By GLADYS TAY and FARIK ZOLKEPLI, The StarFriday June 20, 2008 JOHOR BARU: Bentayan state assemblyman Gwee Tong Hiang was thrown out of the assembly hall yesterday for defying a house rule to wear official attire and songkok. He was asked to leave after failing to adhere to the 50-year-old protocol requiring all 56 … Read more
By SIRA HABIBU, The Star Friday June 20, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Ustaz Azizan Abdul Razak has no problems switching from firebrand state Opposition leader to Kedah Mentri Besar. He has, after all, lived in kampung and urban areas, worked briefly as a fisherman, and studied in Egypt and England. However, despite sitting comfortably on the … Read more
By Noor Adzman Baharuddin , New Straits Times June 20, 2008 ALOR STAR: Some 63,000 padi farmers in Kedah and Perlis are angry with Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak for his decision to log timber in water catchment areas in Kedah.Their spokesman, Ahmad Radin, described the decision announced by Azizan on Wednesday as “an attempt … Read more
By Ridzwan Abdullah , New Straits Times June 20, 2008 PUTRAJAYA: A RM4 billion additional allocation to the Rural and Regional Development Ministry under the Ninth Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review is targeted to pull about 10,000 families out of hardcore poverty, besides paving the way for more decent living in the rural areas.Its minister, Tan … Read more
By Raynore Mering, The Borneo PostThursday, June 19, 2008 KUCHING: There are two ways that members of parliament (MPs) can apply for a motion for a vote of no confidence motion in the Dewan Rakyat against a prime minister. They can either apply for it as an ordinary motion, which has to be done 14 … Read more
By The StarThursday June 19, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: PAS will discuss with PKR and DAP how to respond to SAPP MPs’ plan to table a motion of a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister in Parliament on Monday. PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar said PAS viewed SAPP’s plan a major solution to end the … Read more
By Joniston Bankuai and Roy Goh, NST June 19, 2008 Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee (left) and other SAPP members at the press conference yesterday. KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee said the party was withdrawing support for the federal leadership, as his Barisan Nasional colleagues scrambled … Read more
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI, the StarThursday June 19, 2008 JOHOR BARU: Sultan of Johor Sultan Iskandar Ismail has vowed to find numerous ways in order to reclaim Batu Puteh or Pedra Branca. Sultan Iskandar said he wanted to remind all that he had not forgotten his island and that it was rightfully under the state’s sovereignty … Read more
By JO TEH, The StarThursday June 19, 2008 PETALING JAYA: Angry dangdut queen Mas Idayu lashed out at Selangor PAS Youth who wanted her banned from performing at the Sultan of Selangor Cup match on July 6. “If you (PAS) have internal issues, don’t take it out on the artistes,??? she said when contacted yesterday. … Read more
Written by Bernama, Published by New Straits TimesJune 19, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs: The Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council has decided not to expel the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) as it believes the statement by its president, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, today was not the stand of the party, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. … Read more