Najib’s 100-day programme to woo national, party critics

By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor
May 20, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to roll out a 100-day programme within days to win over doubters and persuade Umno that he is the best to lead the party and the ... Read More

  • Dave Grohl (left) of the Foo Fighters performs with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones during The Rolling Stones’ “50 & Counting” worldwide tour in Anaheim, California May 18, 2013. — Reuters p Dave Grohl (left) of the Foo Fighters performs with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones during The Rolling Stones’ “50 & Counting” worldwide tour in Anaheim, California May 18, 2013. — Reuters p
  • Ethnic Hungarians embrace and pray at sunrise, a time when they believe that they can see the Holy Spirit in Sumuleu Ciuc, 270km north of Bucharest May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic Ethnic Hungarians embrace and pray at sunrise, a time when they believe that they can see the Holy Spirit in Sumuleu Ciuc, 270km north of Bucharest May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Buddhist monks hold their bowls during a mass alms offering ceremony in Bangkok May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic Buddhist monks hold their bowls during a mass alms offering ceremony in Bangkok May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Ed Carpenter Racing driver Ed Carpenter (centre) celebrates taking pole position in the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. — Reuters pic Ed Carpenter Racing driver Ed Carpenter (centre) celebrates taking pole position in the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Onlookers gather at the scene of a collision of two commuter trains in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured. — Reuters pic Onlookers gather at the scene of a collision of two commuter trains in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured. — Reuters pic
  • Men prepare bars of salt to be sold in a shop in the main market of the city of Mekele, northern Ethiopia May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic Men prepare bars of salt to be sold in a shop in the main market of the city of Mekele, northern Ethiopia May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A labourer cleans the window of an office building near a residential complex (back and reflection) under construction in Shenyang, Liaoning province May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic A labourer cleans the window of an office building near a residential complex (back and reflection) under construction in Shenyang, Liaoning province May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gets out of a vehicle as he arrives to surrender at a court in Mumbai May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gets out of a vehicle as he arrives to surrender at a court in Mumbai May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • People wearing a white cloth take part in ‘Divisor’, a performance art piece by Brazilian artist Lygia Pape at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic People wearing a white cloth take part in ‘Divisor’, a performance art piece by Brazilian artist Lygia Pape at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A boy from a Rohingya internally displaced persons camp looks up as he huddles next to his mother while queuing for food in a school outside of Sittwe, May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic A boy from a Rohingya internally displaced persons camp looks up as he huddles next to his mother while queuing for food in a school outside of Sittwe, May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic

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