Day: September 8, 2008

Najib: Joseph Kurup no longer deputy minister

Husna Yusop (The Sun) PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8, 2008): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) Tan Sri Joseph Kurup cannot be a deputy minister for now as he lost his Pensiangan parliamentary seat in an election petition case

EC to decide on by-election after Sept 22

8 Sept 2008 Beh Lih Yi (Malaysiakini) The Election Commission (EC) can only decide after Sept 22 whether a by-election will be called for the Pensiangan parliamentary seat, which was declared vacant by an election court today.

Kurup's Pensiangan seat declared vacant

Malaysiakini: 8 Sept 2008 The Pensiangan parliamentary seat, won by Barisan Nasional’s Joseph Kurup on March 8 general election, has been declared vacant by the Kota Kinabalu Election Court today.

Election Court quashes Pensiangan result

The Star: 8 Sept 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Rural Development Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup has lost his Pensiangan parliament seat in an election petition case.