Updated 16 April 2009, 4.31pm PETALING JAYA, 16 April 2009: Another by-election is in the offing after former Penang Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) 1 and Penanti assemblyperson Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin quit his seat today. Fairus “This decision is the best for all parties,” Fairus said in a press statement issued through the Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
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DCM issue: PR falling into BN-style politics
By Deborah LohTHE prolonged vacancy of the Penang Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) 1 post shows the pitfalls of Barisan Nasional (BN)-style politics and governance that the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government there appears to have fallen into, a political analyst said. The DAP-led state government, helmed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, should not have to depend on […]
Fairus’ successor will be known tomorrow (Updated)
Updated 5:19pm, 14 April 2009 PENANG, 14 April 2009: The name of the new deputy chief minister I is expected to be announced tomorrow. PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will convey his recommendation to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for the post. This comes a week after the resignation of former deputy […]
Fairus’ successor to be announced on 15 April
PENANG, 12 April 2009: The name of the new deputy chief minister (I) will be announced on Wednesday, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said he was still waiting for feedback from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as to who should be appointed to the position. He said that […]
Welder nabbed for growing grass
BALIK PULAU, 10 April 2009: Police yesterday nabbed a welder for possession of seven marijuana plants that he was growing in his house in Sungai Pinang. Barat Daya police district chief Supt Hatta Md Zain said based on information and surveillance, police raided the house at about 5.45pm and arrested the 22-year-old man. “We found […]
Cops await autopsy report over lock-up death
PENANG, 9 April 2009: The police are still waiting for the autopsy report of a man who died in the lock-up of the Jalan Patani police station on 28 March. Penang Contingent Police Headquarters Media Relations Officer Supt Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif said that once the victim, Lim Sin Chong, 40, who was detained to […]
Guan Eng wants Anwar to nominate dep CM in a week
PENANG, 9 April 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he hoped Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim can nominate a candidate from the party for the post of Deputy Chief Minister 1 (DCM1) within a week. The candidate would replace Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin who resigned effective yesterday. Lim said although […]
The confidence of being Malaysian
By Jacqueline Ann SurinCHEE Sek Thim used to be based in Petaling Jaya, shuttling back to Penang on a monthly basis. But over the past one year, the reverse has been happening after he moved back to his family home. Chee, a theatre practitioner and art educator, is rediscovering his home state of Penang. The shift to Penang […]
Guan Eng will decide on Penang DCM1
PENANG, 8 April 2009: The Penang state executive council has left it to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to decide on the position of the deputy chief minister I. Lim said this was decided at the council meeting this morning. “This appointment is the prerogative of the chief minister who will consult with all the […]
PM urged to adopt six reform measures
PENANG, 8 April 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng is urging Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to adopt six reform measures in order to make the “One Malaysia, People First and Performance Now” concept work. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said Najib must first ban racial-based political parties that restrict membership to […]
