Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Abdullah to intervene in tussle

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will meet Wanita Umno leaders upon returning from his working trip abroad to find an immediate solution to the power transition plan in the women’s wing. The Umno...

No need for an acting Prime Minister, says Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need to have an acting Prime Minister in the absence of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib said that while it was rather unusual for him and the Prime...

Ka Chuan handed resignation to Tee Keat, says aide

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan has handed in his letter of resignation as housing and local government minister to MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, an aide to Ka Chuan said Wednesday. According to Bernama, the...

AirAsia plans flights to Uzbekistan

AIRASIA is looking into the possibility of flying to Uzbekistan following a request by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi . The prime minister said AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes was receptive to...

KOH LAY CHIN: Hand the reins over to those truly in the know

IT's a three-syllable word that weighs tonnes. "Transition" -- the buzzword of the year. It means the passing of one stage or phase to another, something not unfamiliar to Malaysians this year. The nation has gone through much...

Malaysian police to have image-enhancing slot on national TV

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's police force will be given airtime on national television as part of efforts to improve the image of the force in the public eye, a news report said Wednesday. The move comes in response to growing...

Abdullah arrives for two-day official visit to Turkmenistan

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived here Wednesday for a two-day official visit to Turkmenistan, the second and final destination of his central Asian tour to strengthen relations with the region.

Malaysia hopeful of release of two citizens in Guantanamo

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia is hopeful that two of its citizens being held at the Guantanamo Bay camp will be released and sent home after Barack Obama is sworn in as US president, a r...

AirAsia urged to look into KL-Tashkent route

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): Budget carrier AirAsia has been urged to look into the viability of providing a direct air link between Kuala Lumpur and Tashkent. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he had conveyed this...

Unscrupulous traders taken to task

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has lashed out at traders for refusing to bring down the prices of goods despite the government reducing the price of fuel. Speaking to reporters at a hotel here, Abdullah said...

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