PKMS factions to meet

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ONE of two feuding factions vying for control of Singapore's only Malay-based political party wants the Registrar of Societies to determine who is rightfully in charge of the party.

The faction in question, led by Mr Borhan Ariffin, is confident the Registrar will decide in their favour.

Its spokesman Ali Aman said on Saturday that was because 'we have the support of the majority of our members'.

His faction, within the Singapore Malay National Organisation(PKMS), held an extraordinary general meeting on Saturday. It was attended by 100 party delegates.

At a press conference after the meeting, Mr Ali also said the faction he represented planned to contest the coming General Election, hopefully under the banner of the Singapore Democratic Alliance led Mr Chiam See Tong.

The rival faction issued a statement on Saturday evening to say they did not recognise the meeting held earlier by Mr Borhan's group.

-- ST

Asromanista2001 SG

timing so good ah........near elections then quarrel............looks like already got PAP moles inside liao ah..........

hopefully join SDP lah............

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Rift over control of Malay-based political party PKMS deepens

SINGAPORE : The rift appears to be deepening between the two factions fighting for control of Singapore's only Malay-based political party, the Singapore Malay National Organisation or PKMS.

One faction led by Borhan Ariffin announced on Saturday that it wanted the Registrar of Societies to determine who is rightfully in charge.

It also held an Extraordinary General Meeting at a hotel.

On Sunday afternoon, the faction led by PKMS president Ali Asjadi held its Annual General Meeting at the party's office in Changi Road.

He said the party does not recognise the meeting held by Mr Borhan's faction, as he is no longer a member.

He said it will be taking legal action against the group for defamation.

The tussle began at a party election in 2006, when party leader Osman Hassan led a group to oust Mr Borhan, who was the party president at the time.

Both sides agreed to settle the issue at fresh polls in 2007.

In September last year, members and supporters from both sides clashed in a street brawl outside the PKMS building. Twelve members were charged with rioting, and the case is ongoing.

- CNA/ms

Rock^Star SG

it's a doomed party. how can singapore have a one race party? LOL. Just disband and go home everyday for nasi lemak, shiok right.

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PKMS leaders seek to end tussle

NEWLY elected leaders of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) said they are considering taking legal action over the ongoing tussle with a breakaway faction, which also claims leadership of the party.

'We need to put a stop to this prolonged debacle which is causing unnecessary confusion and dissatisfaction among members and the Malay public alike,' Mr Ali Asjadi said in a statement on Sunday.

'Our silence and diplomatic approach have been taken for granted.'

Mr Ali was elected party president on Sunday after an annual general meeting at the PKMS building in Changi Road to elect a new supreme council.

He had been deputy to party president Osman Hassan, who stepped down on Sunday to become adviser to the council.

Last Saturday, the rival faction held its own extraordinary general meeting and said it wanted the Registrar of Societies to determine which faction was rightfully in charge of the party.

-- ST

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PKMS ordered to give up HQ

THE High Court has ordered members of a breakaway faction of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) to sign over trust deeds to the party's Changi Road building to elected party officials.

If they fail to sign over the deeds and the transfer documents by Aug 24, the Registrar of the Supreme Court will do so on their behalf.

The order by Justice Lai Siu Chiu was made at a closed-door hearing on Tuesday, according to court documents seen by The Straits Times.

The move could bring Singapore's only Malay-based political party a step closer to settling a leadership dispute that has been going on for the past four years.

The court order came two days after a new PKMS supreme council, led by former deputy president Ali Asjadi, was elected at a party conference on Sunday.

The leadership saga began in 2006 when Mr Ali Asjadi, Mr Osman Hassan and Mr Malik Ismail led a group which ousted then-president Borhan Ariffin and his deputy, Mr Ali Aman, at the party polls.

-- ST

-StarDust- SG

it's a doomed party. how can singapore have a one race party? LOL. Just disband and go home everyday for nasi lemak, shiok right.

This kind of party may survive in malaysia but never singapore.