Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, one of the judges on the Perak menteri besar caseREMEMBER these names: Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin, Datuk Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk Abdull Hamid Embong. They have fundamentally transformed the nature and prospects of the Malaysian state with their 9 Feb […]
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Ahmad Ramzi out on police bail
KUALA TERENGGANU, 13 May 2009: Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir, political secretary to former Terengganu menteri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, who was detained yesterday for investigations into the sending of threats through the short messaging service, has been released. Terengganu deputy police chief SAC II Hamzah Mohd Jamil said Ahmad Ramzi was released […]
Ex-T’ganu MB’s aid arrested over SMS
KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 May 2009: Police today arrested Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir, the political secretary to former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, to assist investigations into the threatening text message received by three Barisan Nasional assemblypersons last month. Police picked up Ahmad Ramzi at about 8.30am after the three-day ultimatum for […]
Clerk detained over threatening SMS (Updated)
Updated 9:31pm, 22 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 22 April 2009: A clerk with a private company was detained two days ago for sending a threatening SMS text to three Terengganu assemblypersons. State CID chief ACP Fauzi Abduri said the 31-year-old man was arrested at his house in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor at about 9.30am on […]
Resolve problem amicably, T’ganu reps told
BENTONG, 16 April 2009: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has advised party leaders in Terengganu to resolve their differences amicably without the interference of national leaders. “If they fail to resolve the problem at the state and division level, national Umno leaders will have to interfere,” he told reporters after attending the ground breaking […]
All assemblypersons attend T’ganu sitting (Updated)
Updated 4:01pm, 15 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 April: Today’s sitting of the Terengganu state assembly had a full attendance, with the members including the 10 Barisan Nasional (BN) state assemblyperson who were absent at yesterday’s meeting. All the 32 state assemblypersons, 24 from the BN and eight from the opposition PAS, were present when […]
Police on trail of SMS threats claim
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 April 2009: Police have started a probe to trace the sender of death threats through the short messaging service (SMS) received by three Barisan Nasional assemblypersons last night. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the case would be given priority as it involved the state leadership and assemblypersons. “It is […]
Terengganu BN in turmoil (Updated 6.40pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6:40pm, 14 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: As Barisan Nasional (BN) puzzles over its losses in two recent by-elections, it now has to deal with a fresh political crisis brewing in Terengganu, where attempts to oust the BN menteri besar have been launched by his own state assemblypersons. Today, 10 BN assemblypersons boycotted […]
PR to resist Perak takeover
By Deborah LohIPOH, 6 Feb 2009: Even as Barisan Nasional (BN)’s candidate for Perak menteri besar, Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir is to be sworn in this afternoon, Pakatan Rakyat says it will resist BN’s takeover “every step of the way until the end”. Parti Keadilan Rakyat information chief Tian Chua said the Pakatan Rakyat state government […]