Archive - 24 March 2009

'The equation has been altered'

'The equation has been altered'

umno 2009 agm Najib's speech 'The political landscape has changed... We can no longer be nostalgic about previous achievements without creating new achievements.'

'Don't regard new media as our enemy'

'Don't regard new media as our enemy'

59th Umno AGM Najib's speech Hours after six new media organisations were denied media accreditation, the party’s incoming president talks of embracing the Internet.
Abdullah: Najib shall be Umno president

Abdullah: Najib shall be Umno president

najib and pak lah shaking hands umno 2009 Believe what you want but for the outgoing Umno president Abdullah, the answer is still the same: Najib will be party leader.

Anwar: Uphill battle to deal with Najib

Anwar: Uphill battle to deal with Najib

Taking on the premier-in-waiting will be no easy task, notes Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, who sees even more repression in store for Malaysia.
Deputy minister: Party organs are for party members

Deputy minister: Party organs are for party members

parliament They have been forewarned on various occasions that such party organs cannot be sold to the general public.
Cabinet reshuffle after by-elections

Cabinet reshuffle after by-elections

Incoming PM Najib has promised to initiate key reforms under his stewardship, which will begin with a reshuffle of the cabinet after the April 7 by-elections.
31 detained at Pakatan ceramah in Sg Petani

31 detained at Pakatan ceramah in Sg Petani

Anwar says BN is getting 'desperate' in the run-up to the three by-elections and urged Pakatan supporters not react to provocations.

Official: Malaysiakini not friendly to Umno

Official: Malaysiakini not friendly to Umno

updated 6.35pm Umno executive secretary Husainay Hashim said Malaysiakini had been barred because the online website's coverage of previous party meetings was "not friendly". [VIDEO INSIDE]
In Kabul, it's deadly at the top

In Kabul, it's deadly at the top

Many countries have stormy histories. But Afghanistan is exceptional in its track record of first venerating, then ferociously turning on, its leaders.
Editors: We WILL cover assembly

Editors: We WILL cover assembly

Umno has denied them official access to the 59th general assembly proceedings, but they will find a way to get the news out to their readers.
Bkt Selambau: Hindraf, Pakatan must be a team

Bkt Selambau: Hindraf, Pakatan must be a team

Country about to face worst case of mud-dragging

Country about to face worst case of mud-dragging

Transition plan: No cause for fireworks at all

Transition plan: No cause for fireworks at all

Figures being massaged, rakyat being fooled

Figures being massaged, rakyat being fooled

Unity gov't will restore confidence in public agencies

Unity gov't will restore confidence in public agencies

MACC's move against speaker defies logic

MACC's move against speaker defies logic

A mission impossible for Samy Vellu

A mission impossible for Samy Vellu

Dividing up society will hardly make us united

Dividing up society will hardly make us united

Race-based politics isn't the real problem

Race-based politics isn't the real problem

Enforce ban on endosulfan

Enforce ban on endosulfan

Rafidah, Shahrizat meet the press before do-or-die fight

Rafidah, Shahrizat meet the press before do-or-die fight

updated 4.38pm Rafidah, facing challenge from her deputy Shahrizat for the Wanita chief post, said there was no animosity between them.
PKR leader slams Bkt Selambau crackdown

PKR leader slams Bkt Selambau crackdown

bukit selambau anwar ceramah police fru attack 240309 The forces of repression are fanning out to wreak havoc, says sec-gen Salehuddin Hashim in the wake of police action in Bukit Selambau.
Ruling party opens landmark meeting

Ruling party opens landmark meeting

Umno today opens a landmark meeting to elect a new leadership and map out its future, one year after disastrous elections that jeopardised its half-century hold on power.
Sufism as youth culture in Morocco

Sufism as youth culture in Morocco

Morocco owes its image of a modern Muslim nation to Sufism, a spiritual and tolerant Islamic tradition that goes back to the first generations of Muslims and has sustained the religious, social and cultural cohesion of Moroccan society for centuries.

