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 […]
Mohd Shafie Apdal
Mohd Shafie Apdal (Semporna)
By Deborah LohSEMPORNA Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Mohd Shafie Apdal Constituency: Semporna Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 1995 Government position: Rural and regional development minister Party position: Umno vice-president Membership in parliamentary committees or […]
Umno political bureau meeting postponed
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April 2009: The Umno political bureau meeting, scheduled for today, has been postponed to Monday. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor confirmed the postponement when contacted by Bernama today. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also Umno president, and attended by his […]
By-elections test for new Umno leadership
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: The new Umno leadership will test its acceptability with multiracial voters in the three 7 April by-elections in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai. Newly-elected Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin described the by-elections as “a big test” that would not be easy for Barisan Nasional (BN) to […]
