Archive - 16 October 2009

The coming EGM will decide whether to support beleaguered president or dissolve the central committee.

Umno president Najib Razak has warned party members not to exploit the party's new election procedure.

Fugitive Iraqi lawmaker Mohammed al-Daini has been detained in Malaysia after he was caught using a fake passport at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Pasir Mas member of parliament Ibrahim Ali is keeping his options open on the possibility of him rejoining Umno.

The consolidation of Media Prima Bhd and the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd media groups is projected to generate over RM1 billion in annual revenue with a net profit exceeding RM140 million in an exercise that will see the latter taken private.

The BN chief was non-committal on whether fresh polls was necessary to resolve on MCA crisis.

The Arena, a pick-up truck manufactured by Proton, is so unsafe that it should be taken off the road, warned a consumer group in New Zealand.

Delegate lashes out at major BN partners for not coming forward to share blame for the election debacle of 2008.

'Why should Teoh stay with the woman (Lew) when he had a brother, who is a bachelor.'

The Umno Youth chief winds up with a call to war, exhorting Umno to be more aggressive when facing elections.

The move enables him to circumvent Anwar Ibrahim’s instruction not to attend an Adilfitri gathering in Kota Kinabalu tomorrow.

The detention of an alleged underworld kingpin under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance is unlawful, ruled the Federal Court here today.

The Malaysian Malaysia touted by an opposition party is a poison that can be countered by the 1Malaysia concept.

UPDATE : MCA veteran Foong Chan Onn supports Ong Tee Keat's call for fresh party elections and tells the CC to ‘do the right thing'.

The Sabah PKR VP says the special privileges will only increase the dependency of the people on gov't handouts.

Counsel accuses MACC intelligence officer of breaking down the political aide and going on a fishing expedition.

UPDATED 8.40PM The PKR leader and former minister announces that he will be going on a six-month leave amid talks of a tiff with a senior PKR leader.

Umno delegates claim that there is discrimination against them from opposition-friendly GLCs.

The following is an abstract of the keynote speech by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah in the launch of the book 'Multi-ethnic Malaysia'.

The political framework is crying out for reform but Ku Li warns that reform is not about blind embrace of the new.

Nizar claims ousting the elected government had led to pain and anxiety among Perakians as two administrations continue to battle it out.

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has been urged to be more diligent in weeding out phantom voters.

Rep calls for BN to impoverish Pakatan states to teach them the difference between the two admininistrations.

MIC will implement the Key Performance Index on all its leaders, particularly its 3,600 branch chiefs by early next year to gauge their performance.

An Umno delegate from Penang, Shabudin Yahaya has suggested that Umno set up its own ‘Dewan Ulamak’ to deal with issues involving Islam.

The serious side apart, party members also permitted themselves some indulgence going on a spending spree at the stalls that mushroomed at PWTC.

UPDATED 4.15PM He described the amendments to the Umno constitution as good but not enough to ignite far reaching reforms.

Penang PKR Youth leader Yusmadi Yusoff has criticised Khairy Jamaluddin for what he says is grand standing for calling on Umno to change its mindset.

It appears that the CC is now split into three groups - Ong's loyalists, splinter group led by Liow and Chua's supporters.

COMMENT In an apparent bid to linger on, the party president seems to have resorted to some unconventional tactics.

The AGM resumed today with seven state representatives taking the stage to debate on a motion of thanks on the presidential policy speech.

Local councillors and NGOs take on issues of educating the public on animals rights to raise civic consciousness to higher level.

free 'On the way to reform'... really? Then how come Isa Samad was selected as the candidate for the Bagan Pinang by-election?'

free 'The PKFZ case has been taken out of Ong Tee Keat's hands with the formation of a super-task force to investigate (aka cover up) the scandal. Whether he goes or remains makes no difference.'