LABIS: Authorities have been urged to investigate an allegation by a former DAP leader that a non-government organisation (NGO) is training people to create trouble on polling day. MCA Young Professional bureau chief Datuk Chua Tee Yong said the allegation had raised worries as the opposition recently spoke about wanting to call for a massive [...]
KOTA KINABALU: The 2008 free-for-all among Pakatan Rakyat parties is on the cards for GE13 as several parties are expected to lock horns in at least three parliamentary seats in the state. The state PKR, PAS and DAP are in a public tussle over the Batu Sapi, Tawau and Labuan seats. Both PKR and PAS [...]
PETALING JAYA: The Penang Government must consider the long-term development of the Penang Port in its undersea tunnel plans, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. This, added Kong, included dredging the seabed so the Penang Port could enjoy sustainable development. He cited the example of Port Klang, where the seabed was dredged to [...]
PETALING JAYA: Lim Kit Siang’s intention to stand in Gelang Patah is to hide his “incompetence” and not to bring about change there, says MCA Young Professionals Bureau chief Datuk Chua Tee Yong. He described the DAP adviser’s move as the party’s “normal trick” and listed four “proofs” of Lim’s alleged incompetence that had forced [...]
GEORGE TOWN: The people of Penang should question if there is any justification for the proposed 6.5km Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam undersea tunnel project, said an Australian town planner. “Why do you need it? What is the implication and who is it going to affect?” asked Dr Peter R. Jensen, who arrived here yesterday to speak [...]
JOHOR BARU: The battle for seats between state DAP and PKR seems to be still firing on with both sides keeping mum on their list of confirmed candidates for GE13. “The seats will be announced when it is announced,” said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang during a press conference at the Gelang Patah DAP headquarters [...]
PASIR GUDANG: Changing the Johor Mentri Besar every two terms would have implications toward the state’s development. Pasir Gudang Barisan Nasional division chef Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordinblasted the Opposition manifesto for Johor describing it as nothing more than a dream. He pointed out that the Opposition should implement it at the states they are controlling [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP’s K. Gunabalan said that the party’s Indian candidates for Penang should come from the local community. Gunabalan, DAP’s Indian cultural bureau head, said local Indians should be the preferred choice to lead their community in the state. “The grassroots members do not want any parachute candidate, including Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. [...]
PETALING JAYA: MCA national organising secretary Datuk Tee Siew Kiong has defended his party president’s decision not to contest in the GE13, slamming DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang for “not doing his homework” before poking fun at MCA chief Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. “I must say that Lim’s favourite pastime must be making speculations [...]
ALOR SETAR: The tussle between DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for the Alor Setar parliamentary seat reflects the weakness of the Pakatan Rakyat pact, said MCA vice president and Housing and LocalGovernment Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung. “That is a problem with Pakatan, its component parties want to make their own decisions and [...]
