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UMNO FIRM IN ELIMINATING MONEY POLITICS
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff
JAKARTA, March 18 (Bernama) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the decision taken by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO)Disciplinary Board in suspending several of Umno members for involvement in money politics today showed that the party was firm in eliminating the scourge.
"The Umno Disciplinary Board has made its decision. Umno is certainly firm
in tackling money politics," he told reporters here when asked to comment on the
decision of the board which included barring Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali
Rustam from contesting the post of Umno deputy president in the party
election next week.
UMNO is a right-wing party and Malaysia's largest political party; a
founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been Malaysia's
ruling political party since independence.
At the press conference with Malaysian journalists at the conclusion of his
two-day working visit here for the annual consultation with Indonesian President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Malaysian Prime Minister said he had informed
Susilo of the measures to be taken by Malaysia if the economic crisis persisted.
"I explained that the retrenchment of workers is something that cannot be
avoided and will happen. The question is to what extent and the number of people
to be retrenched," he said.
He pointed out that the Malaysian government would do its utmost to avoid
mass retrenchments but if this could not be avoided, the foreign workers,
including those from Indonesia, would have to go first.
Abdullah said, however, Malaysia would first of all inform Indonesia so that
the country, which provides the most number of foreign workers to Malaysia,
could make the necessary preparation to face the situation.
"Another thing, we (Malaysia) will cooperate to enable Indonesian nationals
residing in Malaysia to cast their ballots during the election in Indonesia," he
said.
He said the Indonesian nationals would be allowed to vote at the locations
which had been identified and the process would be supervised by the Indonesian
Embassy in Malaysia.
At the annual consultation which entered its sixth year, Malaysia and
Indonesia had agreed to push the private sector to regenerate the economy of
both countries, and Indonesia had expressed its willingness to accept Malaysian
investments in its new projects.
He said if the investment cooperation involved the power industry which was
being given priority by both countries, Petronas would be asked to consider the
ventures besides cooperating in alternative sources of energy.
The Malaysian Prime Minister said the outcome of the overall consultation
was most positive with numerous areements reached especially with the acceptance
of the various programmes recommended by the Eminent Persons Groups of both
countries.
Abdullah, who was accompanied by his wife Jeanne Abdullah,
returned home Tuesday night.
JAKARTA, March 18 (Bernama) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the decision taken by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO)Disciplinary Board in suspending several of Umno members for involvement in money politics today showed that the party was firm in eliminating the scourge.
"The Umno Disciplinary Board has made its decision. Umno is certainly firm
in tackling money politics," he told reporters here when asked to comment on the
decision of the board which included barring Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali
Rustam from contesting the post of Umno deputy president in the party
election next week.
UMNO is a right-wing party and Malaysia's largest political party; a
founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been Malaysia's
ruling political party since independence.
At the press conference with Malaysian journalists at the conclusion of his
two-day working visit here for the annual consultation with Indonesian President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Malaysian Prime Minister said he had informed
Susilo of the measures to be taken by Malaysia if the economic crisis persisted.
"I explained that the retrenchment of workers is something that cannot be
avoided and will happen. The question is to what extent and the number of people
to be retrenched," he said.
He pointed out that the Malaysian government would do its utmost to avoid
mass retrenchments but if this could not be avoided, the foreign workers,
including those from Indonesia, would have to go first.
Abdullah said, however, Malaysia would first of all inform Indonesia so that
the country, which provides the most number of foreign workers to Malaysia,
could make the necessary preparation to face the situation.
"Another thing, we (Malaysia) will cooperate to enable Indonesian nationals
residing in Malaysia to cast their ballots during the election in Indonesia," he
said.
He said the Indonesian nationals would be allowed to vote at the locations
which had been identified and the process would be supervised by the Indonesian
Embassy in Malaysia.
At the annual consultation which entered its sixth year, Malaysia and
Indonesia had agreed to push the private sector to regenerate the economy of
both countries, and Indonesia had expressed its willingness to accept Malaysian
investments in its new projects.
He said if the investment cooperation involved the power industry which was
being given priority by both countries, Petronas would be asked to consider the
ventures besides cooperating in alternative sources of energy.
The Malaysian Prime Minister said the outcome of the overall consultation
was most positive with numerous areements reached especially with the acceptance
of the various programmes recommended by the Eminent Persons Groups of both
countries.
Abdullah, who was accompanied by his wife Jeanne Abdullah,
returned home Tuesday night.
