Ex-member 0000001 still wields clout
Umno Member No. 0000001 may have given up that honour, but there is no doubt that former premier Mahathir Mohamad remains an unseen ghost at the party’s assembly that began yesterday. Tun Dr Mahathir had...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
INTERNET MEDIA BARRED FROM UMNO
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Umno, which started its general assembly today to plot the party's renewal under a new leadership, showed the first sign of its resistance to reform - it barred the internet...
Najib rehashes old ideals, no new frontiers at Umno assembly
Under pressure to appease members, incoming Umno president Najib Abdul Razak found it expedient to admit that the current voting system in his party was flawed.But he stopped short of declaring what many other leaders...
Monday, March 23, 2009
Abdullah: The missed opportunity
The contrast yesterday could not have been more striking. There he was looking tired, spent, raiding a bare cupboard to justify his 5 ½ years in office and looking forward to a life of gardening...
Federal Court returns Perak case to High Court
The Federal Court here today ordered to send the Perak menteris besar case back to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.It also ordered that a suit filed by three former Pakatan Rakyat state assemblymen against Speaker...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Disqualification leads to disquiet in Umno
Malacca Chief Minister Ali Rustam was ironically at a meet-the-candidates session on Tuesday when the news broke that he was disqualified from contesting the Umno deputy presidency. He was already prepared for the news, and...
Time for Najib to let go as calls grow not to make him PM
The writing is on the wall. It is time for incoming Umno president Najib Abdul Razak to stand down. The calls are coming in fast and furious for the King to seriously consider a unity...
Zaid appeals to King not to appoint Najib as PM
This is the second time I have been invited to address a Rotary Club. Thank you for the honour. Given the times we live in, perhaps it might be appropriate for me to speak about...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Ali Rustam Appealing Against Umno Decision
Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam is appealing the Umno Disciplinary Board's decision barring him from contesting for the post of deputy president in the party elections next week."The appeal letter will be...
The Malaysia model
As Group of 20 leaders prepare to meet in London early next month, they face an unprecedented challenge.The global economy is likely to shrink this year for the first time since the Second World War....
Anwar Ibrahim on BCC World News
Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim appears on BBC World News to discuss the progress made by Pakatan Rakyat since the 2008 General Election and the shortcomings of the RM 60Bn stimulus package announced recently....
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Gay activists march in US ahead of showdown
Same-sex marriage advocates are pinning their hopes on California’s highest court as it prepares to hear arguments on a trio of lawsuits seeking to overturn the state’s voter-approved ban on gay unions. Today’s three-hour hearing...
Altantuya allegations flare up again for Najib
For Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his alleged links with the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial just will not go away. Today, influential blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin put up on his website a police cautioned statement from...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Batang Ai joins two Bukits on April 7 vote
Nomination for the Batang Ai, Sarawak, has been set for March 29, with polling on April 7, concurrently with both key days for the two other by-elections in Bukit Gantang, Perak, and Bukit Selambau, Kedah....
Nizar maintains ‘tree assembly’ is valid
As far as Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is concerned, he has been reaffirmed as the legitimate mentri besar of Perak, and he will go ahead with his plan to seek an audience with Sultan Azlan...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Under a tree, assembly votes for fresh polls
In the shade of a rain tree with the State Secretariat just 200 metres away, Perak Speaker V Sivakumar convened an emergency sitting of the state assembly today which effectively voted to end the de...
Monday, March 2, 2009
Perak’s political drama heightens
THE political drama in Perak, which has escalated from one height to another, is set to spike tomorrow with an emergency state assembly sitting to vote on two motions related to the state's constitutional crisis....
Perak exco accuses Speaker of abuse of power, files complaint
Perak executive councillor Mohd Zahir Abdul Khalid has referred state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar to the Rights and Privileges Committee. A notice was served to Sivakumar’s political secretary this morning, accusing the Speaker of abusing...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Nik Aziz says ‘bumiputera’ term is racist
In extraordinary remarks today, Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said the use of the term “bumiputera” smacks of racism and deprived other races of government aid. His comments, made in Kota Baru...
Showdown Perak - follow the rule of law !
Civil society groups have called for transparency and rule of law to prevail in Perak, as lawmakers there gear up for what could be a key turning point in the political deadlock that has crippled...
