KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The status of PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa will be decided in the next party meeting, vice-president Salahuddin Ayub said. “According to party traditions, such decisions would be made in a party meeting,” Salahuddin told reporters in Parliament today. Salahuddin He was responding to PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul […]
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Kelantan to claim RM1 bil oil royalty
KOTA BARU, 17 June 2009: The PAS state government in Kelantan is to claim RM1 billion from the federal government in oil royalty arrears. State Economic Planning, Finance and Welfare Committee chairperson Datuk Husam Musa said today’s meeting of the state executive council decided that Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat would write […]
Nik Aziz tells Nasharuddin to join Umno
KOTA BARU, 17 June 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has told Nasharuddin Mat Isa to quit as PAS deputy president and Bachok Member of Parliament (MP) and join Umno if he persisted with the unity government agenda. Nik Aziz “The unity government issue did not come from PAS but is […]
Hadi Awang owes DAP, PKR an apology: Karpal
PENANG, 12 June 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh said today PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang owed an apology to both the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for having proposed unity talks with Umno in what he described as a “clear breach of sincerity”. Karpal He said the DAP had criticised PAS leaders […]
Dr M: Opposition necessary
SHAH ALAM, 9 June 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the opposition was necessary as a reflection of the government. “It’s not healthy to have a one-party state. We need to have the opposition. Otherwise, we won’t have a ‘mirror’ to see whether we look good or not,” he said at a […]
Hadi talk
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country.” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who mooted the idea of a unity government with Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) as a solution […]
Hadi to spell out “unity govt” idea on Sun
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 5 June 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will likely spell out the details of his proposed unity government with Umno on Sunday, 7 June, when he winds up debates and closes the party’s 55th muktamar. Hadi will first listen to delegates’ views on the subject during the debates tomorrow and […]
Hadi Awang still favours cooperation with Umno
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 5 June 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang still sees cooperation with Umno as a solution to the country’s problems. Hadi also claimed that PAS’s partners in Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), have agreed to some form of cooperation for the nation’s sake. However, Hadi appeared […]
Divided over unity
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who called for the formation of a national unity government as a way out of the current political […]
Nik Aziz against idea of unity govt
KOTA BARU, 15 March 2009: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today stressed he was against the idea of a Barisan Nasional (BN)-PAS unity government as mooted by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “It’s been tried before but did not work out. PAS was not appreciated in the coalition and […]
