KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 April 2009: Police have started a probe to trace the sender of death threats through the short messaging service (SMS) received by three Barisan Nasional assemblypersons last night. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the case would be given priority as it involved the state leadership and assemblypersons. “It is […]
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Terengganu BN in turmoil (Updated 6.40pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6:40pm, 14 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: As Barisan Nasional (BN) puzzles over its losses in two recent by-elections, it now has to deal with a fresh political crisis brewing in Terengganu, where attempts to oust the BN menteri besar have been launched by his own state assemblypersons. Today, 10 BN assemblypersons boycotted […]
Dewan Rakyat sitting extended to 25 March
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 March 2009: The current sitting of Parliament, which is supposed to end on 19 March, has been extended by three days. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said the three additional days were needed to complete outstanding matters that had been scheduled for this sitting. The additional sitting days are […]
Wong given leave from state assembly sitting
SHAH ALAM, 10 March 2009: Selangor state assembly Speaker, Teng Chang Khim, today said Bukit Lanjan state assemblyperson, Elizabeth Wong, had applied for leave from attending the second term sitting of the 12th state assembly. He said this when asked to comment on the absence of the state executive councillor for tourism, consumer affairs and […]
Sivakumar sues Perak legal adviser (Updated 6.15pm)
By Deborah Loh(Source pic courtesy of Merdeka Review) KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: Perak Speaker V Sivakumar has filed a suit against the state’s legal adviser for falsely representing him in an application to prevent him as Speaker from convening any state assembly sitting. He is also asking the court to set aside the injunction that was […]
Perak today, Malaysia tomorrow?
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 6 March 2009 at 3.50pm (Corrected) PERAK was one of the biggest surprises after 8 March 2008. After some early difficulty in appointing the menteri besar (MB), the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government went on to perform well beyond expectations. The PR government has not only increased the state’s revenue by RM97 million or […]
What’s shady about the tree?
By Clive KesslerON 3 March, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said ridiculed the idea of meeting for serious deliberation beneath a tree. Yesterday, on 4 March, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar followed in her dubious footsteps. The Perak representatives’ decision to hold an emergency assembly sitting under a tree on 3 March, he said, had made […]
Convoluted Perak crisis
Pictures by Wong Shu Qi
ON 3 March 2009, the Perak state assembly convened an “emergency sitting” under a tree about 100m away from the state secretariat building. The sitting, called by assembly Speaker V Sivakumar, was held at 10.20am in an open car park after police blocked assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) from entering the Perak Darul Ridzuan […]
Police will trace users of abusive words
IPOH, 3 March 2009: Police will trace several individuals who threw abusive words at them while they were preventing a group of state assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat from entering the Perak Darul Ridzuan building this morning. Ipoh OCPD ACP Azisman Alias said more than 200 people held a gathering outside the building since early […]
Zambry wants court to stop unlawful sittings
IPOH, 3 March 2009: Newly-appointed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and the six state executive councillors (excos) have sought an injunction from the High Court to prevent any unlawful sittings of the state legislative assembly. They filed the application at 8.30am through counsel Firoz Hussien Ahmad Jamaluddin, Datuk Hafarizam Harun, Badrul Hishah […]
