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Nik Aziz on successor: Wait till I'm 'sick and dead'

Nik Aziz on successor: Wait till I'm 'sick and dead'

nik aziz The 77-year-old PAS spiritual leader insists it is still ‘too early’ to name his successor, and that the matter should only be discussed when he ‘gets sick and die’.
Nik Aziz rules out PAS-Umno collaboration

Nik Aziz rules out PAS-Umno collaboration

exclusive The respected PAS spiritual leader says to work with Umno again will be akin to putting itself to be ‘bitten’ again by Umno, which he also describes as a party spreading ‘deviant’ teachings.
Nik Aziz slams fuel price hikes

Nik Aziz slams fuel price hikes

The Kelantan menteri besar, who has just returned from his umrah, lashed out at the federal government for making the people suffer by hiking the fuel prices.
Umno Youth blogs for political survival

Umno Youth blogs for political survival

Umno Youth has launched a blogsite, ‘Saka Bangsa’, in an attempt to remain relevant after Barisan Nasional’s disastrous showing in the March 8 national polls.
Umno Youth leader: Cut salaries too

Umno Youth leader: Cut salaries too

Impose a 10 percent pay cut on ministers, their deputies and civil servants, suggests Umno Youth member Sazmi Miah.
Fuel hike: Gov't reliefs 'inadequate'

Fuel hike: Gov't reliefs 'inadequate'

The measures unveiled by the government in the wake of the hefty hike in fuel prices are ‘incomplete’ as they are mainly targeted at car owners.
Abdullah: Global action needed to bring prices down

Abdullah: Global action needed to bring prices down

The premier says that only a concerted global action can control the steep rise in food, oil and commodity prices.
Khairy's 'planted' NEP question causes a stir

Khairy's 'planted' NEP question causes a stir

khairy jamaluddin parliament updated 4.02pm The Rembau MP was accused of colluding with a minister during question time to attack Guan Eng's stand on NEP. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Sabah MPs divided over ultimatum to BN

Sabah MPs divided over ultimatum to BN

parliament The 'ultimatum' given by SAPP president Yong Teck Lee to the ruling coalition to resolve issues in the state by August or risk seeing defections evokes mixed responses from Sabah MPs.
Suhakam slams electoral process

Suhakam slams electoral process

In its 2007 annual report, the human rights commission is critical of a process that is ‘not completely fair’ and has curtailed voters’ basic rights.
CLP exam to be abolished

CLP exam to be abolished

updated at 8pm Law students will instead sit a Common Bar Course and Common Bar Examination before they qualify as lawyers. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Backbencher: Sabah, S'wak MPs 'ingrates'

Backbencher: Sabah, S'wak MPs 'ingrates'

Parliament snippets Among others, a backbencher tells his counterparts from Sabah and Sarawak to stop complaining over their lack of representation in the cabinet.
Ex-minister Azmi to be new PAC chief

Ex-minister Azmi to be new PAC chief

parliament Ex-minister Azmi Khalid is set to be new chief of Parliament's powerful Public Accounts Committee while Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw will continue as its deputy chief.
Lingam Tape report: Cabinet to decide Friday

Lingam Tape report: Cabinet to decide Friday

vk lingam tape ahmad fairuz abdul halim 210907 updated 4.15pm The cabinet will decide at its weekly meeting on Friday whether or not to make public the 186-page Lingam Tape royal commission report.
No prosecution power for new anti-corruption body

No prosecution power for new anti-corruption body

parliament updated 5.44pm The government will not give the Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption the extra ‘tooth' as the prosecution power shall remain a discretion of the AG.
Opposition MPs to get RM500,000 fund too

Opposition MPs to get RM500,000 fund too

Parliament snippets The announcement came as a good news to the Pakatan MPs who were not entitled for the annual fund previously, and other round-ups from the House today.
Sabah MP ticks off deputy minister

Sabah MP ticks off deputy minister

parliament Kalabakan MP Abdul Ghapur Salleh also instructed Deputy Minister SK Devamany on how to provide accurate information to the House.

RM1.14m for Dr M and two other gov't advisers

RM1.14m for Dr M and two other gov't advisers

Parliament snippets The government is paying a total of RM1.14 million each year to three advisers including Petronas adviser Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Pakatan MPs put Khairy in his place

Pakatan MPs put Khairy in his place

parliament On two occasions today greenhorn MP Khairy tried to nail Pakatan MPs with his pointed questions and at both times he ended up in the receiving end.
Judicial appointments commission ready by June

Judicial appointments commission ready by June

updated 3.50pm The judicial appointments commission is expected to comprise between 12 to 14 members when its details are finalised in three weeks' time, says de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim.

Leaks in the House again

Leaks in the House again

Water dripped from the Parliament ceiling this afternoon following heavy rain, washing away an assurance from the works minister a fortnight ago that such leaks are a thing in the past.
Karpal's loyalty under spotlight

Karpal's loyalty under spotlight

karpal singh parliament BN backbenchers are pushing the government to take action against the DAP chairperson for alleged treason over his two critical statements against the sultans.
PM: No further probe on oil-for-food scam

PM: No further probe on oil-for-food scam

parliament Abdullah - who has been implicated in the illicit scandal involving a bribe of US$10 million but cleared later - says he sees no reason to set up a royal commission to investigate the matter.
Kit Siang's 'richest unemployed' riles up Khairy

Kit Siang's 'richest unemployed' riles up Khairy

parliament The rookie politician locks horns with the seasoned veteran leading to heated exchanges in the House.