KOTA KINABALU, 30 Nov 2008: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim must explain his presence at Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s national congress in Shah Alam yesterday. Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Zaid must explain to the party’s disciplinary board before action is taken against him. Muhyiddin, who is also […]
Umno
Wrap up money politics probe before March ’09
PUTRAJAYA, 27 Nov 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hopes the Umno disciplinary board will be able to wrap up its investigations into money politics before March 2009 so that those found guilty can be prevented from contesting in party elections. The Umno president said the move would ensure the party’s administration would run smoothly. […]
Umno needs fundamental changes: Hishammuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Nov 2008: Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the party has to make fundamental changes and relook at its structure after the March election. These were important to ensure disciplinary problems such as money politics could be overcome, he said. “This issue has often been raised during party elections. To […]
Transforming Umno
By N Shashi KalaIT has been more than two weeks since the close of nominations for Umno supreme council posts. Every post, except the presidency and the Wanita deputy chief position, is being contested. But as the candidates prepare to do battle for the hearts, and some would say pockets, of the 2,500 delegates at the 24 to […]
Ketuanan Melayu rebutted
By Shanon Shah“IF you live in Malaysia, you cannot have ketuanan Melayu. The word ‘ketuanan’ is alienating. Malaysia has Eurasians, Indonesians, Chinese, Indians, and so on. If anyone deserves to be called the ‘tuan’ of this land, it’s the Orang Asli.” Most Malaysians would be forgiven for thinking that it was a non-Malay Malaysian politician speaking out […]
BN’s power play
By Ng Boon HooiIN George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, there’s a line about how all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. The same could be said about the component parties in the Barisan Nasional (BN). The BN is made up of 13 disparate parties — five based in the peninsula, and the rest […]
The battle for national symbols
By Wong Chin HuatFlags (© G Schouten de Jel / sxc.hu) UNTIL the mid-1990s, the Union Jack was a symbol of the Conservative Party in Britain. Not that the UK was founded by the Tories. It was just that their opponents, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, were more internationalist, anti-imperialist, and some even republican in orientation. […]
Infighting in Wanita Umno
Translation by Khairil AnharDURING the week from 8 to 14 Nov, the ongoing tussle in Wanita Umno, the question of a non-Malay becoming prime minister, and concerns over money politics in Umno received extensive coverage in the Malay press. On 10 Nov, Wanita Umno deputy chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil asked current chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz […]
Nazri asks Dr Mahathir for proof
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Nov 2008: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has asked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to provide proof that money politics was involved in the race for the Umno deputy presidency. Nazri said it was not proper for the former prime minister to have made such a […]
Buli lawan integriti
Oleh Suraya YaacobSEPANJANG minggu ini tiada sebarang perayaan, tetapi ramai calon-calon termasuk agen-agen dan penyokong-penyokong Umno yang “berpesta” untuk merebut jawatan. Kelihatan cukup meriah kerana ada beberapa suratkhabar memuatkan countdown pencalonan yang baru tamat tanggal 9 Nov. Dulu saya tidak faham kenapa pemilihan Umno mendapat publisiti keterlaluan, tetapi sekarang saya sedar bahawa pemilihan Umno mesti diberi perhatian. […]
