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Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
For the past month, two questions have obsessed Malaysians. The first has been answered, viz: whether Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will bow down to pressures from inside Umno for a quick exit as Prime Minister by announcing that he would not defend the post of Umno President in the forthcoming Umno General Assembly. The second question, [...]
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Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reiterated yesterday that he would concentrate on five initiatives he wanted to see through in his final five months in office, viz: to table three bills in Parliament to strengthen: (i) the judiciary; and (ii) the anti-corruption enforcement; (iii) increase the effectiveness and integrity of enforcement agencies; (iv) to enlarge the [...]
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O.B.E. (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
PM proves many bloggers wrong KUALA LUMPUR: It is open season, not only for those offering themselves to contest the Umno elections in March. Bloggers also jumped on the bandwagon to be the first to report, or speculate, on what Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would announce at the Barisan Nasional supreme council meeting yesterday. News [...]
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Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
In his press statement to announce his decision to step down as Prime Minister next March, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi spoke of the initiatives to “regain our country’s competitiveness” which are “necessary to enable our nation and our society to face the challenges that the world has in store for us”. But in actual [...]
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Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is a decent human being. He was always personable and very approachable until he was cut off from the public by his gatekeepers whether fourth-storey or otherwise – and the common complaint after his first two years as Prime Minister was that he was more difficult to see than Tun [...]
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Pahit Manis (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
WHAT'S next? After Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made his announcement yesterday, the political bandwagon continues. After lunch today, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to declare that he's ready to accept nominations for the Umno president's post. This will be followed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is expected to declare that he is ready to be nominated for the number two post. Najib...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
MALAYSIAN PRIME minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced yesterday that he will step down in March, paving the way for his deputy, Najib Razak, to take over the premiership, but falling short of resolving a growing political crisis in the southeast Asian country.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he would step down in March 2009, paving the way for his chosen successor to lead a governing party losing its grip after five decades in power.
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
JAKARTA, October 8 (RIA Novosti) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reaffirmed his plans to step down from office next March, four years before his term ends, national media reporte...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Wednesday that he would not defend his post as president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) at the party's general assembly next March, media reported. Badawi made the announcement after chairing a BN supreme council meeting at the Putra World Trade Center here, according to Malaysia 's national news agency Bernama. Badawi would...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced Wednesday that he would step down in March when he cedes the helm of the ruling party to his deputy. Abdullah, who is president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO),...
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3540 Jalan Sudin (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will not defend his post in the Umno elections in March. The PM will go on a two-month leave before handing over the premiership to his successor, presumably, deputy Umno president and Deputy PM, Najib Abdul Razak.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down from office in March, a ruling party official says.
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rocky's bru (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has decided NOT to defend his presidency at the Umno elections in March, 4 years before the end of his full term. The Prime Minister will go on a two-month leave prior to handing over the premiership to his successor.
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Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi flip-flops to the very end! This morning, the grapevine was abuzz with his latest flip-flop that he has decided to defend his positions as Umno President and Prime Minister after a three-hour meeting with some 200 of his supporters at his Putrajaya official residence which started at about 11 pm [...]
