PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak dan Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin terus berada dalam kedudukan kukuh untuk muncul sebagai calon Presiden dan Timbalan Presiden Umno dengan memperoleh jumlah pencalonan selesa.
Berdasarkan keputusan yang diterima sehingga pukul 9 malam tadi, Najib yang merupakan Timbalan Presiden Umno kekal sebagai calon tunggal untuk jawatan Presiden dengan [...]

KAKITANGAN Parlimen, Mohd. Sidek Mohd. Sani menyusun kedudukan baru bagi dua Ahli Parlimen dari Parti Maju Sabah (Sapp) iaitu Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) dan Datuk Dr. Chua Soon Bui (Tawau). Sapp kini bertindak sebagai wakil Bebas selepas keluar Barisan Nasional bulan lalu. – foto The Star oleh NORAFIFI
PETALING JAYA: Parlimen bersidang hari ini [...]

PETALING JAYA: Ahli Parlimen Jerlun, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr. Mahathir menjadi calon pertama layak bertanding jawatan Ketua Pemuda Umno apabila berjaya melepasi kuota minimum kelayakan untuk bertanding jawatan berkenaan setelah mengumpul 40 pencalonan daripada 72 bahagian yang bermesyuarat sejak Khamis lalu.
Jumlah minimum pencalonan untuk bertanding jawatan berkenaan ialah 38 dan Naib Ketua Pemuda pula sebanyak [...]

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday put the blame on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the delay in the opposition’s attempt to form a government.

Anwar insisted that the Pakatan Rakyat already had the numbers to form the government on Sept 16.
“We asked Abdullah for a [...]

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave an exclusive interview to Bernama following his announcement not to contest the Umno presidency and to hand over power to his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in March next year. The following is the full transcript of the interview:
QUESTION: How do you feel now that you [...]

THE decision by Datuk Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down as Prime Minister by March, though surprising was not unexpected.
Many may feel let down by his premature exit from the political arena especially when there country is plagued with numerous problems.
They would have preferred him to defend his post and remain as PM for [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim does not want to reveal the new date in which he proposes to take over the Federal Government.
When pressed by reporters, he said: “I will not mention it (the date). At the appropriate time … we will see a change.
“If the people want a change … no [...]

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Government has invested RM3.4mil to custom-fabricate eight imported buses with the intention of charging a 50-sen fare.
However, the investment has turned into a temporary liability because of “technical glitches”. Four of the buses are plying the roads around town for free, while another four are lying idle in storage.
The buses, purchased [...]

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Monday October 13, 2008
Taxpayers’ money wasted yet again
I AM disappointed to read about the Health Ministry’s delayed thoughts to give free ward stays to private university students and senior citizens when staff of [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has qualified to contest the Umno Youth chief post.
The son of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has chalked up 40 nominations so far, which is two more than the number needed to be eligible to stand for the post.
His arch-rival for the post, Khairy Jamaluddin, the deputy Youth [...]