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Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Bersatu MP questions alleged removal of Vision 2020 plaque
Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan questioned the government's intentions after a plaque marking the location of the Vision 2020 time capsule at KL Tower was allegedly removed. The Bersatu supreme council member urged Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil to clarify why the plaque, which commemorates an event officiated by then-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, was taken down. 'The plaque and its location...
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
It's Madani City, not ‘Anwar's City', says PKR leader
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim being briefed on the Madani City project on Tuesday. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A PKR leader has defended the Madani City project in Putrajaya after a Bersatu leader questioned the use of the government's tagline in naming the project. PKR central leadership council member G Sivamalar said 'Madani' referred to the government's core values – including sustainability, innovation, and compassion – and was not meant to promote any single individual. 'It needs to be stressed that it's 'Madani City', not 'Anwar's City' as cynically claimed by Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan. 'It's shameful to mock a policy built on such principles for political gain,' Sivamalar said in a statement. She added that the project addressed a real need for housing among civil servants, who make up 90% of Putrajaya's population. Sivamalar cited the Auditor-General's Report 2021, which said that nearly 18,000 civil servants were still waiting for government quarters. She said the 41ha Madani City project would offer 10,000 housing units for up to 30,000 people, and was meant to be a walkable city with essential services within a 15-minute radius. She urged critics to stop politicising public welfare and to support meaningful solutions introduced by the government. Yesterday, Wan Saiful warned against using administrative slogans to brand major projects, saying it could lead to losses if there was a change in government. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Madani City project is set for June 26. The township will come with a secondary school, a technical and vocational education and training institution, banks, a government clinic and a mosque, among others. Its first phase, involving around 3,000 residential units and a vertical school, is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- General
- Malaysiakini
'Kota Madani is not Kota Anwar', PKR leader slams Wan Saiful
A PKR leader has ticked off Bersatu MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan for calling Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim narcissistic over the branding of the Kota Madani project. In a statement, PKR central leadership council member G Sivamalar claimed the Tasek Gelugor MP was wrong in his criticism as the 'Madani' brand was not about any individual but is the core of today's government policies...
Free Malaysia Today
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Asking Bersatu to dissolve an outdated, irrelevant proposal, says Wan Saiful
Wan Saiful Wan Jan said dissolving and joining another might make sense for a small or insignificant party, but Bersatu is not small. PETALING JAYA : Bersatu Supreme Council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan has dismissed a proposal for the party to disband and reunite with Umno, describing it as outdated and irrelevant. He said the current political landscape is marked by various parties forming coalitions and working together to form governments. 'If it's a small party, maybe it's appropriate to consider dissolution. But this suggestion came from Umno veterans, so it reflects a mindset that should have long been retired,' he said in a Facebook post. Wan Saiful said Malaysia is in a new political era, with multiple parties forming coalitions and working together to form governments. 'That's the political reality today that may not be realised by those still stuck in the past,' he added. He was responding to Umno Veterans Club secretary Mustapha Yaakub's call for Bersatu to dissolve and rejoin Umno, likening the move to Semangat 46's return to the party in the 1990s. Mustapha's remarks came after Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin said the party was open to working with Umno because of their shared ideological values. Wan Saiful, the MP for Tasek Gelugor, also claimed that Umno no longer holds the upper hand in national politics and is surviving mainly through the support of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. 'We must remember, if not for party hopping and the scramble for government funds, Bersatu would still have more MPs in Parliament than Umno,' he said.
