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 […]
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Khairy: Sultan rules all
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Shanon ShahIN recent interviews, Umno Youth-chief hopeful Khairy Jamaluddin has condemned party-hopping, and has been arguing strenuously for reform of Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN). However, after the recent BN takeover of the Perak government by defections from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) camp, Khairy apparently made an about-face. When addressing a crowd of Umno Youth […]
Umno Youth candidates agree on change
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Feb 2009: All three candidates for the Umno Youth chief post, who debated in the programme Hujah aired over TV9 last night, agreed to bring solid changes to the movement. Rembau Member of Parliament (MP), Khairy Jamaluddin, said Umno Youth needed a package of common principles with the youth wings of other […]
BN Youth to launch campaign to support Rulers
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth will launch a signature campaign on 19 Feb in support of the Rulers’ Institution. BN Youth secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the campaign would be launched at a gathering in Putra World Trade Centre at 8pm and was expected to be attended by about 5,000 […]
Umno’s disciplinary problems
By Datuk Zaid Ibrahim(© 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 […]
Umno Youth and Putera members submit memo
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: About 30 members of the Youth and Putera wings of Umno tonight handed a memorandum of protest to the party leadership on the intervention by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in party matters. In the memorandum, the members also protested against the proposal by the chairperson of the Umno Diciplinary […]
MIC proposes central body for youths
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: The MIC has proposed the setting up of a central body by its Youth wing and Indian youth organisations to collectively address youth-related issues. Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu also proposed that a national forum involving Indian youth bodies be held to prepare an action-oriented plan for the […]
Penang PAS Youth to protest against street dancing
PENANG, 19 Dec 2008: Penang PAS Youth will stage a street protest tomorrow if the state government goes ahead with the I-Dance street dancing competition, which it strongly feels will not benefit the participants. Its head Mohamed Hafiz Mohd Nordin said the protest also showed its serious stand on the event which it viewed could […]
Zaid to do it “my way”
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 4 Dec 2008: The question on everyone’s mind now is which political party Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will join next. But the former minister, who was sacked from Umno on 2 Dec, is keeping his options open, downplaying his political affinities for now, while not ruling out a return to politics in the future. […]
Don’t leave us out, pleads PKR Youth
By Elizabeth LooiUpdated 7.30pm, 28 Nov 2008 SHAH ALAM, 28 Nov 2008: Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) does not want to be left out by the main body of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), says AMK chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin. He urged the party leaders to include the youth wing in the parent body’s plans. “AMK wants party […]
