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17 June 2015
Jun 17, 2015
Nazir to set up NGO, not political party
Nazir Abdul Razak, brother of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, today denied that he was planning to set up a new political party.
“I refer to recent news reports that I am setting up a new political party.
“This is not true,” he said in a statement today.
Instead, Nazir, who is CIMB chairperson, said he had been discussing about the setting up of a NGO to advocate moderation.
Nazir said he had been “growing increasingly concerned” about the socio-political environment as well as its impact on the economy.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/302153
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WISDOM FROM A POLITICIAN!
Personally I welcome more political parties offering themselves to the public. The more the merrier. In the end the people will decide.
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Running political party requires mental & physical stamina, the ability to connect & understand the diverse demands of the rakyat.
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You will quickly realize tht lofty ideals, while good to hear, will hv to be tampered with harsh and uncompromising realities on the ground.
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Once you are speaking from a political platform, your words and your policies will be under intense scrutiny by the public.
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But sometimes running an NGO or a business organization is so much easier than running a political party.
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At this time it is purely speculative. But if it is true, I wish them the best of luck. Any Malaysian can set up a political party.
Malay Mail Online
Report: New party in the works but not with Nazir Razak on board
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Datuk Seri Nazir Razak is not involved in the formation of a new political party, a source told The Star today while confirming that one such entity was currently in the process of being established.
The anonymous source, whom the newspaper described as “close to the CIMB group chairman”, also disputed news portal Asia Sentinel’s report that the prime minister’s brother had met business leaders over the said party.
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Will Nazir Razak start a new political party?
“No, he won’t,” says a source close to the CIMB group chairman.
Nazir Razak not forming political party: http://bit.ly/1R7dIZB
PETALING JAYA: A new political party is in the making, but despite speculation saying otherwise, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak will not be involved, said a source close to the CIMB group chairman.
The source rubbished a news report linking Nazir, who is also Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s brother, to the new party.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/06/17/nazir-not-forming-party/
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Asia Sentinel
Major Realignment Possible in Malaysian Politics
Prime Minister’s own brother seeks to start unity movement
Banking executive Nazir Razak, the Malaysian prime minister’s brother, has been quietly meeting with business leaders in his UK headquarters and in Kuala Lumpur to attempt to form a well-funded new, nonpartisan political entity to reach out to all races and to end the divisive racial politics that have poisoned the atmosphere of the country.
Nazir, 49, is said to have been meeting with moderates including Chinese leaders in the campaign to formulate the new political party, which would, if successful, dramatically redraw the country’s political landscape, fracturing party lines laid down before the British colonists handed Malaysia back to its own people in 1957.
The plan is considered a long shot. But as an indication of how desperate the group is over the current situation, Nazir would be not only going against his brother but against the legacy of his own father, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, one of the founders of UMNO who served as the country’s second prime minister.
Public face to be Saifuddin
Nazir is said to want to remain in the background, restrained by sentiments over his father’s role in the founding of the country. However, reports of the plan have been widely circulated in Kuala Lumpur although Nazir is expected to publicly deny involvement. Instead, the public face is expected to be Saifuddin Abdullah, a former UMNO minister described as one of the more moderate and liberal-minded politicians in the party.
After leaving parliament, Saifuddin joined the University of Malaya as a research fellow but resigned to protest the forced resignation of Mohamad Redzuan Othman, a social sciences professor who was directed to quit after conducting studies that were critical of the government. However, Nazir’s friends have advised him that he must emerge as the prime mover or it won’t work. Saifuddin, as much as he is respected as a moderate, doesn’t have the widespread clout to attract support.
http://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/major-realignment-possible-malaysia-politics/
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Malaysian Insider
Nazir Razak to start new political party, says report
Published: 17 June 2015 8:45 AM
The prime minister’s brother, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, is in the midst of forming a new non-partisan political party to reach out to all races, Asia Sentinel reports.
The news portal reported that Nazir, who is chairman of CIMB Group, one of the largest financial services providers in Malaysia, has been meeting with business leaders in his UK headquarters and in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the matter in an attempt to end “divisive racial politics”.
“Nazir is said to have been meeting with moderates, including Chinese leaders in the campaign, to formulate the new political party, which would, if successful, dramatically redraw the country’s political landscape, fracturing party lines laid down before the British colonists handed Malaysia back to its own people in 1957,” it said.
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Recently, Nazir has been critical of Putrajaya’s policies, especially in the handling of the 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) controversy, which according to the report, gives him an air of credibility.
Asia Sentinel added that unlike other unsuccessful political upstarts, Nazir and his partners were more than capable of raising the necessary funds. – June 17, 2015.
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Muhamad yazrudin Muhamad yazrudin retweeted Astro AWANI
@TV3 @Johan_Jaaffar Nazir Razak kuat menyerang 1MDB. tak nak buat slot ex-banker hentam nazir razak/CIMB?
Muhamad yazrudin added,
Nazir: Late 1MDB audit shows bad governance – CIMB chief Nazir Razak has opined that the delayed commencement of 1… http://ow.ly/2ZQmrZ
CIMB chief Nazir Razak has opined that the delayed commencement of 1MDB’s audit for the financial year ending March 2015 is a sign of bad corporate governance.
In an Instagram post yesterday, Nazir – the boss of Malaysia’s second biggest bank and younger brother of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak – said the oversight “perplexed” him.
“I am perplexed why your March 2015 audit has not even started. How is this allowed? Has standards of GLC governance dropped so low?” wrote Nazir.
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Jason Ng Nazir Razak blasts 1MDB duo for missing inquiry. It’s “unacceptable” http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/299629
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