Ahmad cancels Russia, Ukraine trip

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2009/04/20

Ahmad cancels Russia, Ukraine trip

KUALA TERENGGANU: Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said has cancelled a trip to Russia and Ukraine beginning today to witness a memorandum of understanding signing between the state government and several higher learning institutions there.

No official explanation has been given for the cancellation but it is widely believed to be over the on-going dispute between Ahmad and several assemblymen.

Ahmad was to have led a 16-man delegation on the 10-day trip to secure medical seats at several universities in Russia and Ukraine for state-sponsored students, as well as to meet Malaysian students there.

The delegation will now be led by state Higher Education Committee chairman Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman.

The New Straits Times learnt that the menteri besar was in Kuala Lumpur and will only return here tomorrow.
Last Tuesday, eight BN assemblymen were absent on the second day of the state assembly sitting, citing security concerns after three of them received death threats by SMS.

They, however, showed up on Wednesday after Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak ordered them to do so.

Ajil assemblyman Datuk Rosol Wahid, Datuk Din Adam (Bukit Besi), Alias Abdullah (Alur Limbat), Ramlan Ali (Jabi), Mohd Ariffin Abdullah (Paka), Muhammad Ramli Nuh (Tepoh), Mohd Zawawi Ismail (Kuala Berang) and Abdul Halim Jusoh (Permaisuri) failed to attend the sitting on the second day.