The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — When Hafidz Baharom, a freelance writer, entered a public university in 2002, he was sent with his classmates to a government camp for a week.

It was the usual jungle trekking and other team-building activities, but interspersed with these were lectures. Some of the content was disturbing, he said.

“We were taught a song with lyrics like ‘the land that you walk upon is owned by others. Lecturers told us the Malays were forced to depend on the Chinese for support after 1998 because some Malays had betrayed their own race,” he recalled.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 – MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek says that he supports fresh party elections but not the November 28 extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by his rival Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai for the same purpose.

Dr Chua said that Liow should call off the EGM scheduled for next Saturday and discuss the possibility of holding fresh elections in March.

“I am one of those who supported fresh elections after the October 10 EGM but I do not support the November 28 EGM as the resolutions do not fulfil the requirement of the MCA constitution,” said Dr Chua.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 - Axed presidential council member Datuk Wee Ka Siong (picture) said today that there should not be any reason why fresh party elections should have to wait till March 2010 as “everything is ready for party elections.”

“I am glad to hear that Chua Soi Lek is agreeable to party elections. However I disagree with his proposal to have it in March next year.

“We have the central delegates’ list. Everything is ready. Why wait?” said Wee, who is MCA National Youth Chief.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 20 — MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai feels that holding fresh elections for all the top posts is the best way to solve the party’s lingering internal crisis.

His view on the issue was conveyed at his meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak before the Cabinet meeting began at the Prime Minister’s Office here today.

Liow (picture), who is also Health Minister, said Najib told him that he wanted the prolonged crisis to be resolved as soon as possible in the interest of unity in Barisan Nasional (BN).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today they would comply with yesterday’s landmark High Court decision on when witnesses can be interviewed.

Judicial Commissioner (JC) Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof had ruled that the MACC can only carry out questioning during office hours which is between 8.30am and 5.30pm.

In a statement today, MACC stated its headquarters would issue new guidelines to all their offices nationwide.