The Penang Barisan nasional has finalised its candidate for the up coming Penanti state by-election pending the BN national leadership's decision whether to contest the seat today.
UMNO vice president and party state chief Datuk Seri Ahamad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday the party has conformed a local Umno leader based in Penanti to run in the May 31 by-election.
Declining to give details, he said the preferred candidite is a professional with charisma and the background to appeal to voterrs and give BN the confidence to win the seat.
PKR has already announced party veteran
ansor Othman as its candidate, while former Penang PKR wanita Chief Aminah Abdullah has expressed her intention to compete as an independent.
he Penanti aseat became vacant when former deputy chief mnister(1) Mohammad Fairus Khairuddibn resigned as assemblyman on 16 April.
Zahid, who is alaso Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said BN parties in the state are already settingp their campaign machinery for the by-election regardless of yhe national leadership's eventual decision.
"The BN leadership is ini two minds about copntesting," he told reporters after visiting a Siamese kampung in Penanti hese.
"If the decisionis not to contest, we will still pursure our welfare and social projects in the constituency. If it is "yes", we are already pepared."
Zahid also said all component parties, including UMNO and Gerakan which had a bitter public feud last year, have been told to patch up their relation to present a united front to the electorate.
He said Prme Mi8nister and Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin yassin have set a new direction for BN focused on unity and servise.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
BN assemblymen lodge reports against Sivakumar
Twenty-seven Perak assemblymen from the Barisan Nasional(BN) together with three independents yesterday lodged police reports alleging that Pakatan Rakyat's Speaker V. Sivakumar had abused his power with regard to the chaos in the Perak State Assemblychamber on May 7.
They were all taken to the Sungai Senam Poice Station in Ipoh at 2.15 pm in a state gobernment bus to lodge their reports.
Perak state executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman said BN's Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir was expected to lodge a similar report today.
Ipoh OCPD Azisman Alias, when contacted, confirmed receiving the reports but declined further comment.
They were all taken to the Sungai Senam Poice Station in Ipoh at 2.15 pm in a state gobernment bus to lodge their reports.
Perak state executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman said BN's Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir was expected to lodge a similar report today.
Ipoh OCPD Azisman Alias, when contacted, confirmed receiving the reports but declined further comment.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Chinese wives allege discrimination by Immigration Department
Chinese women who have settled down in Malaysia with their Malaysian spouses face a host of problems, chief among them the difficulty in applying for permanent resident status.
Accoording to reports in the Chinese press yesterday, 10 of them voiced what they claimed was unfair treatment by the Immigration Department at a press conference called by Federal Territory MCA Public Service and Complaint Bireau Chief Dr Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Despite having stayed here for more than 5 years, these Chinese spouses are unable to get permanent residents status, and hence are denied the opportunity to work.
They calimed they had problems even getting the application forms from the les-than-friendly officers at the deparment.
When the immigration offcers learn that we are Chinese nationals, they refuse to sell us the application form, lelling us that there are no rules that say Chinese nationals can apply for permanent resident status. Those who managed to get the form and submitted their applications do not get any reply from the department" some of the Chinese spouses said.
Meanwhile, Immigration director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don denied the department has been rejecting PR application by Chinese wives.
He also said there are no rules to bar any national from applying to become a permanent resident in Malaysia.
Accoording to reports in the Chinese press yesterday, 10 of them voiced what they claimed was unfair treatment by the Immigration Department at a press conference called by Federal Territory MCA Public Service and Complaint Bireau Chief Dr Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Despite having stayed here for more than 5 years, these Chinese spouses are unable to get permanent residents status, and hence are denied the opportunity to work.
They calimed they had problems even getting the application forms from the les-than-friendly officers at the deparment.
When the immigration offcers learn that we are Chinese nationals, they refuse to sell us the application form, lelling us that there are no rules that say Chinese nationals can apply for permanent resident status. Those who managed to get the form and submitted their applications do not get any reply from the department" some of the Chinese spouses said.
Meanwhile, Immigration director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don denied the department has been rejecting PR application by Chinese wives.
He also said there are no rules to bar any national from applying to become a permanent resident in Malaysia.
Raja Zarith: Internet Being Used to incite Hatred
The availability of information on the internet, which should foster tolerance, understanding and acceptance among its users has ironically done the opposite.
Raja Zarith Sofia Sultan Idris Shah , consort of Tengku Mahkota of Johore, said there seemed to be less trust and greater paranoia now, although technological advancements had enabled more interaction among people.
"The question whouild all ask is thether we use the internet for more noble purposes or to incite hatred and anger.
"It's rather alarming because you cannot believe everthing on the internet," she said in her address, A global warning: The more we know, the less we understand at Solls, Intec 2009 International Conference on Language and Culture: Creating and Fostering Global Communities in Putrajaya recently.
Unfortunately, instead of going to online newspaper websites, many Internet users would rather go to sites like YouTube, Raja Zarith said, citing one video that had received over three million hits, which claimed that there was a subliminal message in the Disney certoon Aladdin for teenagers to take their clothes off.
"It is alarming when messages like these are taken seriously by YouTube viewers," said Raja Zarith.
Raja Zarith Sofia Sultan Idris Shah , consort of Tengku Mahkota of Johore, said there seemed to be less trust and greater paranoia now, although technological advancements had enabled more interaction among people.
"The question whouild all ask is thether we use the internet for more noble purposes or to incite hatred and anger.
"It's rather alarming because you cannot believe everthing on the internet," she said in her address, A global warning: The more we know, the less we understand at Solls, Intec 2009 International Conference on Language and Culture: Creating and Fostering Global Communities in Putrajaya recently.
Unfortunately, instead of going to online newspaper websites, many Internet users would rather go to sites like YouTube, Raja Zarith said, citing one video that had received over three million hits, which claimed that there was a subliminal message in the Disney certoon Aladdin for teenagers to take their clothes off.
"It is alarming when messages like these are taken seriously by YouTube viewers," said Raja Zarith.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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