KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Lim Kit Siang has called Tunku Aziz Tunku Ibrahim “a man of principle and integrity” despite the former DAP vice-chairman accusing Lim’s son of being untrustworthy and lacking decency.
Kit Siang’s son Guan Eng, the party secretary general, had publicly rebuked the ex-Bank Negara advisor for not toeing the party line and refusing to support Bersih’s April 28 “illegal street protest.”
But party stalwart Kit Siang, whom Tunku Aziz said he still respected ... Read More
Malaysia
Ahmad Maslan urges all Malays in DAP to quit party
PONTIAN, May 16 — The resignation of DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim proves that the Malays have no place in that opposition party, says Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan.In this regard, the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department is calling on the small group of Malays in DAP to quit the party as it “has no respect for the other communities”.Ahmad (picture) said he left it to Tunku Abdul Aziz if he was interested to join Umno.Ahmad, who ... Read More
Guan Eng thanks Tunku Aziz, says will not trade barbs
By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Lim Guan Eng has refused to “exchange personal attacks” with Tunku Aziz Tunku Ibrahim despite the latter claiming the DAP secretary general had insulted him by “dangling” a job offer before he quit the party on Monday night.Lim had said in an immediate response yesterday that he would try to convince the former party vice-chairman to rethink his quit move.But Tunku Aziz, who was the party’s most senior Malay leader, has since openly criticised the ... Read More
Bar Council now a ‘political party’, says Dr M
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has backed calls to form a second Malaysian Bar as an alternative for lawyers who disagree with the present Bar Council’s alleged pro-opposition stand.The former prime minister questioned its impartiality, saying that "it is quite obvious" that the Bar Council has become more concerned with political issues instead of legal ones."A professional organisation should concentrate more on the profession but it is quite obvious that the ... Read More
Bahasa
Nik Aziz sedia muzakarah dengan Umno
Oleh Mohd Farhan Darwis
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Mei — PAS hari ini menyatakan kesediaan untuk bermuzakarah dengan Umno bagi membincangkan isu yang timbul dalam kalangan umat Islam dengan lebih menyeluruh dan bukannya sekadar pandangan sebelah pihak.Kenyataan itu dikeluarkan Mursyidul Am parti Islam tersebut, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat (gambar) yang menyifatkan situasi semasa dilihat keadaan yang amat sesuai untuk mengadakan muzakarah terbabit.“Isu muzakarah ini berlaku sejak pimpinan PAS diketuai oleh Datuk ... Read More
Guan Eng terima perletakan jawatan Tunku Aziz, namun enggan balas serangan peribadi
Oleh Mohd Farhan Darwis
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Mei − Lim Guan Eng hari ini enggan untuk melakukan “serangan balas peribadi” terhadap bekas Naib Pengerusi DAP yang telah meletak jawatan, Tunku Aziz Tunku Ibrahim yang sebelum ini mengatakan Setiausaha Agung DAP itu telah menghinanya apabila mengemukakan tawaran sebelum beliau meninggalkan parti pada malam Isnin lalu.Malah, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang ini sebaliknya berterima kasih di atas jasa Tunku Aziz sebagai Naib Pengerusi Kebangsaan DAP selama empat ... Read More
Business
Fear factor sends UK’s FTSE down through 5,400 mark
LONDON, May 16 – Britain’s top share index fell through the 5,400 point level for the first time since mid-December, driven lower by a slump in heavyweight mining stocks and fears over Greece, which have pushed investors out of equities and into cash or gilts.The FTSE 100 index was down 0.9 per cent, or 51.12 points, to 5,386.50 points – its lowest level since around the middle of December.In Greece, the country’s president spoke of “fear that could develop into panic” at ... Read More
Hong Kong shares post biggest loss in six months, China slides
HONG KONG, May 16 – The Hang Seng index posted its biggest loss in six months today after mainland media reported flat loan growth for the country’s “Big Four” state-owned banks in the first two weeks of May, fanning fears about the slowing Chinese economy.Those concerns combined with Greece’s failure to form a government and a three-day losing streak on Wall Street kept investors wary and Asian markets firmly in “risk off” mode.Chinese shares also slipped, but did ... Read More
World
US to freeze assets to help Yemeni transition
WASHINGTON, May 16 — US President Barack Obama today ordered the freezing of US assets of anyone the United States considers to be obstructing the Washington-backed political transition in Yemen.The executive order targets “certain members of the Government of Yemen and others,” according to a copy of the document released by the White House that did not include names or organizations already determined to be in violation.Washington has stepped up its drone attacks in Yemen ... Read More
Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang ties
MEXICO CITY, May 16 — Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense who helped lead the escalation of the country’s war against drug gangs, are being investigated for ties to organised crime, the attorney general’s office said today.Mexican soldiers yesterday detained Tomas Angeles Dauahare, who served as the army‘s second in command until 2008, and Roberto Dawe Gonzalez, who led an elite unit in the state of Colima, and turned them over for ... Read More- PAS perlu ikhlas jika mahu bermuzakarah dengan UMNO, kata Fatmi
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