KUCHING, Oct 27 — Datuk Larry Sng, who claims he is still the president of Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), has frozen the membership of the party's secretary-general Nor Hizwan Ahmad and information chief Zakaria Abdul Hamid today.

He said the decision to suspend them was in relation to the PBM supreme council meeting held on October 7 without his knowledge and instruction as party president.

"The meeting was conducted at the same time as the federal Budget speech in Parliament and I was only informed of the outcome after it was held,” the incumbent Julau MP said in a statement.

He said the supreme council meeting without him decided to appoint Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin as PBM president when he had yet to vacate the post.

"I strongly despise and condemn such political manoeuvring which has undermined the trust of my leadership and have caused confusion to party members and the general public at large.

"As such their positions will be suspended until a disciplinary committee is set up to look into the matter after the election.

"In the meantime, the function of the secretary-general shall be undertaken by the deputy secretary-general Jenny Chiew,” he said.

Sng issued a statement yesterday insisting that he is still the PBM president and the only one able to sign off on a letter announcing the party's candidates for the 15th general election.

He denied ever resigning as PBM president nor relinquishing his membership.

He added that all previous announcements about the party presidency made by other PBM leaders were mere speculation.

On October 8, Hizwan Ahmad had announced that then plantation, industries and commodities minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin had replaced Sng as the new president of PBM.

He had said PBM supreme council in a meeting on October 7 confirmed seven motions that were unanimously approved.

He said among the motions that were unanimously accepted was to appoint Zuraida as the president.