Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to hand over power to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in 2010.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Prime Minister to hand over power to Deputy Prime Minister in 2010 - TheStarOnline.tv
Abdullah to hand over power to Najib in 2010 - The Star
VIDEO: Prime Minister to hand over power to Deputy Prime Minister in 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced Thursday that he will hand over the reigns of the government's leadership to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in mid 2010.
He said he would also hand over his chairmanship of Barisan Nasional to the Deputy Prime Minister and confirmed that he would not lead the coalition and Umno in the next general election.
However, Abdullah said he would defend his party president's post in the coming party elections in December and that he wanted Najib to remain his number two.
"I took the opportunity to inform the supreme council that I have reached an agreement with Datuk Seri Najib that I will not be leading the BN in the 13th general election.
"This means that we have to set in motion the process of transferring the power. The process would begin with this announcement that I plan to hand over the (Umno) president's post to Datuk Seri Najib by middle of 2010," he said after a special Umno briefing attended by divisional leaders and leaders of the party's Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings at the Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre.
[From http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/10/nation/20080710190351&sec=nation]
Pakatan files no-confidence motion - Malaysiakini
By Rahmah Ghazali
The opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition has today moved an urgent motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Opposition Leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR-Permatang Pauh) filed the motion at the Dewan Rakyat speaker's office at 3.45pm.
Among others, the motion stated that the 12th general election witnessed a 'political tsunami' which saw five states and the Federal Territories falling into the hands of the Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional being denied a two-thirds majority.
"BN achieved its slim victory by manipulating the Election Commission and through lies.
"The price of fuel was suddenly raised after the elections although the deputy premier - while launching the election manifesto - promised this would not happen.
"BN parliamentarians who rejected this irresponsible action of their leaders are threatened and forced not to speak out.
"This development has caused a crisis of confidence with the prime minister and his cabinet. The people are facing several crises such as an increase in the prices of fuel and foodstuff.
"In addition, the people's confidence in the police, attorney-general and judiciary is also on the decline. Crime and corruption is on the rise."
[More at http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/85871]
Disappearance of P. Balasubramaniam: Najib: We’re not responsible - NST
By : Ridzwan Abdullah and R. Sittamparam
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday denied charges that the authorities were behind the "disappearance" of private investigator P. Balasubramaniam and his family.
The deputy prime minister shrugged off the claims as baseless.
He was speaking to reporters at the launch of Ibrahim Pahlawan Melayu (Ibrahim, the Malay Warrior), a memoir narrating the life and experiences of former armed forces chief Gen (Rtd) Tun Ibrahim Ismail.
Najib, who is also defence minister, was asked on an ultimatum made by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) for the government to "release" Balasubramaniam.
Hindraf coordinator S. Jayathas, at a candlelight vigil held in Brickfields on Tuesday night, said Hindraf would organise a massive rally in three days' time if Balasubramaniam and his family were not released by then.
Responding to this, Najib replied: "Then I guess you have to ask them (Hindraf)."
Balasubramaniam made headlines last week with a statutory declaration linking Najib with the murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, but retracted it the next day.
[More at http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/2290120/Article/index_html]
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