DISAPPOINTING as the Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek-Lim Guan Eng televised debate was, what’s clear is this: Malaysia could do with more public debates between the politicians who covet our votes and the power of public office. Since the 18 Feb 2012 debate between the MCA president and the DAP secretary-general, calls have been […]
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Kepala Batas)
By Deborah LohKEPALA Batas Member of Parliament Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Constituency: Kepala Batas Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 1978 Government position: None (Former prime minister 31 Oct 2003 – 3 April 2009) Party position: Kepala […]
Zaid: Umno leaders opposed disclosure
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 15 June 2009: Senior Umno leaders shot down efforts last year to get ministers to publicly declare their assets and income, former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim revealed today. Zaid, who was sacked from Umno and joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on 13 June, blamed Umno leaders for scuttling then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah […]
Pak Lah to sit next to Ku Li, Rafidah
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 April 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will sit near Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz in the Dewan Rakyat, said Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia today. Changes in the seating arrangement would also involve members of Parliament (MPs) who were recently appointed ministers and deputy ministers, […]
Gerakan happy with cabinet appointments
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon’s appointment into the cabinet was a good sign, said the party’s central working committee (CWC). In a statement today, the CWC said the appointment showed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trust and confidence in the former Penang chief minister. After Gerakan […]
Pak Lah: Release of detainees good
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 April 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has lauded his successor Datuk Seri Najib Razak for releasing 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees. “It is good decision. A good move. I am sure the time has come for them to be released, so he released them,” he told reporters after […]
Pak Lah hands over duties to Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 3 April 2009: Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi this afternoon officially handed over the duties of prime minister to Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Perdana Putra building here. The handing-over ceremony took place at the fifth floor of the Prime Minister’s Office at 4.50pm. Najib had taken the oath […]
Sermon extols peaceful power transition
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: The peaceful power transition from Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Malaysia’s sixth prime minister, is the most precious gift from a big-hearted leader to the people. In the Friday sermon read in mosques throughout the country today, Malaysians were urged to appreciate the sacrifices of the […]
Najib is PM (Updated 12.10pm)
Updated 12.10pm on 3 April 2009 Najib (pic courtesy of theSun) KUALA LUMPUR, 3 April 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak was sworn in as Malaysia’s sixth prime minister today, taking over from Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who stepped down after leading the country for over five years. Najib, 55, took his oath of office […]
Pak Lah fetes ministry staff
PUTRAJAYA, 2 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today feted about 130 staff of the Prime Minister and Defence Minister’s offices to lunch at Seri Perdana here. Abdullah, accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah, was given a rousing reception when he arrived. Also present was his religious advisor, Datuk Dr […]
