PENANG, 29 APRIL 2009: Penang PAS Youth reiterated its intention to field a candidate for the Penanti state assembly by-election on 31 May, although Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had already named its candidate. Penang PAS Youth chief Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nordin said a meeting would be held with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang […]
LDP urges Sabah BN leaders to call for special meeting
KOTA KINABALU, 29 April 2009: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has urged the state Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership to call for a special meeting to resolve the numerous problems, including politics, facing the state. Its chief publicity officer, Albert Kok, said it was regrettable that the state BN leadership had not called for any such […]
Report on PKFZ to be out in one week
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 29 April 2009: The report on Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) will be released to the public within one week from today, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. “I have decided to extend the services of Datuk Lee Hwa Beng as Port Klang Authority chair[person], after his term of office ended […]
EC approves PSM logo
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 29 April 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has approved Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)’s clenched-fist logo and it can now be used in future elections. (Courtesy of PSM)PSM secretary general S Arutchelvan said the party received the approval letter dated 20 April from the EC on 24 April. PSM sought to register their party […]
Fear of reform
By N Shashi KalaI REMEMBER as a child, every time my sisters or I misbehaved, my parents would threaten us with these six words guaranteed to induce good behaviour: “I’ll send you to reform school!” Of course, back then, I had little idea of what a “reform school” was, but from the way my parents brandished it, I […]
Umno and the Mat Rempit
By Zedeck Siew“We need to re-brand them, give them the assurance of being accepted by society and provide them with a platform for them to excel in their current preoccupation of motorcycle racing.” THEN Umno Youth chief Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who described Mat Rempit as potential human capital that could be put to good use, […]
Party time!
By Wong Chin Huat(Background image by Billy Alexander / sxc.hu) AFTER the crisis in Perak and with the upcoming Penanti by-election, the question we need to ask is, whom does a legislative seat “belong” to? The elected representative or the party s/he represents? More specifically, who did the electorate vote for? If the electorate voted for the candidate, […]
Perak speaker may ask for postponement
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 28 April 2009: Perak speaker V Sivakumar may write to the Sultan of Perak requesting a postponement of the state legislative assembly sitting on 7 May following the Federal Court’s ruling today to let the High Court decide on the rightful Perak menteri besar. Perak DAP chairperson and Sitiawan assemblyperson Datuk Ngeh Khoo […]
MAIS forbids Ahmadiyya worship
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 28 Apr 2009: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) has forbidden the Ahmadiyya Muslim sect to perform Friday prayers at their mosque with immediate effect. In a letter to the Ahmadiyya dated 24 Apr 2009 made available to The Nut Graph, MAIS said, “If [the Ahmadiyya] fail to comply with, defy or neglect […]
EC’s pondok panas ban “contradictory”
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 28 April 2009: The Election Commission (EC)’s decision to ban pondok panas or voters reference booths on polling day is unreasonable and contradicts the commission’s previous stance, according to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) representatives. “They are not following their own past stand,” said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah at a press conference […]
