Monday September 24, 2012
PRS sticks by list because we know who can win, says Masing
By RINTOS MAIL
rintos@thestar.com.my
KUCHING: PRS has reiterated its determination to retain all its incumbents, except for Hulu Rajang.
Its president Tan Sri Dr James Masing said the party had submitted the list of names of its candidates to the top Barisan Nasional leadership and that list remained unchanged.
“The party is very consistent with its choice of candidates. We control the party and we know better who have the better chance of winning in the elections,” he said.
He said this in response to rumours circulating in Meluan and Pakan that Julau MP Datuk Joseph Salang would be replaced as Barisan Nasional candidate in the coming general election.
It was reported that Salang too had scoffed such rumours saying, “It is common knowledge that my party has only nominated one name to defend each of its six parliamentary seats.
“As far as I know, mine is the only name he (Masing) has submitted to the Prime Minister to defend Julau, which I have represented for three terms,” he was quoted by Bernama recently.
Masing, who is Land Development Minister, said voters in all PRS parliamentary constituencies should not believed in rumours.
He said the party had submitted one candidate for each of the six seats to Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who are state and Federal Barisan chairman respectively.
“I have talked to both of them (Taib and Najib) about my list and they have no objection to any of the names, so there are no other names apart from the ones that I have submitted to them,” he said.
He said the party strongly believed that all the five incumbents were still its most winnable candidates.
Besides Salang the other incumbents PRS has retained are William Nyalau Badak (Lubok Antu) and Masir Kujat (Sri Aman), Datuk Joseph Entulu (Selangau) and Datuk Aaron Dagang (Kanowit).
It is said that PRS has nominated political secretary to the Chief Minister Wilson Ugak Kambong to replace Datuk Billy Abit Joo, who has been Hulu Rajang MP for more than 20 years.
Ugak is said to have been Abit’s polls manager in the last five elections.
- Transport Ministry reveals new FT registration plate to start with W1A
- Ahmad Zahid: Government will take action on foreigners who abuse student visas
- Adam Adli claims trial to sedition charge
- Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim, Tamrin Ghafar detained (Update)
- Tabung Haji top-level official denies khalwat
- Justice Akhtar: Intention to finish off Sosilawati, others at wrong place wrong time
- Verdict ends three years of restlessness for family, says Sosilawati's daughter
- Adam Adli charged with uttering seditious words (Update)
- All four accused guilty in murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and three others (Update)
- New crime prevention department to be set up
- Syariah Court can annul child’s marriage, says SIS
- A-G: Prosecution to proceed with statutory rape charges against Riduan
- Women’s groups laud A-G’s promise to press statutory rape charges against Riduan
- Probe into why teen withdrew rape report
- What comes after WYY?
- Japan stocks crash on volatile bonds, weak China data; Nikkei ends down 7.3%
- MISC posts RM300m net profit in Q1, sees challenging year ahead
- KL Kepong slips to low of RM21.36 as quarterly profit drops
- Maybank's Q1 earnings up 11.8% to RM1.506b
- Lafarge Cement positive on markets, mulls expanding capacity
- Dayang Enterprise awards RM705m contract to Perdana Petroleum
- KLCI pauses, Japan, Hong Kong key indices slide (Update)
- ECM Libra plans to exit PN17 by year-end
- China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears
- RHB Research maintains Buy on KPJ Healthcare, FV RM7.30
- Alliance Neutral on Axiata, ups target price to RM7
- Deleum top loser, down 11.3% after disappointing results
- Maybank KE Research maintains Hold on AirAsia
- Public Invest Research ups Uzma target price to RM2.86
- Malaysia's blue chips fall more than 6pts in early trade
- Ice queen Nicol into British Open quarters
- Australia to consider following ban on anchor putters
- Intxausti wins 16th stage, Nibali still keeps pink jersey
- Indonesia drawn to meet China again – in knockout stage
- Results worldwide
- Malacca sprinter Mohd Azam Masri out to create history by winning five events in MSSM meet
- Athletics runs in the veins of Vallabouy family
- Chinese long jumper Jinzhe claims another Olympic scalp
- Dane Jorgensen’s wish is to avoid Chinese ace Lin Dan in World Championships
- National badminton team’s lack of depth a glaring factor in home tourney
- Khim Wah-V Shem perform above expectations in Sudirman Cup debut
- Jindapon aims to qualify for 2016 Olympics
- Kenichi’s goal is to take Japan into Sudirman Cup semi-finals
- Dong-keun shows he’s a capable replacement
- Harrison makes swift U-turn
- Actress’ barking pet saves her from attacker in late night incident
- All four accused guilty in murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and three others (Update)
- What comes after WYY?
- Probe into why teen withdrew rape report
- A-G: Prosecution to proceed with statutory rape charges against Riduan
- Family demands full inquiry into death of shooting suspect under remand
- Syariah Court can annul child’s marriage, says SIS
- Astro and Maxis to deliver new-age TV service in Klang Valley
- Adam Adli charged with uttering seditious words (Update)
- PSM to review ties with Pakatan after GE13 losses
- Actress’ barking pet saves her from attacker in late night incident
- In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
- What comes after WYY?
- All four accused guilty in murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and three others (Update)
- Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim, Tamrin Ghafar detained (Update)
- Verdict ends three years of restlessness for family, says Sosilawati's daughter
- Astro and Maxis to deliver new-age TV service in Klang Valley
- Petronas Chemicals Group to invest RM3bil in capital expenditure
- Colleges challenge new conditions set by registrar
- Chromebook to help rural pupils leapfrog into parity with urban peers
RSS
