QUOTA STAYS: (July 2) The nomination quotas for Umno aspirants in the contest for party posts will remain for the time being, said acting party president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The ruling was introduced after Umno was reformed in the late 1980s following an internal crisis that split the party and led to its deregistration. It was to ensure that only Umno members with genuine support among the rank and file could vie for posts.
HEROIC DEATH: (June 29) A brave van driver was stabbed to death when he tried to catch a snatch thief, making him the latest victim of the menace. Rosli Mohd Saad, 36, who had two years ago apprehended a snatch thief, pursued the thief although dissuaded by his wife. The public has been contributing to funds set up for Rosli's family to express their appreciation of his bravery.
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