KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: At 11am tomorrow, 791 Umno Youth delegates will cast their votes to elect their new leaders, including the movement’s chief, in elections widely seen as crucial in transforming Umno and ensuring the party remains relevant. The elections this time around will not only test the delegates’ maturity but also their […]
Archives for March 2009
Think of country, Pak Lah tells Umno
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Vote with the rest of the country in mind, Umno delegates were told as the party prepares to elect a new leadership that will also form the country’s leadership. Outgoing Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told delegates this in a closed-door, pre-council meeting today attended by the party’s […]
Umno general assembly gets underway (Updated 7.50pm)
By Zedeck Siew
(Updated 24 March 2009, 7.50pm) THE 2008 Umno general assembly officially opens tonight — 24 March — with party president-in-waiting Datuk Seri Najib Razak officiating the launch of the Umno Wanita, Youth and Puteri assemblies. The registration of delegates for the party wings has been going on since morning. The centre of attention this time […]
Rais thanks Mahathir for support
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Umno vice-president aspirant Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim has expressed gratitude to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the former prime minister’s backing and expressed the hope that the support would translate into votes at the party elections on 26 March. “I hope his views would be taken into consideration by […]
No decision yet on replacement for Fairus: Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: The replacement for Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin whose resignation takes effect on 8 April has yet to be decided, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He said he had informed Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng that the post would not […]
Internet media barred from Umno (Updated 6.40pm)
By Deborah LohKUALA 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 media from covering the five-day event. Initially, no word was issued officially but checks by the press corp and online […]
Lawyer takes MAS to tribunal over advertisement
SHAH ALAM, 24 March 2009: A lawyer has taken Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to the Tribunal for Consumer Claims here over an advertisement on 20 Oct 2008 with the heading “What You See Is What You Get”. Jim Pui Yee @ Caroline, 35, from Kota Damansara said she felt cheated and confused by the advertisement that […]
Human Rights Commission Bill tabled
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) (Amendment) Bill 2009, tabled for first reading in Dewan Rakyat today, will ensure more transparency in the appointment of members. The Suhakam bill was tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz. It proposed that members appointed should […]
Two arrested for selling illegal books at assembly
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Police detained two men for selling illegal books at the Putra World Trade Centre, the venue for the Umno general assembly, here. Dang Wangi OCPD ACP Zulkarnain Abd Rahman said both men were arrested under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 for selling books which did not bear the […]
Media freedom should not be constrained
By Tan Keng LiangWITH reference to the recent three-month suspension on Harakah and Suara Keadilan, Kedah Gerakan Youth feels there is a serious need to consider amendments to the Printing Presses &and Publication Act 1984 (PPPA) so as not to affect the media freedom in the country. Kedah Gerakan Youth believes there are sufficient civil laws in our […]
