
PAS to announce Bkt Gantang candidate on 23 March
KUALA TERENGGANU, 19 March 2009: PAS is to announce its candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election in Perak on Monday, PAS election director Datuk Mustafa Ali said today. He said the name of the candidate would be announced by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “We will hold a meeting on Monday and […]
Nik Aziz against idea of unity govt
KOTA BARU, 15 March 2009: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today stressed he was against the idea of a Barisan Nasional (BN)-PAS unity government as mooted by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “It’s been tried before but did not work out. PAS was not appreciated in the coalition and […]
Hadi must clarify statement: Guan Eng
PENANG, 13 March 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants the PAS president to explain his suggestion on forming a coalition government to the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) supreme council. Lim said the matter required a detailed explanation by Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “DAP hopes that he (Abdul Hadi) can clarify his statement to the […]
