Kamarul Ramizu Idris IT’S an expensive way to set up a party, but independent candidate Kamarul Ramizu Idris believes the thousands of ringgit he will spend on contesting the by-election in Bukit Gantang is the best way to popularise himself. He is using the by-election campaign as a platform to introduce himself to voters so […]
Perak
BN and PAS face off in Perak
By Deborah Loh(Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) NO other issue dominates the Bukit Gantang by-election as much as the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s 5 Feb 2009 takeover of the Perak state government and the sultan’s role in it. As the BN and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) take to the campaign trail, who has the better argument in […]
Perak independents are legal reps (Updated 11:08pm)
(Updated 11:08pm, 1 April 2009) IPOH, 1 April 2009: The High Court here today dismissed an application by Perak state assembly speaker V Sivakumar to set aside a suit filed against him by the assemblypersons for Behrang, Changkat Jering and Jelapang. Judge Datuk Balia Yusof Wahi also dismissed an application on the same matter by […]
PKR defies Altantuya ban
By Shanon ShahSUNGAI PETANI, 1 Apr 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim didn’t say the “A” word, but it didn’t stop his own party leaders from mentioning Altantuya Shaariibuu at a ceramah here last night. PKR supreme council member and Padang Serai Member of Parliament (MP) N Gobalakrishnan told the more than 1,000-strong […]
Court to hear Nizar’s application tomorrow (Updated)
(Updated 4:20pm, 1 April 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 1 April 2009: The High Court (Appeals and Special Powers) will hear tomorrow Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s application for leave to initiate proceedings to challenge the appointment of Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir as Perak Menteri Besar. Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim said the first issue to […]
BN’s Mail Pian moves to the frontline
By Deborah LohALL heads turn as Ismail Saffian, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Bukit Gantang by-election, walks into the ramshackle wan tan mee stall near the Simpang wet market on the morning of 30 March 2009. But is hard to tell who patrons are really looking at — the tall, broad-shouldered and moustached Mail Pian, as […]
Swearing-in of Perak PBT councillors on 15 April
IPOH, 30 March 2009: The swearing-in of 323 new councillors for local authorities (PBT) in Perak will be held on 15 April, State Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs Committee chairperson Dr Mah Hang Soon said today. He said 97 of those elected were representatives of non-governmental organisations, while the […]
Uphill task in Bkt Gantang, says PAS
TAIPING, 29 March 2009: PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar said today the party would have an uphill task in retaining the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat in the 7 April by-election now that the new Umno leadership was in place. He said the new Umno president, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, assisted by the new deputy president, […]
Three-way fight for Bukit Gantang (Updated 11.25am)
By Deborah LohUpdated 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 […]
Tug-of-war in Umno
By Zedeck SiewMuhyiddin Yassin (pic courtesy of theSun)IF the Umno general assembly debates of the past two days are any indication, there is a grave disconnect between what the party leadership is publicly indicating change to be, and what the party grassroots themselves feel. Talking to the press this afternoon, newly-minted Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin […]
