VK Liew sidekicks UMNO, punches BN leaders

KOTA KINABALU, Mar 24, 2012: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Datuk VK Liew was sidekicking UMNO, PBS and other BN leaders by saying PBS' downfall and BN raise to power in 1994 was due to frogging, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah.

Kudat Umno: LDP is hiding behind Bumi skirt

Kota Kinabalu: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) should contest in predominantly Chinese areas if it truly believes in its claim to enjoy the undivided support of the Chinese.

"They should gentlemanly request to stand (in these areas) and stop hiding behind the bumiputera skirt, especially in Merotai in Tawau and Tanjung Kapor in Kudat and later claim that they are formidable," said Umno Kudat Treasurer, Harun Bidin.

In this respect, Harun said it was only appropriate that Datuk Peter Pang remains in Karamunting to represent BN, while an Umno candidate is fielded in Merotai and either Umno or MCA in Tanjung Kapor.

LDP called on CM Musa to quit

LDP deputy president Chin Su Phin, who has called on Chief Minister Musa Aman to quit, urges the PM to axe corrupt leaders.

SANDAKAN: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to get rid of corrupt leaders in Barisan Nasional.

LDP deputy president Senator Chin Su Phin, who has been at the forefront of demanding that Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman step down, said Najib must make a bold decision.

Revolts looming in Sabah BN

Luke Rintod


Umno-led Sabah Barisan Nasional has taken things too much for granted in Sabah and this time, with the impending general election, the state may be fertile ground for revolts and back-stabbings

KOTA KINABALU: If the virulent exchanges among Sabah Barisan Nasional component parties are to be taken seriously, then back-stabbing, revolts and open challenges will be a common scene in the coming general election in Sabah.

LDP bears brunt in Umno’s secret war

Michael Kaung

Sabah Umno is not a reliable bet for Umno president Najib Tun Razak going into the 13th general election.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman has been unable to heal festering wounds within the Barisan Nasional ranks.

Some political observers went so far as to say that these wounds continue to turn gangrenous with encouragement from Musa.

‘Musa must Go’

Charlie Rudai

LDP will not kowtow to Sabah Barisan Nasional's Musa Aman.

KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which is being crucified for being vocal,  is sticking to its guns demanding that the state administration under Chief Minister Musa Aman must reform.

Party president VK Liew said issues raised during the annual general meeting (AGM) at its 26 divisions in the state were the views of the people and not merely that of the party alone.

LDP lays claim to 6 seats

Sabah BN members uneasy over LDP's demand

The decision by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to lay claim to up to six seats left vacant by the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), which left Barisan Nasional (BN) in September 2008, has riled their counterparts in the state component.

Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Gerakan, MCA and Umno are said to be unhappy with the LDP for openly voicing their claim to the six seats making up two parliamentary seats - Tawau and Sepangar - and the State constituencies of Luyang, Likas, Elopura and Tanjung Papat.

Perkasa: Why bother with Christian votes?

By : DATUK TEO CHEE KANG

"IT IS reported in today's Malaysiakini that the Secretary General of PERKASA, Syed Hassan Syed Ali said that Muslim leaders in the country are 'starving' for Christian votes, as a result of which they have to compromise their dignity as Muslims.

He added that, "there are only 9% Christians, why bother with their votes?. At the same time, he also demanded that Christian teachers should not be allowed to teach in national schools."

LDP: Why Peninsular party that has never won a seat given prominence

‘Power sharing’ only exists in name in Sabah: LDP

KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) claimed the notions of 'power sharing' and 'mutual respect' that have always been practised by the Barisan Nasional (BN) only exist in name in Sabah.

LDP aims to wrest six SAPP-held seats

Queville To

Sabah's oldest BN ally LDP has urged its members not to 'linger in the past'.

SANDAKAN: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has laid claim to the six seats left vacant by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) who left Barisan Nasional (BN) in September 2008.

