FORMER prime ministers Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and current Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, when he was still deputy premier, have all proclaimed Malaysia to be an Islamic state. Despite that, most Umno parliamentarians have avoided answering the question, “Do you think Malaysia should be a secular or an […]
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Azmi Khalid (Padang Besar)
By Deborah LohPADANG Besar Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Azmi Khalid Constituency: Padang Besar Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 1995 Government position: None Party position: None Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: Public Accounts Committee chairperson […]
Najib & Co. (Part 1)
By Gan Pei Ling“Give me a chance. I will reform and I will make changes.” Then Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, speaking at a press conference at the Umno general assembly in April 2009, days before he was made prime minister. He said he was aware that some parties expected him to act in an authoritarian […]
