Politik

KeADILan to lodge first report to test MACC tomorrow

Khamis, 1 Januari 2009

By SK English Team

KeADILan plans to lodge the first report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission tomorrow, the second day of the new year, to test the efficiency for the newly set-up agency.

KeADILan supreme council member, Badrul Hisham Shaharin …



Pakatan leaders call for unity and change to fight economic gloom

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

In their New Year addresses, Pakatan and KeADILan leaders also wished Malaysians a happy 2009

By SK English Team

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim called on Malaysians to rally behind the Pakatan Rakyat and push for reform and structural change to overcome the looming economic crisis.

In his New Year statement issued jointly with KeADILan president Wan Azizah …



All eyes on PAS as it prepares to name KT candidate

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

New Year’s Day is D-day for PAS president Hadi Awang who is due to unveil the Pakatan candidate amid a slew of election goodies and lures thrown out by the BN

By Wong Choon Mei

Even before nomination day on Jan 6, the mudslinging and back-stabbing has begun - heralding another all-out fight between arch enemies Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional as they prepare to battle tooth-and-nail for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat.

Residents of this peaceful coastal town can expect to be …



New EC chief Aziz to head to KT ahead of nomination day

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

Newly-appointed Election Commission chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said his first task would be to go Kuala Terengganu and make sure that preparations for the nomination of candidates, slated for Jan 6, were on track.

“I have been informed that the electoral roll with the EC now is the latest for the by-election,” Abdul Aziz told …



MCA’s Chew Mei Fun resigns from scandal-hit Pempena

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

Wanita MCA chief Chew Mei Fun has resigned as executive chairman and board member of Pempena Sdn Bhd with immediate effect, amid widespread allegations of misconduct and abuse of power within the Tourism Malaysia subsidiary.

Chew, who was appointed executive director of Pempena on May 2 …



Kapar MP Mike to stay with KeADILan, meeting Anwar soon

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

KeADILan leader S Manikavasagam, popularly known as Mike to his colleague, has decided to stay with party.

However, the Kapar parliamentarian will resign as Selangor KeADILan deputy liaison …



MIC meeting erupts in fight, Kluang leader kicked in jaw

Rabu, 31 Disember 2008

An MIC division leader has been hospitalised after being kicked in the jaw by his colleague during a party meeting that ended up in a fight.

S Thenarasoo, the Kluang division leader, was chairing a meeting to …



INTERVIEW: KeADILan’s Sim on freehold titles and the poor

Selasa, 30 Disember 2008

The versatile Pantai Jerejak assemblyman, who was Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary for 2 years, talks about empowering the poor, the economy, effective government and of course, his home-base Penang …

By Wong Choon Mei

In Kuala Lumpur for a meeting, KeADILan leader Sim Tze Tsin was far away from his constituency in Pantai Jerejak, but still holding sway in his mind was an issue that has been dominating national attention and is of particular concern to lower-income Penangites.

The 32-year old first-time state assemblyman is passionate about the Pakatan Rakyat plan to issue or convert leasehold property into freehold titles as a way to help lower income groups climb out from poverty.

“This is where we differ from the Barisan Nasional …



Kit Siang slams Ahmad Said’s appointment as MACC head

Selasa, 30 Disember 2008

akatan Rakyat leader Lim Kit Siang has criticised the appointment of Ahmad Said Hamdan - the existing head of the soon-to-be-defunct Anti-Corruption Agency - as the first commissioner for the much-hyped Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

“The implication is very clear – that the ACA had corruption cases …



Suhakam criticises police high-handedness in Jerit campaign

Selasa, 30 Disember 2008

Suhakam today criticised police high-handedness in the recent ‘Ride for Change’ cycling campaign organised by Jerit (the Marginalised People’s Network) which wanted to highlight their message of reform by submitting a memorandum to government leaders in Parliament.

“We will hold a public inquiry and seek the views …