KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the decision of the Dewan Rakyat today to suspend the membership of Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) for one year was fair. He said the penalty, which takes effect today, was decided after considering the offence committed by […]
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Gobind suspended from Parliament for a year (Updated 4.25pm)
(Updated 4:25pm, 16 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: Puchong Member of Parliament (MP) Gobind Singh Deo was suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for a year with immediate effect for accusing the deputy prime minister of murder and for contempt of the deputy speaker. Gobind The motion to suspend the MP, which was tabled […]
Zambry challenges suspensions in court
IPOH, 2 March 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six state executive councillors (excos) today applied to the High Court here to declare the decision by Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar to suspend them as null and void. In the originating summons filed this afternoon, Zambry and the excos […]
19 police reports against Perak Speaker
TRONOH, 23 Feb 2009: Police have received 19 reports against Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar for suspending newly-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive councillors (exco). Perak police chief Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said 13 reports were lodged in Perak while three were made in the other states. “All the […]
Zambry, excos to take legal action
PANGKOR, 19 Feb 2009: Newly-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said today that he and his six executive councillors (excos) in the state government will take legal action to resolve their suspension. “For now, we will continue with our duties as usual,” he said. He was commenting on the action by Perak state […]
Bar Council urges snap elections in Perak
Corrected at 12:10am, 20 Feb 2009 Bar council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan PETALING JAYA, 19 Feb 2009: The Bar Council has reiterated (corrected) its stand on the Perak constitutional crisis — let the people decide. Its president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said snap polls were now the best solution in view of new developments involving the […]
PM: Perak assembly speaker opposing sultan
PUTRAJAYA, 19 Feb 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi regards Perak state assembly speaker V Sivakumar’s suspension of Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and his executive councillors as being equivalent to opposing the decision of Sultan Azlan Shah. Abdullah, who is also BN chairperson, said the Perak government […]
MB and six excos to face privileges committee
IPOH, 14 Feb 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive councillors who took their oaths 10 Feb will be referred to the state legislative assembly’s committee of privileges on 18 Feb, said Perak Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar. Sivakumar, who chairs the committee, said notices to attend had been sent […]
Umno’s disciplinary problems
(© Kriss Szkurlatowski / sxc.hu) THE call by Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail, chairperson of Umno’s disciplinary tribunal, for the party to disband its youth, wanita and puteri wings, has drawn much flak. Even though Rithauddeen made this suggestion as a measure to curb corruption, the party’s senior leaders, including president-elect Datuk Seri Najib […]
Two more Umno members suspended
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: Umno’s disciplinary board has suspended two more members after they were found to have breached party regulations. Batu division Wanita Umno member Nor Aisah Rajab was suspended for six years or two terms for lodging false reports pertaining to Umno’s divisional elections held recently. Taiping Umno member Muzamir Ismail, […]
