KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: It has been almost two months since she wrote a farewell note to her constituents. With a hint of resignation in her last press statement, which is posted on her blog, Bukit Lanjan assembly[person] Elizabeth Wong bade her supporters adieu as she took a leave of absence to go overseas […]
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Trading barbs in Bkt Gantang ceramah circuit
By Deborah LohEntrance to the Chinese fishing village of Kuala Sepetang WET weather has put a damper on the nightly ceramah circuit in Bukit Gantang. In the past week, most Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) gigs drew crowds in the range of 150 to less than 500 by the time the night’s speeches were over. […]
Independents “no ties with PKR”
PETALING JAYA, 1 April 2009: Two independents in the Bukit Selambau by-election who were previously connected with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) no longer have any ties with the party, Dr Syed Husin Ali said. The PKR deputy president said that Md Radzi Md Lazim and A Jayagopal, both former PKR division chiefs, are no longer […]
Potential PNSB breach of banking rules
SHAH ALAM, 25 Feb 2009: Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd (PNSB) may have breached banking rules by failing to declare conversions of large sums of ringgit into foreign currency in its purchase of properties in Saudi Arabia in 2007. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the unauthorised RM25.6 million paid by PNSB for […]
MB’s advisors will not make decisions
By Deborah LohChang Ko Youn and S Veerasingam IPOH, 12 Feb 2009: The two non-elected representatives who were appointed as special advisors with executive councillor status in the new Barisan Nasional (BN) Perak government will not sit in exco meetings nor will they make decisions. One of the new appointees, Gerakan deputy president Datuk Chang Ko Youn, […]
Woman detained in Kuala Kangsar riot probe
IPOH, 10 Feb 2009: Police today detained a woman believed to be involved in 6 Feb’s riot at the Ubudiah Mosque, near Istana Iskandariah, in Kuala Kangsar. Perak police chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah said the woman, aged 24 and a member of a party in the Pakatan Rakyat, was detained at about 9am at a […]
New Perak excos to continue BN’s agenda
KUALA KANGSAR, 10 Feb 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) state executive councillors (excos) for Perak, who were sworn-in today, assured the people of the state that the coalition was committed to pursuing its agenda for them. The BN agenda for the state was derailed when Pakatan Rakyat came into power after the March 2008 general […]
Selangor, Kedah, Penang next?
By Chan Kok Leong, John Lim and Chua Sue-AnnNajib announced the BN was ready to form government in Perak (file pic) AFTER the state of political turmoil in Perak, following Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s press conference where he said that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is ready to form government in the state, rumours are swirling on the possible fall of […]
Zambry Abdul Kadir is new Perak MB
PETALING JAYA, 5 Feb 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced that Pangkor assemblyperson Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir will be the new Perak Menteri Besar. He said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, has consented to the selection of Zambry as the new menteri besar. The swearing-in ceremony will take […]
Lawyers divided over EC’s decision
PETALING JAYA, 4 Feb 2009: Lawyers are divided over the Election Commission’s right to prevent by-elections on the basis of doubtful vacancies for the Behrang and Changkat Jering seats in Perak. Constitutional lawyer Prof Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi argued that the EC has the power to make the decision it made. Additionally, Dr Shad questioned […]
