Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir will meet Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to discuss the proposed raw water sale between the two states.
Mukhriz pointed out that it was Lim who had broached the idea to hold a meeting to discuss the matter, but the date had yet to be fixed.
"Lim may have misunderstood our intention of proposing the DAP-led state government to pay for raw water sourced from rivers in Kedah.
"We meant well and all we want to do is to discuss with Penang a win-win approach which will benefit both states.
"However, Lim had rejected the idea even before we could convey our intention and present the proposal to him," he said when met at Kampung Pida Tiga here on Friday.
Mukhriz said he felt that as neighbours, Penang and Kedah could help each others in many aspects if only Lim would act more positively.
He said talks on the proposal had been held by both states at the official-level and he believed that it should be continued at the state government level. Continue Reading..
Mahfuz reminded Mukhriz that the previous PAS administration had extended the use of the state stadium for Najib’s rally in January.
Thousands attended the “Black 505” rally here last night, where Kedah PAS chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar warned Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders against sparking conflict as the majority was with Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
Estimating that a crowd of 50,000 had gathered outside the state PAS headquarters, Mahfuz criticised newly-minted Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir for warning against the rally.
“I would advise Zahid to accept that the majority of the people are with the Pakatan Rakyat and don’t start a war with the people. Be rational,” the PAS vice-president and Pokok Sena MP was quoted as saying in media reports. Continue READing..
Najib also visited Azizan at the Penang Hospital on Saturday afternoon.Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arriving at the hospital.
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad paid a visit to former Kedah MB Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak at the Penang Hospital.
The former premier, who arrived at the hospital at 11.20am on Saturday, said Azizan is currently in stable condition.
"His heart and blood pressure is doing well," said Dr Mahathir.
He added that Azizan had regained consciousness but has been placed in an induced coma to keep him calm.
Mahathir, who was accompanied by with his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and son Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir left the ward 25 minutes later.
Relatives, family members and friends of former Kedah MB, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul wait at the entrance to Hospital Pulau Pinang's critical care unit.Former Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak in Penang General Hospital's critical care unit.
Former Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak has been admitted to the Penang General Hospital in Penang.
The Sungai Limau assemblyman was initially warded at the Kedah Medical Centre (KMC) for infection on both of his legs on Monday before his care was referred to the Penang General Hospital the following day at about 4pm.
At press time, the veteran politician was still being treated at the hospital’s coronary care unit.
Pas vice president Datuk Mafuz Omar says Azizan is now in coma and is being treated at the hospital's CCU unit. He asks for everyone to pray for his fast recovery and for strength for his family.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has voiced his unconditional support for his son Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir to become the next Kedah mentri besar should Barisan Nasional (BN) win back the state in the 13th general election.
The former prime minister’s endorsement of his son will likely add pressure for the state Umno leadership to decide on whether to back Mukhriz (picture) as a potential candidate, as support within the party for the deputy international trade and industry minister appears divided at best.
The Kedah government has come under fire for trying to impose gender segregation at its state-level New Year’s eve countdown celebration in Sungai Petani.
Kedah MCA chairman Datuk Chong Itt Chew said he received many complaints from revellers who were unhappy that men and women were “advised” to sit separately during the gathering near the clock tower at Jalan Ibrahim.
He said a large LED screen had displayed words advising couples not to sit together but to sit in the arrangement which segregated men and women.
Mukhriz: The formula is simple....we do our work well and they will recognise. The task is to resolve the people’s problems one by one and strive to improve their standard of livin
Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said the claim by the opposition leaders that his appointment as deputy chairman of the Kedah Umno Liaison Body was due to the influence of his father was because they had no other issues and could not accept the changes occurring in Umno.
He said that his appointment was not the real issue, but the opposition leaders liked to touch on personal issues instead of the contributions that could be made by Umno leaders to the party.
“I need not worry about their comments because what is more important is that the people are happy with the changes occurring within Umno,” Mukhriz told Bernama when asked to comment on the statement by an Exco member of the Kedah PAS-led government, Abdul Ghani Ahmad yesterday, that described his appointment as being due to the fact that he is the son of a former prime minister.
Abdul Ghani said Mukhriz was respected like Tun Dr Mahathir but was convinced that the situation would not last long when the young generation would forget him, while PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar described Mukhriz as being ‘raw’.
Kota Siputeh assemblyman Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif has been absent for two consecutive Kedah state assembly meetings this year.
Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives should learn from the court ruling on the Kota Siputeh case where the state seat was declared vacant following its assemblyman being absent from two consecutive State Assembly sittings without permission, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
"I am disappointed something like this happened. I do not want to make any assumptions because in the critical situation now, we need elected representatives at the national and state levels to take seriously legislature sittings.
"It is part of their main responsibilities as the sittings are where they can voice out the people's problems," he told Malaysian journalists before presenting Malaysia's views at the World Summit on Food Security here Tuesday.
On Monday, the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Appeals and Special Powers) in declaring the Kota Siputeh seat in Kedah vacant, stated that Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif was no longer the BN assemblyman for it following his failure to attend two consecutive state assembly sittings without the Speaker's permission.
Judge Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin who presided over the case also ordered the Election Commission (EC) to hold a by-election there.
Muhyiddin, who is also BN deputy chairman, added that elected representatives must live up to the people's expectations, failing which they would be rejected when polls came.
The EC, which had stated there was no casual vacancy for the seat as a result of Abu Hassan's non-attendance of the seatings as he had produced sick certificates for his absence, has stated that it would appeal the decision to the very highest level.
The High Court yesterday declared the Kota Siputeh state seat in Kedah vacant and held that its assemblyman was absent from two consecutive state assembly meetings without the permission of the speaker.
Judge Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin ruled that Datuk Abu Hasan Sarif was no longer the assemblyman for the constituency.
With this ruling, Abu Hasan is barred from attending the state assembly meetings scheduled to be held from today until Thursday.
The court, however, will hear an application by the Election Commission on Friday for a stay of the order.
In her judgment delivered at 5.30pm, Alizatul said the EC had acted irrationally when declaring that there was no vacancy in the Kota Siputeh seat and retaining Abu Hasan as the assemblyman.
“While I agree that the EC has the power to determine casual vacancy, I don’t think it can override the power of the speaker under Article 51 of the Kedah constitution,” she said.
“Under the article, the speaker has the power to grant leave, and the EC had acted illegally in accepting the medical certificate produced by Abu Hasan.
“Article 51 sets out the conditions which renders the seat to be vacant and the first respondent (Abu Hasan) has satisfied the conditions.” The article provides that if any member of the state assembly is absent from the assembly without leave from the speaker for two consecutive meetings, his seat shall become vacant.
Alizatul also ruled that the two meetings which Abu Hasan did not attend fell within the same term as defined under the state Constitution.
“The EC had misconstrued the meaning of ‘two consecutive meetings’ as provided for under Article 51 of the Kedah Constitution.
I agree with the applicant’s counsel that Abu Hasan was absent from two consecutive meetings in one uninterrupted session.” Kedah assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Abdul Isa Ismail was represented by counsel Sulaiman Abdullah while Abu Hasan was represented by counsel Datuk Hafarizam Harun. Senior federal counsel Datuk Kamaluddin Md Said appeared for the EC.
Abu Hasan was absent from the assembly meeting on April 19 and Aug 9 this year.
The EC had on Sept 1 decided that Abu Hasan was absent from two consecutive state assembly meetings in different terms and not within the same term. Isa filed the application for judicial review on Oct 1.
Outside the court, Abu Hasan said he accepted the court’s decision and left it to counsel to pursue the matter with the Court of Appeal.Isa was not present.
On March 8, 2008, Abu Hassan beat PAS candidate Ismail Wan Teh for the Kota Siputeh state seat by a majority of 495 votes.
The Kedah State Assembly sits today for three days and Abu Hassan will not be allowed to attend.
Abu Hassan, who was absent for the April 19 and Aug 9 sittings this year, looked disappointed as the judgment was delivered and told reporters later: “We will file an appeal.’’Dr Abdul Isa’s lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad said the ruling means that the Commission must hold the by-election within 60 days from the date of the casual vacancy of the state seat under Section 12 (3) of the Election Act.
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The High Court on 16th Nov 2009 declared the Kota Siputeh state seat in Kedah vacant. ----
Mahkamah Tinggi KL, 16 Nov 2009 arahkan SPR adakan Plihan Raya Kecil di DUN Kota Siputeh berikutan pelucutan status Dato' Abu Hasan Sharif sebagai ADUN Kota Siputeh, kerana tidak menghadiri dua mesyuarat berturut-turut dalam satu penggal yang sama. --------
PAS Bertanding Di DUN Kota Siputeh --------
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said that Barisan Nasional will accept the court's decision to declare the Kota Siputeh state seat vacant. ---------
