KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) should stop blaming the Federal Government and using the 13th general election (GE13) as an excuse to delay its party elections, an analyst said.
Mohd Roslan Mohd Saludin a former fellow of Shariah, Law and Political Sciences at the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) told The Mole it is very unreasonable...
MELBOURNE: Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr has described the recent Malaysian 13th general elections as credible. In reply to Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian newspaper on Sky TV on Sunday, on the credibility of the Malaysian government, Carr said:...
KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Umno election, which will see the new direct voting system, will be crucial in ensuring more fresh and credible faces get elected into party's to hierarchy, political analysts said.
They pointed out that the new system, which came into place following an amendment to the party constitution four years ago, will ensure a more transparent process as well an effective mechanism to curb money politics....
KUALA LUMPUR: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) de facto leader P. Uthayakumar says opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is only interested in Indian votes and not the community's welfare.
Speaking to The Mole, Uthayakumar said: “He is only interested in getting the Indian votes not actually interested in solving Indian issues.”
GEORGE TOWN - DAP chairman Karpal Singh wants the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to stop disclosing the outcome of investigation until everything is completed. He said the disclosure was not supposed to happen and hopes that ROS was able to complete the investigation against the party before Dewan Rakyat sits on June 24....
PONTIAN -- The proposal to turn the Barisan Nasional (BN) into a single party is inappropriate and difficult to implement as it is unable to represent the interest of all races in the country, said Umno informationchief Datuk Ahmad Maslan. He said the BN comprised 13 component parties representing the various races including the minority groups in Sabah and Sarawak, and if the proposal...
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah today attended the investiture ceremony in conjunction with his official birthday celebration. The ceremony is held for the second time at the new Istana Negara at Jalan Duta here. This year, there are 1,574 recipients of the awards and medals. ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s political-secretary Faekah Hussin said Pas need not worry on reports of the appointment of Datuk Saifuddin Nasution as the political liaison for the MB office as there will be three representatives from each Pakatan Rakyat parties for the portfolio.
KUALA LUMPUR : Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud who was embroiled in controversial reports against him a few months ago was not rattled then and in fact has bounced back even stronger. Taib, a seasoned politician was linked to a video by Global Witness claiming to prove his alleged involvement in shady land deals. ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan commends the suggestion to have closed-circuit television (CCTV) in police lock-ups, saying they should also be installed in old police stations as well.
Speaking to The Mole on Wednesday, Musa said: “Actually CCTVs have been installed in police station lock-ups since 2006 and most of the lock ups have it.”...
