PETALING JAYA, 5 June 2009: The MCA has called on Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to clarify its stand with regard to the New Economic Policy (NEP) in light of PAS Youth’s call to maintain the 30% bumiputera quota for equity ownership. In a statement today, MCA spokesperson Lee Wei Kiat said PAS Youth’s call was inconsistent […]
Muktamar
Hadi to spell out “unity govt” idea on Sun
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 5 June 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will likely spell out the details of his proposed unity government with Umno on Sunday, 7 June, when he winds up debates and closes the party’s 55th muktamar. Hadi will first listen to delegates’ views on the subject during the debates tomorrow and […]
PAS envisions federal power
By Zedeck SiewSHAH ALAM, 5 June 2009: PAS is ready for federal power, party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said today. “PAS is ready to offer itself to lead change, and bear the responsibility of national leadership in a mixed society such as Malaysia’s,” he said in his opening speech for the 55th PAS muktamar. Stressing […]
Ulama leadership needed for Islam’s sake
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 4 June 2009: Debates at the PAS Youth muktamar today were heavily tinged with a pro-ulama flavour. However, there were no strident calls for the PAS deputy president’s post to be given to a cleric at the main party elections tomorrow. Speakers today, however, upheld the concept of leadership by ulama with some […]
PAS ulama move to assert leadership
By Shanon ShahCorrected on 4 June 09 at 10.50pm SHAH ALAM, 4 Jun 2009: PAS’s Ulama wing today approved a motion to get the party’s central leadership to ensure that the posts of president, deputy president and at least one vice-president are held by ulama. However, incoming ulama chief Datuk Harun Taib said at a press conference […]
Nik Aziz’s son re-elected into PAS Youth
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 4 June 2009: The son of PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was among four others re-elected into the PAS Youth central working committee for the 2009 to 2011 term. Nik Mohd Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, an ustaz or religious teacher, garnered 194 votes, the second highest after another religious […]
PAS Supporters Club split
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 4 June 2009: The PAS Supporters Club or Kelab Penyokong PAS (KPP) for non-Muslims has been separated into Indian and Chinese clubs, but this has not received final approval from the party’s central working committee. Outgoing PAS Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub said the separation was a trial to find the best mechanism for […]
“PAS needs ulama leadership”
By Shanon ShahSHAH ALAM, 4 Jun 2009: Current political realities in Malaysia require that PAS be led by ulama, said Dewan Ulama chief Datuk Mohamad Daud Iraqi today. In his opening speech during the 48th PAS ulama muktamar, Daud said leadership by the ulama was a precedent that had been set by the Prophet Muhammad himself. “Ulama […]
PAS never intended to join Umno/BN: Nasharudin
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2009: The top leadership of PAS never had any intention or made any plans to join Umno or Barisan Nasional (BN), said PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa. Nasharudin, who will be defending his post at the party’s election during PAS’s muktamar (general assembly) over the next few days, said he […]
Mat Sabu likes the “progressive way”
By Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: Many quarters consider him a spoiler in the face-off between incumbent deputy president Nasharuddin Mohd Isa, who is seen as a conservative and Umno-friendly, and Datuk Husam Musa, leader of the liberal pack in PAS. However, Mohamad Sabu Mohamad or Mat Sabu, is an old-timer who can hold his own […]
