PAS is now learning that “you can’t ask for a divorce and yet still expect to live in the same house”, said an observer as the Islamist party reels from the impact of wanting to cut ties with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ally DAP. Selangor PAS leaders, in particular, scrambled to warn party bosses against going…
Upset with ulamas, Mat Sabu to quit all posts in Penang
Former PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, popularly known as Mat Sabu, announced today he would relinquish all his positions in Penang’s DAP-led government, in respect for the Dewan Ulama’s motion to cut ties with its ally. In a sarcastic dig at the ulama’s stance, he told delegates at the party’s 61st muktamar, or annual congress,…
Sekarang, setiausaha agung kata putus dengan DAP belum muktamad
Usul memutuskan hubungan dengan DAP masih belum muktamad kerana ia perlu dibuat Majlis Syura Ulama walaupun setelah diluluskan muktamar, kata Setiausaha Agung PAS Datuk Mustafa Ali. Katanya, ini kerana kerjasama PAS dengan parti lain dalam pilihan raya pada 1986 dan 1999 diputuskan 2 badan dalam PAS, iaitu Jawatankuasa Pusat dan Majlis Syura. “Memang (dewan) ulama…
DAP helped rebuild flood-stricken Kelantan, MP reminds PAS
With some PAS leaders demanding that the party cuts ties with DAP, one of its Kelantan MPs reminded them that their estranged coalition partner has done much to rebuild areas of the state devastated by floods last December. “DAP built new homes and they repaired the Kuala Krai market which was levelled in the floods,”…
Hudud should apply to all Malaysians, Jakim paper suggests
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Federal Constitution does not bar the incorporation of hudud into the Penal Code and subsequent application to all Malaysians, federal religious authorities argued in a working paper to implement the Islamic penal law. In the document sighted by The Malay Mail Online, the paper by the Malaysian Islamic Development…
Nothing2Hide: Dr Mahathir arrives for Q&A with PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived to attend theNothing2Hide public dialogue with the Prime Minister but the event was called off. This follows the orders of the Inspector-General of Police. In his tweet at about 8.50am on Friday, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the event at Putra World Trade Centre was…
Cut ties with DAP and Selangor government falls, say state PAS leaders
PAS cutting ties with DAP would virtually destroy Pakatan Rakyat’s Selangor government, said the state’s Islamist party leaders, and end years of hard work that went into building a model PR administration. They said that the proposal to cut ties with DAP, made by the party’s influential Muslim scholars’ (ulama) wing, did not take into…
With Sarawak’s support, Rosmah and I can sleep well tonight, says Najib
With Sarawak behind him and unconditional support from the state Barisan Nasional (BN), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said tonight he and his wife can sleep peacefully. “I’m so glad I am not alone,” he said, echoing Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s earlier statement of support. “Tonight I can sleep nicely. My…