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T Murugiah

Strengthening Dewan Negara

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 9, 2010 Leave a Comment

Senate with a rubber stamped word: LULUS

THE Dewan Negara, or Senate, has long been perceived as a “rubber stamp” of the Dewan Rakyat or Lower House in Malaysia. In a Westminster parliamentary democracy, the Senate is meant to provide checks and balances on the Lower House. Indeed, healthy democracies thrive because of checks and balances. That the Dewan Negara in Malaysia […]

Demonising demonstrations

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | August 10, 2009 1 Comment

“Demonstrations are done out of desperation and selfishness. The majority of the people are uneasy with such action …The majority of the people are rational and want important and basic matters to be made a priority by the government.” HOME Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, calling the 1 Aug 2009 anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) protest […]

Murugiah shocked by 11-, 12-year-old mothers

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 3, 2009 2 Comments

PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah had a cultural shock when he visited the Cameron Highlands Hospital maternity ward recently and found Orang Asli mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old. What worried him more was that these minors were ignorant that they needed […]

Najib acknowledges Kayveas as PPP president

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 7, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 June 2009: Supporters of Datuk M Kayveas were on cloud nine when their man was acknowledged as the legitimate People’s Progressive Party (PPP) president by none other than the prime minister. The acknowledgement came when Datuk Seri Najib Razak officiated the party’s 56th general assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre in […]

DPM: Respect ROS decision on Kayveas

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 5, 2009 Leave a Comment

KENINGAU, 5 June 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin urged all relevant parties to respect the Registrar of Societies (ROS)’s decision in declaring Datuk M Kayveas as the lawful president of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). “We will stick to the ROS decision. This is not a political issue but one that involves […]

Kayveas: PPP crisis to be settled this week

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 1, 2009 Leave a Comment

PETALING JAYA, 1 June 2009: The leadership tussle in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is expected to be “put to rest” by this week, its president Datuk M Kayveas said today. He said the Registrar of Societies (ROS) had all the relevant documents and the ROS only had to ascertain whether the Emergency General Meeting […]

Muhyiddin to meet registrar over PPP crisis

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 31, 2009 Leave a Comment

MUAR, 31 May 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is to meet the Registrar of Societies (RoS) tomorrow or on 2 June to find who the legitimate president of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is. He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, just before flying off to South Korea today, had asked […]

Four quizzed over threatening note

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 13, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: Police have quizzed four people over the threatening note sent with two bullet casings to Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk T Murugiah on 11 May.  City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah, however, declined to say when the four were interviewed by police. “We are conducting […]

Kayveas to suggest Murugiah’s replacement

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 12, 2009 7 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) may recommend one of its vice-presidents to replace Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah. PPP president Datuk M Kayveas said he would give the candidate’s name to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak soon. “We will suggest a more senior member, […]

Murugiah receives death threat

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 11, 2009 1 Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 May 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah has received two bullet casings and a note which warned him against contesting for any posts in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) elections. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said the 9mm bullet casings were recovered from […]

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