Archives for October 2008

KOTA BARU, 10 Oct 2008: Member of Parliament for Gua Musang Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said he would not leave Umno, even if he loses the contest for the Umno president post in March next year. “I will accept the verdict. I am a life member of Umno. I am offering myself for the Umno president […]

PUTRAJAYA, 10 Oct 2008: The fee for international passport applications may be reduced next year to ease the financial burden of the public, said Director-General of Immigration Datuk Mahmood Adam. He said the department was planning to submit a proposal on the matter to the government before the year’s end. The reduction in fees was […]

JERLUN, 10 Oct 2008: Umno Youth head aspirant Datuk Mukriz Mahathir said Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin were the most suitable candidates to become Umno president and deputy president respectively. He said Najib, the present deputy president, possessed the character of a quality leader with patience. “Najib is the most suitable […]

ALOR STAR, 10 Oct 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today all state governments should introduce a housing policy or system that is realistic and balanced. He said that the policy that was to be introduced should take into account the problems of the developers too instead of merely introducing a policy […]

PUTRAJAYA, 10 Oct 2008: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) would form a special task force to screen and monitor bribery and criminal breach of trust involving its staff, so as to help improve the integrity and accountability of the department’s delivery system. JPJ Director-General Datuk Solah Mat Hassan said among the cases to be given […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Oct 2008: Lim Si Pin is the new Gerakan Youth chief. The 39-year-old, whose father is ex-party president Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik, received 242 votes in a three-cornered battle at the Gerakan Youth national assembly today. Lim beat challengers Chai Tek Loong, who got 105 votes, and Tan Keng Liang (115 […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Oct 2008: Wanita Gerakan has called for the Internal Security Act to be replaced with an Anti-Terrorists Act to prevent abuse of the law. “The women’s wing is concerned about the way the ISA is being abused. It is used to silence the voice of the people for the political interests of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Oct 2008: The Gerakan leadership will meet members in all states to discuss calls for the party to leave the Barisan Nasional (BN). Gerakan will also assess the progress of reforms as promised by outgoing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi before making any decision on leaving the coalition. There will […]

Updated 10 Oct 2008, 6.33pm KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Oct 2008: The time is ripe for Barisan Nasional to seriously consider merging its component parties into a single multiracial party, Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today. For a start, the 13 component parties could open their membership to all races, Koh said […]

Updated 10 Oct 2008, 12:18pm PUTRAJAYA, 10 Oct 2008: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced in Putrajaya that he will be contesting Umno’s deputy president post in the March 2009 party election. The International Trade and Industry Minister is currently party vice-president. Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is currently Umno deputy president, has announced he […]