KUALA LUMPUR, 7 June 2009: Supporters of Datuk M Kayveas were on cloud nine when their man was acknowledged as the legitimate People’s Progressive Party (PPP) president by none other than the prime minister. The acknowledgement came when Datuk Seri Najib Razak officiated the party’s 56th general assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre in […]
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Najib’s approval ratings up (Updated)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 1 June 2009 at 5.45pm PETALING JAYA, 1 June 2009: Forty-five percent of voters from peninsular Malaysia are satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, according to a recent survey by the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research. The survey, the first to be conducted since Najib came into power in […]
Kayveas to suggest Murugiah’s replacement
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) may recommend one of its vice-presidents to replace Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah. PPP president Datuk M Kayveas said he would give the candidate’s name to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak soon. “We will suggest a more senior member, […]
PM regrets Perak assembly sitting chaos (Updated)
Updated 7.51pm, 8 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he was utterly disappointed at the ruckus at the Perak state assembly sitting yesterday due to the action of the opposition assemblypersons who did not respect the law. “I regret that there were chaos and tension at the Perak assembly […]
Rais mum over debate with Zaid
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 5 May 2009: After challenging former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim to a debate, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim is now keeping mum. Repeated attempts by The Nut Graph to contact Rais’s office for comment on the possibility of a televised debate have been met with […]
Nepal PM quits amid political unrest
NEW DELHI, 4 May 2009: Nepal’s Maoist prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned today amid deepening political differences among leaders in the Himalayan state, as the country slipped into political unrest. His announcement came just a day after he sacked Nepal’s army chief, Gen Rookmangud Katawal, after he refused to integrate ex-Maoist fighters into the […]
PM: Border demarcation with Brunei can be finalised
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 30 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed confidence that Malaysia and Brunei can finalise the land and maritime border demarcation between both countries. He did not give a specific time frame for the matter to be finalised but said the process was progressing smoothly. Najib, who earlier had […]
State of emergency in Bangkok lifted
BANGKOK, 24 April 2009: The Thai government today officially lifted the state of emergency in Bangkok and five nearby provinces, almost two weeks after it was imposed to contain street rallies by anti-government protesters. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the lifting was effective from noon, adding that all the security agencies had given the green […]
More needs to be liberalised, say parties (Updated 3.10pm)
Updated 3.10pm on 23 April 2009 PETALING JAYA, 23 April 2009: The DAP has described the prime minister’s liberalisation of 27 services sub-sectors as a “baby step forward” in the right direction but said much more needed to be done. DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua said the move demonstrated Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib […]
Loyalty important, but it’s OK to criticise: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says loyalty is important because it is a cornerstone of trust, but this does not mean that one cannot criticise. “… in the government service, for example, the government administration, certainly one needs to be loyal to the leader. “But one should also be […]
