“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country.” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who mooted the idea of a unity government with Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) as a solution […]
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Wanita MCA: “Talibanisation” by PAS (Updated 4pm)
Updated 4pm on 7 June 2009 SHAH ALAM, 7 June 2009: “Talibanisation” — that’s what Wanita MCA considers the views of some PAS delegates who wanted women reporters at the PAS muktamar to cover their heads and be segregated from men. Chew Mei Fun (Source: wanita.mca.org.my) Calling it “narrow-minded thinking”, Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka […]
The media — love it or hate it
“All these websites have been irresponsible in their reporting. If you report responsibly about Umno’s leaders, then we will allow you to come in. But the way they report is sickening.” UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, on the party’s decision not to issue press tags to six online media organisations to cover […]
Defending Umno Youth
ON 26 Feb 2009, a group of Selangor Umno Youth members tried to prevent opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Karpal Singh from entering Parliament. Karpal, who uses a wheelchair, had raised their ire because he had called the wing “celaka” and accused it of sending him live bullets in the mail in Parliament the day […]
Aborted take-off
“Approval for the new low-cost carrier terminal in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, was given by all relevant parties” TRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. The KLIA [email protected] Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) project mooted by AirAsia and Sime Darby in December 2008 looked set to take off after getting the go-ahead from the cabinet on […]
Azmin’s take on scandals
“We don’t want to know if these are old or new nude pictures. She must explain to us and if she is really guilty of having posed [for] or was involved in the taking of these pictures, we will not hesitate to take action.” Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Azmin Ali, commenting on the distribution […]
Respect and royalty
“This is the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s pride. If there is no respect for the BN and Umno, who else will respect them? Barisan Nasional has won the election, therefore the appointment by the coalition party should not be questioned.” Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, on Raja Perlis Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail’s decision to appoint Bintong assemblyperson […]
Justifying defections, PR-style
“God willing, we will be there. If not next month, the following month, if not June or July, on Merdeka (Aug 31) or Malaysia Day. I think we should not exceed beyond that.” PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, talking about the Pakatan Rakyat’s plans to take over the federal government by […]
Hopping from position to position
“People like him don’t have any political consciousness…he was chosen by running under BN, not as an independent, DAP, PKR, or PAS candidate. “He has betrayed the voters’ trust…if I was from Perak, I would start gathering the support of NGOs and village chiefs to pressure him to step down.” DATUK Seri Dr Rais Yatim, […]
