KUALA LUMPUR: A DAP member Aspan Alias who once described the party's former vice chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim as a gentleman no longer holds to that view.
“Now that Tunku Aziz had left the party and had said so many things, I don’t think he is the gentleman I thought he was,” Aspan said when contacted yesterday....
KUALA LUMPUR: Pas Selangor deputy commissioner Khalid Samad said Pas has not given up on its plans to implement hudud and reserves the right to campaign for the Islamic penal code in States where Pas holds the majority. Speaking to The Mole, Khalid said: “Although the Pakatan Rakyat leadership has reached a decision that the hudud is not in the the coalition's...
KUALA LUMPUR: Academic Dr Chandra Muzaffar said Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim should report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of the RM50,000 offer for him to remain in the DAP.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bar Council member Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz has urged the Government to amend Section 43 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 to allow lawyers the option of not becoming a member automatically.
Expressing his frustration, Khairul Azam pointed out that at the Council's recent Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) did not reflect the support of all members....
KUALA LUMPUR: The resignation of DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim from his party post and membership last night provoked mixed reactions online, and left the senator’s former comrades scrambling to deal with his departure.
Tunku Aziz came into conflict with other leaders in the DAP before the April 28 Bersih 3 rally, saying he opposed the rally despite his party’s support for it....
KUALA LUMPUR: An article that highlights the Democratic Action Party’s treatment of Tunku Abdul Aziz using references to the life and works of an English writer who was active over three centuries ago has generated some buzz among socio-political blogs.
The article, entitled Paradise Lost, appeared on the Sin Chew website on May 12 and was subsequently picked up by blogs and news portals....
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor DAP said the party and its Pakatan Rakyat partners will have to accept the reality that only a Malay Muslim will be appointed as the Mentri Besar. However, its chief Dr Boo Cheng Hau said ultimately it is within the Sultan's prerogative to appoint anyone as the Mentri Besar regardless of race or religion. ...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Pas leader who was present during the launch of the Bersih 3.0 campaign in Mecca and Medina last month said Pas will take responsibility and will co-operate fully with the Saudi Arabian authorities.
Pahang Pas Ulama chief Mokhtar Senik told The Mole party representatives will meet both Saudi Arabian and Malaysian authorities to explain the gathering if they are requested to do so....
KUALA LUMPUR: A former Umno member who recently joined the DAP said there was nothing wrong in his new party's decision not to extend the senatorship of its vice chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim.
Saying that the party reserves the right not to extend the senatorship, Aspan Alias who joined the DAP in January, believed the party has its own reasons in Tunku Abdul Aziz's case....
KUALA LUMPUR: The long overdue appointment of Gerakan secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow to lead the Penang Barisan Nasional's charge in the coming general elections has stirred much interest among political circles on the island. After all, his appointment to replace Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon could not have come at a more appropriate and critical time for Penang BN. ...
