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- Ku Li mum on whether he'll make a bid for top Umno post
- 'Disappointed' Musa leaves MyWatch
- Medicine prices should not go up, says Health Minister
| Ku Li mum on whether he'll make a bid for top Umno post Posted: KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah continues to keep everyone guessing on whether he will take on Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for the Umno presidency. The 76-year-old former Finance Minister yesterday dodged repeated questions on whether he was considering going for the party's number one job. "People are speculating. But I have not yet made a decision and that is the bottom line," the Gua Musang MP and Umno division chief said at his house. More than 30 reporters turned up for the press conference at his white-walled residence known as the "White House" located in the city's posh embassy enclave. All came expecting the Kelantan prince to announce his presidential candidacy but failed to get any clear answers from him. Expressing surprise at the large turnout, Tengku Razaleigh said he had called for the press conference due to numerous requests for his views on Umno's new election system. This explanation did not deter the media who immediately asked him whether he would defend his division chief post and vie for a top party leadership job as well. "The intention is there to contest a low-level position. If I say no to that then it would not be true, but (for a higher position) I have not made up my mind. Tengku Razaleigh holds the record as the country's longest serving MP and Umno division chief but is best known for almost unseating Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Umno president in the 1987 party election where he lost by 43 votes. It was the first of several attempts by Tengku Razaleigh to bid for the party presidency. First elected as an MP in 1969, Tengku Razaleigh was Kelantan Umno chief for 12 years from 1972 to 1984 and party vice-president between 1973 and 1981. He set up the splinter Semangat 46 party in 1988 but dissolved it in 1996 to rejoin Umno. Pestered to confirm his candidacy even after he ended the press conference, the veteran Umno politician said: "I know what you are trying to do but you must remember that I have been in this 'game' for a long time." |
| 'Disappointed' Musa leaves MyWatch Posted: PETALING JAYA: Former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan (pic), who has left as patron of crime watchdog group MyWatch, has told his former colleagues that he was disappointed over the misuse of the NGO by "certain people". MyWatch adviser S. Gobi Krishnan said Musa left after learning that some people were allegedly using MyWatch for their personal gain. "He has since formed a new non-governmental organisation named Malaysia Community Crime Care Association. "I spoke to him before he left and he said he was not happy with the misuse of MyWatch," Gobi Krishnan said yesterday. "I feel it can be salvaged and I intend to correct the wrongs done by one or two people. It is a good organisation except for a few bad hats," he said. The street shooting of MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan on July 27 was an execution-style attempt that triggered much fear among ordinary people and became a national issue. Sanjeevan, 29, was hit at a traffic light junction in Bahau, Negri Sembilan, and is currently recuperating at the Serdang Hospital. Doctors successfully extracted the bullet after 18 days. He had earlier developed a critical blood clot in his heart and lungs. Police have yet to interview him. Commenting on his earlier statement that Sanjeevan's shooting was related to drug gangs, Gobi Krishnan said he received the "credible information" recently. "It ruled out police involvement in the shooting, as claimed earlier by certain parties. "My duty is to alert the public ... I am just telling things as they are," he said. Musa was not available for comment despite attempts to reach him. Meanwhile, Federal CID director Comm Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah said the police would investigate Gobi Krishnan's recent revelations. "We will explore all angles but the investigation is still ongoing. It is a long process but we are not at liberty to disclose any information pertaining to the investigation," he said. |
| Medicine prices should not go up, says Health Minister Posted: SEGAMAT: The Government is observing prices of drugs and medicine closely to ensure they do not escalate due to the diesel and petrol price hike, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam (pic). He said the ministry would ensure that the drugs and medicine prices would not develop into an issue."We are very mindful of making sure medicine prices are always controlled," he said after opening the Universiti Teknologi Mara mobile dental clinic and oral health programme at Felda Palong Timur here yesterday. He said medicine manufacturers could not increase prices at will as the products were bought on consignment through Pharmaniaga Bhd. "To that extent, I do not think it will affect our prices as far as local (production) is concerned," he said, adding that the Cabinet had stated that the cost of other things such as food and medicine should not increase because of the fuel price hike. When asked about the suggestion that allowances of members of parliament should be trimmed to help the Government reduce its financial burden, Dr Subramaniam, who is Segamat MP and MIC deputy president, said he supported the initiative that could help strengthen the country's economic position. However, he said it should be taken to the Parliament for discussion before a decision was made. To a question on incumbent MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel's intention to give up the post by 2016 and hand over the duty to him, he said: "We will wait until then (to comment about the matter)." |
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