Whither political integrity?

Whither political integrity?

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the word 'integrity' intensely popular in Malaysian folklore and culture since 2004. Every Malaysian, even in primary school, has probably now learned the word in Malay.
Ka Ting: I will not interfere in new leadership

Ka Ting: I will not interfere in new leadership

'The road ahead will be tough and party veterans can only give moral support to the party leadership as a whole and not to any individual leaders.'

Kit Siang: Beware the takeover

Kit Siang: Beware the takeover

lim kit siang 201108 DAP veteran lawmaker Lim Kit Siang sees the worst possible scenario for the nation when Najib Abdul Razak takes over as prime minister, based on events in recent weeks.
Umno elections: Countdown begins

Umno elections: Countdown begins

The much-anticipated 59th Umno general assembly begins tonight - its deliberations and decisions will not only determine the party’s future, but that of the nation.
New media denied passes by ruling party

New media denied passes by ruling party

updated 2.40pm Malaysiakini has been denied media accreditation by Umno to cover the party's annual general meeting beginning today.
Last-minute bid to stop Umno meet

Last-minute bid to stop Umno meet

updated 5.10pm Two Umno leaders have made an eleventh-hour attempt to get the Registrar of Societies to either postpone or stop the party assembly.
Suara Keadilan to defy suspension order

Suara Keadilan to defy suspension order

updated 3.50pm PKR intends to continue publishing its newsletter without a permit during the three-month suspension, while the Harakah board will discuss the matter on Thursday.
Batang Ai - a game of high stakes

Batang Ai - a game of high stakes

As the clock ticks down for the April 7 by-election, the main question being asked is: What would be the implications of a defeat for PKR and BN?

Suits against Perak speaker: Judge steps down

Suits against Perak speaker: Judge steps down

The cases against V Sivakumar - one by BN MB Zambry and his excos and another by three BN-friendly independents - will now be heard before justice Wan Afrah, also in Ipoh.
Headlines online: March 24, 2009

Headlines online: March 24, 2009

Coverage of the upcoming Umno general assembly took pole position in the news agenda.
Perak referendum is on!

Perak referendum is on!

Ousted MB Mohd Nizar's shocking candidacy in the Bukit Gantang contest has raised the stakes amidst a constitutional crisis in Perak.
Federal Court rules in favour of Iron Lady

Federal Court rules in favour of Iron Lady

updated 3.08pm Federal Court ruled Umno Wanita chief Rafidah Aziz rightfully elected as Kuala Kangsar MP despite her not fulfilling certain nominations requirements.
BN's 'Sarawak for Sarawakians'

BN's 'Sarawak for Sarawakians'

PKR president James Jemut Masing is using this platform in leading the BN campaign for the April 7 by-election.
Hisham bars Pakatan leaders from schools

Hisham bars Pakatan leaders from schools

exclusive A list issued by Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to all schools in Selangor allowed only 73 leaders from BN to attend events in the schools in the state.
Party organs banned for inciting 'hatred' of gov't

Party organs banned for inciting 'hatred' of gov't

'We want to send them a clear message. You can promote your political ideology but do not create dissension that could disrupt peace and stability.'
'PM Najib': International media's underwhelming reception

'PM Najib': International media's underwhelming reception

najib and media journalist comment It is safe to say that no prime ministerial succession has had as underwhelming a reception in the international media as Najib’s.
YourSay: 'Good thing Ali Rustam barred'

YourSay: 'Good thing Ali Rustam barred'

free ‘Umno, according to him, had ruled for 50 years and they could continue to do so without any help from the other BN component parties.'
Banning NST won't solve anything

Banning NST won't solve anything

vox populi small thumbnail free ‘Banning is the strategy of choice in this country. It is situations like this which lead me to think that Malaysia will never change until Malaysians change.'