| Politics this week (Feb 23- 27) |
| Written by Elaine Chee | |||
| Friday, 27 February 2009 18:49 | |||
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Feb 23-27 Feb 24: Sarawak PRS Batang Ai assemblyman Datuk Dublin Unting Ingkot dies. Feb 24: Candidate list for Umno March elections released. 269 on list; only one pulled out. Feb 25: Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim seeks audience with Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to seek guidance on the state exco Elizabeth Wong issue. Sultan says to leave it to MB. Feb 25: JC Ariff Yusof recuses himself from former Perak MB Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin case. Feb 25: KL High Court dismisses preliminary objection by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim versus appeal by prosecution for sodomy case to be heard in the High Court. Feb 25: EC receives notice of vacancy for Batang Ai. Will meet March 4 to discuss by-election date. Feb 25: Selangor Exec Council, MB extend Eli Wong's leave indefinitely until police investigation wraps up. Feb 26: Scuffle in Parliament. Umno Youth demand apology from Karpal for accusing them for sending live bullets in mail. Tried to block Karpal from entering Parliament. Chaos ensues. Feb 26: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz under Standing Order 80A initiates committee to investigate Karpal incident. Feb 27: KL High Court has fixed May 28 to hear preliminary matters in dispute over usage of the word 'Allah' in Catholic weekly The Herald. Feb 27: MCA turns 60.
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