KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs more submarines to be able effectively safeguard the country's sovereignty, especially in the South China Sea, former Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief, Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor said.He said the RMN would need six, or at least three, submarines.Currently, Malaysia has two submarines, the Scorpene, which are based at Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah....
KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional (BN) must do an indepth study and analysis on its trust-deficit if it wants to restore voter trust and confidence within the next five years.Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said it was imperative for the BN, government and its agencies to counter post-general election claims and contentions levelled against them in the social media, which could potentially undermine voter confidence....
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Mentri Besar post should be given to a Pas candidate since the party won big in the state compared to its ally Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) during the May 5 polls, say political analysts. In a recent email statement, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin said: “On the basis of democratic principles cherished and...
"IF THECOALITION puts the Malays and Islam at a loss, PAS will leave PR! We won’t hesitate," said PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, stressing that the party will leave Pakatan Rakyat (PR) if their affiliation with PKR and DAP will cost the Malays and Islam.
The statement was made last February, in front of 10,000 PAS supporters who attended the 7th...
KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Pas leaders said they want current Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to be re-appointed as MB although the Islamic party won more state seats in the 13th General Election.
In a recent interview with The Mole, State Pas Information chief Saari Sungib said: “It is not a problem over who becomes the Mentri Besar, we (Pakatan Rakyat) want to continue our success in the state.”...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali looks set to reveal what he described as a 15-year-old issue which he had been waiting to reveal.
Apart from that, he would also reveal something relating to the Permatang Pauh by-election (the by-election was held on 26 August 2008 after the seat felt vacant following the resignation of Parti Keadilan Rakyat's president...
SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has been reappointed as the mentri besar of Negri Sembilan for a third term.Mohamad, who defended his Rantau seat in Sunday's elections, is scheduled to be sworn in before Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah, on Saturday....
MARANG: PAS wants Pelabuhan Klang assemblyman Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim from PKR retained as the Mentri Besar of Selangor.PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said that although PKR only won 14 state seats in Sunday's general elections compared to PAS and DAP with 15 each, PAS has decided that Khalid should continue to helm the state....
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin told DAP and Pas to stay out of the issue of Selangor Mentri Besar’s appointment.
In an interview with a news portal Antara Pos on Wednesday, Zuraida said: “When I read the newspapers on Pas and DAP wanted the MB to be retained…and Rani (Pas) said he’s ready to be the MB.”
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA will hold its presidential council meeting here on Saturday to discuss the party's poor performance in the 13th general elections and what it should do next.Secretary-general Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said that in the meantime party members should not use the election results to launch attacks on individual leaders as this would further damage the party's image and standing....
