- 1. Interactive Investor - 1 hour, 7 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares closed lower on Wednesday as cautious investors took advantage of the market's relative strength and sold some of their holdings for profit.
- 2. TVNZ - 1 hour, 32 minutes agoMalaysia's prime minister has called an emergency session of the ruling party's top policy-making body, seeking to stamp his authority after the dramatic defection of former premier Mahathir Mohamad.
- 3. Radio Singapore International - 1 hour, 34 minutes agoMahathir quit the ruling party on Monday in protest over Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's leadership and urged other members to follow suit. However, on Tuesday lawmakers pledged their allegiance to Abdullah. Even Mahathir's son Mukhriz declined to resign from UMNO.
- 4. Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- The matter of Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir stating he would not hesitate to leave Umno if Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi does not step down as the Prime Minister, Umno president and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman soon, would be referred to Umno's management committee, said Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
- 5. Aliran Online - 1 hour, 51 minutes agoWhy should clear thinking Malaysians not take the opportunity to rejoice and take this as yet another step forward for a new Malaysian cultural and political landscape to bloom post GE12—this time to get rid of all that is vile about the politics of Mahathir, writes Wong Kok Keong.
- 6. Sabah Daily Express - 2 hours, 6 minutes agoKuala Lumpur : Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended lower Tuesday as sentiment remained cautious following the decision by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to quit Umno, dealers said.
- 7. Sabah Daily Express - 2 hours, 6 minutes agoKuala Lumpur : This morning's downturn on Bursa Malaysia following the decision by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to quit Umno is a normal occurrence and is nothing to be overly concerned about because the country has strong economic fundamentals and the inflow of foreign exchange continues to be positive, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said Tuesday.
- 8. Sin Chew Jit Poh - 2 hours, 7 minutes agoDr Mahahir Mohamad is apparently not an early bird so he stayed up late to blog his continuing preoccupation with how best to get rid of his successor turned nemesis, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Prime Minister. At 1.12 a.m. this morning to be exact.
- 9. Sabah Daily Express - 2 hours, 8 minutes agoKota Kinabalu : Sabah MPs should consider supporting the planned DAP motion for the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Illegal Immigrants in the Parliament.
- 10. Sabah Daily Express - 2 hours, 9 minutes agoKuala Lumpur : The decision by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to quit Umno is deemed as blackmailing the party, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz said Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Ten latest news throughout on Mahathir Mohamad: 21th May 2008.
