Malaysian coalition party calls for no-confidence vote

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KOTA KINABALU, (Malaysia), June 18 (AFP): A party in Malaysia's ruling coalition called Wednesday for a vote of no confidence against the prime minister, in a serious blow to the beleaguered government.

Sabah Progressive Party president Yong Teck Lee said it would not immediately quit the coalition led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, but that its status would be reviewed at the end of the week.

He attacked the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's record in the impoverished state on Borneo island, saying it had been subject to unfair laws and excessive taxes.

"That is why we need an immediate declaration of no confidence in the PM and the government, to tell the BN government that we can no longer tolerate their insensitive attitude towards the Sabah issues that are real and serious," he said at a press conference.