Backdoor politics of Gerakan

Crossovers within BN ‘unethical’, says LDP


Peninsular based Gerakan's brazen bid to lure members from other Barisan Nasional component parties in Sabah to boost its membership is irking LDP.

KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president VK Liew is disappointed that the Barisan Nasional (BN) spirit once upheld by its Sabah partners has melted away.

Carrot and Stick approach to LDP

LDP's Chin to be made Senator?

Kota Kinabalu: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Deputy President Datuk Chin Su Phin is expected to be appointed a Senator, it was reliably learnt.

Sources, however, told Daily Express that Chin's impending appointment, if it materialises, would need the consent of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. His appointment may be in the wake of LDP's dissatisfaction after the party was left without a State Cabinet member following a recent reshuffle.

LDP blasts Gerakan Au for Greed

SANDAKAN: The Labeling of Liberal Democraric party (LDP) as termites by Elopura assemblyman Au Kam Wah Is uncalled for, said Albert Kok, the political secretary to Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk VK Liew.

"The statement by Au, who ditched SAPP in 2008 and joined Gerakan later, alleging LDP to clamour for positions could not be more true about himself and the party he just joined.

Kalabakan Umno Wants LDP Merotai Seat

TAWAU: Kalabakan Umno wants the Merotai state seat which now is represented by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to be returned to Umno at the next election.

Its chief Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh said Kalabakan Umno was making the demand because LDP leaders lately had been making press statements which were not line with the Barisan Nasional (BN) spirit.

"How can we trust LDP to contest the Merotai seat when they do not show respect for Umno and its leaders," he told reporters after chairing a Kalabakan Umno division meeting here Sunday.

LDP fires salvo at ‘hypocritical’ Gerakan

The peninsular-based party is told to first look at themselves in the mirror before accusing others of clamouring for positions in the government.

KOTA KINABALU: After weeks of accusations and counter accusations between the oldest state BN coalition party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and its BN partners, Sabah Gerakan leaders stand accused of being hypocritical for demanding a standard they have failed to live up to.

LDP are like termites: Gerakan

Elopura Assemblyman Au Kam Wah urged the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership to stop behaving like termites whose gnawing at the State Barisan Nasional's structure may eventually cause the coalition's collapse, if left unchecked.

"This is precisely the attitude of the present LDP leadership who seem to have no qualms going all out to cause serious damage to the very house that houses them, in this case the Barisan Nasional," said Au.

He also said instead of calling for a change in the State Barisan Nasional leadership, it is LDP that should change some of its leaders.

LDP will not be Musa’s ‘yes man’

Sabah Barisan Nasional's whipping boy, LDP, says it's duty-bound to 'give effect' to the voices of the voters and cannot remain silent.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has come under much flak for its criticism of Chief Minister Musa Aman, has denied it was out to oust Musa.

Umno Sabah's Musa-Shafie rivalry

In an apparent show of support to battered Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman, UMNO flew a delegation of Umno community leaders from Semporna, home base of rival Datuk Shafie Apdal, to the State capital to pose witht the CM.

This has taken the Musa-Shafie feud to another level beyond the LDP-Musa spat.

Sabah Gerakan: ‘LDP not welcome in BN anymore’

Chinese-dominated Liberal Democratic Party, Sabah Barisan Nasional's oldest ally stands at a crossroad facing calls from its rivals within the coalition to quit following its public criticism of Chief Minister Musa Aman.

KOTA KINABALU: An all out war has been declared within the Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition under Chief Minister Musa Aman against the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Leave BN, Umno chief tells LDP

With just two state and one parliamentary seats, party is not needed in the Sabah BN coalition, says an Umno leader.

KOTA KINABALU: The row between Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Sabah Umno has escalated to a point where an Umno leader has urged LDP to leave the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Silam Umno chief, Nasrun Datu Mansur, said LDP should leave for “breaching the coalition’s sacred consensus spirit” with its relentless attacks on Chief Minister Musa Aman.