MIRI, July 20 -- Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has dismissed a recent article alleging an internal power struggle within Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), describing it as "baseless and lacking credibility."

"The thought of engaging in political deceit, let alone a power struggle, has never crossed my mind. The article by FMT (Free Malaysia Today) carried no credibility whatsoever; it didn't even state its sources. It's nothing more than rubbish," he told reporters after chairing a PBB Bukit Sari branch committee meeting at a hotel in Lawas last night.

According to Awang Tengah, such unfounded claims have, to some extent, sparked suspicion among certain quarters, painting him as someone 'power-crazy'.

Awang Teng...