KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6, 2008) : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said he will make an announcement tomorrow or Wednesday on whether he will defend his position as Umno president or make way for his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak at the party polls which has now been postponed to March.
IT IS always during festive seasons that we are reminded of our uniqueness. When we visit friends of different faiths and cultures and share in the camaraderie, thanks to the feel-good factor that comes with every festive celebration.
Kenny Rogers The world's greatest wood fire roasted chicken.
KFC It's finger lickin' good and Shocking the Net!
Umno at the crossroads Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, who is making a bid to lead Umno Youth, feels that party members must speak up to make the party more democratic. It would also make Umno more attractive to young Malays, many of whom deserted the party in the March general election but who the party must win over if it is to be strong and formidable again, the outspoken Umno youth exco member and Jerlun MP told ZAINON AHMAD and KAREN ARUKESAMY.
As foreign minister, Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim has his hands full taking on critics of Malaysia’s judicial and enforcement processes, but as he tells R. NADESWARAN and TERENCE FERNANDEZ, his biggest challenges are right here at home.
Former MCA Secretary-General and Minister Tan Sri Dr Ting Chew Peh, who was also the party's former election steering committee chairman, gives an insight into some of the inconvenient truths to dispel misplaced public perception on the country's largest chinese political party. He also shared with Humayun Kabir some information on MCA'S administration.
Into uncertain, uncharted waters LIKE multi-directional waves colliding and breaking up into swirling, eddying pools of turbulence and dangerous undertows, a confluence of events has raised the uncertainty level tremendously in the country this last couple of weeks.
NEW YORK: The financial panic sweeping the globe is maddeningly complex, but the cause of the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s Great Depression is clear.
Easier said than done OPPOSITION leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told a news conference on Tuesday that more than 31 Barisan MPs have agreed to cross over to Pakatan Rakyat. However, he refused to reveal the names of the MPs. Anwar said he was committed to ensuring the takeover of government was constitutional.
Terror in Yemen AN ATTACK on the US Embassy in Yemen left 17 dead in August and underscored the global terrorist threat. Yemen has the dubious distinction of being the ancestral homeland of Osama bin Laden in this "age of terror" where the shadow of al Qaeda and its ilk looms large across the international stage. Helping countries like Yemen integrate or purge their societies of such elements is essential to lifting this shadow of extremism.
Do not politicise religion LET it be said again amid the recent events: This column restricts itself to bread and butter issues and those that affect society as a whole and does not touch on race, religion or politics. But sometimes the actions of politicians intrude into the community’s problems, and in the process, the self-imposed rule has to be dispensed. Today is one of them.
Mirror, mirror on the wall ... DURING a coffee break at an airport café one afternoon, my colleague and I were interrupted by a worried tourist. It was the young woman’s first trip to Malaysia and she was uncertain of the culture and customs of our country. "I have a Bible with me. Is it OK for me to take it out or can I get in trouble for it?"
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