KOTA BARU, 20 Feb 2009: Kelantan PAS has urged Datuk Ibrahim Ali to vacate his Pasir Mas parliamentary seat for “not appreciating one’s favour”. The party’s state liaison secretary Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said Ibrahim had offered himself to stand for the seat in the 2008 general election on PAS’s ticket but party leaders in the […]
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PKR’s Elizabeth Wong resigns (updated 8.27pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated on 17 Feb 2009 at 8.27pm PETALING JAYA, 17 Feb 2009:Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked Selangor state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong, who has offered to resign following the release of her nude photographs, to go on leave. “I told Eli (Elizabeth) that we are prepared to defend her […]
Wong’s offer to quit a moral act, says Husam
KOTA BARU, 17 Feb 2009: PAS believes that the offer by Elizabeth Wong to resign from her post as Selangor state executive councillor and vacate the Bukit Lanjan state assembly seat following the posting of her nude photograph on the internet as an act of a highly principled person. PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa said […]
GMP hands over memo to abolish PPSMI
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: Bahasa Malaysia proponents today marched to Parliament to deliver a memorandum to Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders, calling on the government to abolish the teaching of science and maths in the English language (PPSMI). Gerakan Mansuhkan PPSMI (GMP) chairperson Datuk Hassan Ahmad was joined by about 20 […]
Kedah PAS not seeking Bukit Selambau seat
ALOR SETAR, 16 Feb 2009: Kedah PAS today confirmed that it is not seeking to field a candidate for the Bukit Selambau by-election. Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul, who is also Kedah PAS commisioner, said Kedah PAS would leave it to the top leadership of the Pakatan Rakyat to decide the best person […]
Police to quiz PAS leaders
PENANG, 16 Feb 2009: The police will record statements from PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa and Penang state PAS Commissioner Ustaz Mohd Salleh Man in connection with an illegal political ceramah last night. The ceramah was held opposite the Masjid Jamek Sungai Nibong here. Penang police chief Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said the police monitored […]
Don’t dispute by-election date: Muhyiddin
PENANG, 15 Feb 2009: Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the opposition should not dispute the date of two by-elections because the Election Commission (EC) decided on it based on legal provisions. The decision, he said, was not wrong because the by-elections were to be held within 60 days after the Bukit Gantang […]
PAS cooperates with PKR in choosing candidate
ALOR SETAR, 15 Feb 2009: Kedah PAS will cooperate with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in selecting the candidate to contest the by-election for the Bukit Selambau state constituency in April. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, who is also Kedah PAS commissioner, said the party would not interfere in the selection of the PKR […]
The test in Bukit Gantang
by Sharon Tan(© Stillgray / flickr) KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) will face an uphill battle in the upcoming Bukit Gantang by-election, with the played-up “derhaka” issue not expected to be sustainable. “It will be a test case of whether there is more Hang Jebat or Hang Tuah,” said political analyst Khoo Kay Peng. He said the […]
Nik Aziz: Nizar should not contest in by-election
KOTA BARU, 10 Feb 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said today he cannot agree to the suggestion by the DAP that Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin be fielded in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election. He said that so long as the Pakatan Rakyat regarded Mohammad Nizar as the Perak menteri […]
