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Olympic Day Run venue change a 'conspiracy'?
Hazlan Zakaria | 4:22PM Jun 19, 2013
UPDATED 5.10PM Olympic Council of Malaysia's last-minute switch from Dataran Merdeka to Padang Merbok for its Olympic Day Run raises eyebrows.
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Mariam Mokhtar	Umno Baru is not invincible Consider a boycott of crony firms.
Josh Hong	The TPPA and Malaysia Put more pressure on Umno.
Dean Johns	How about an Act Act? And a Fact Act as well.

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OCM: DBKL wanted venue change for 'security reasons' 6:28PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 7.10PM 'They were all the time talking Padang Merbok, they forgot we already had approval for Dataran Merdeka,' says OCM's Sieh Kok Chi. [VIDEO]	Repay Malay sacrifice by using BM, urges ex-judge Ahmad Fadli KC \| 6:49PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 8.24PM Mohd Noor Abdullah claims Malays allowed BM to be Romanised so that the other races can learn the national language.
Ambiga in the dark over 'most powerful woman' list Aidila Razak \| 7:36PM Jun 19, 2013 She’s not alone. Pakatan's Hannah Yeoh and Nurul Izzah are also ignorant as to the listmaker’s identity and how they got on the list.	Soi Lek ticked off for open spat with MCA veep Kow Gah Chie \| 3:15PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 7.41PM Deputy president Liow Tiong Lai says Dr Chua should not have resorted to 'harsh words in newspapers' on Donald Lim.
'Immigrants determine election outcome in Sabah' Nigel Aw \| 6:06PM Jun 19, 2013 SABAH RCI Immigrants given citizenship have overwhelmed local voters... they now determine the nature of Sabah politics, testifies Wilfred Bumburing.	Suluk leader claims PKR rep an Indonesian immigrant Nigel Aw \| 2:28PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 6.50PM SABAH RCI Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto says he was informed of this fact concerning Api-Api rep Christina Liew by Indonesians in Tawau.
PKR: Deputy IGP should not be Umno's stooge Hafiz Yatim \| 1:02PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.55PM Anwar Ibrahim says Saturday’s rally will be peaceful, so the police should not impose restrictions. [VIDEO]	'No end to 505 rallies until EC heads resign' Ram Anand \| 7:50AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW ‘They should be on trial for violating electoral law. Their resignation is the bare minimum...,' says PKR's Tian Chua.
MCA to come up with a transformation blueprint Kow Gah Chie \| 2:48PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 8.10PM Its transformation task force chairperson Liow Tiong Lai says the blueprint will later become a guideline for the MCA to implement.	No better life for the Penan, four years after study Tharshinaa Chandran \| 5:07PM Jun 19, 2013 The government's promises of protection from sexual attacks and to tackle their other problems, as cited in 2009 National Taskforce Report, remains unfulfilled.
Anwar laughs off blame over Menara Umno mishap Hafiz Yatim \| 1:42PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 5.50PM ‘Blame me for the destruction of the building. Even if there is an election in Umno, it is also Anwar's fault.’ So it's also Anwar's fault the lightning arrestor fell?	Penang to probe Menara Umno structure, bridge failure Susan Loone \| 1:31PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 1.59PM Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says a commission is being set up to find out the causes and if procedures were followed. Police probe on missing storm victim hits snag
Assembly points set for KL 'Black 505' rally 9:36AM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 12.22PM Pakatan and NGO leaders will be at each of the seven sites to lead participants to Padang Merbok on Saturday.	We don't want any more delays in KLIA2, says AirAsia Prem Kumar Panjamorthy, Bernama \| 5:32PM Jun 19, 2013 AirAsia CEO Aireen Omar says now that the airport's opening has been delayed, the contractors must ensure safety and quality of the new terminal.
Zahid: Only PM can ask ministers to resign Aidila Razak \| 1:59PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.25PM The home minister has rebuffed calls for him to resign following the civil suit against him for alleged assault. Wanita Umno might as well declare 'no-contest', too	EAIC 'may be' empowered to prosecute Aidila Razak \| 1:35PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 2.30PM The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission will get more teeth, assures Paul Low. EAIC not a rose by any other name
GE13 a Chinese strategy to grab power, says Utusan 2:06PM Jun 19, 2013 It claims the Chinese united to topple the bumiputera-dominated government and replace it with one dominated by non-Muslims and Chinese.	'Centralised interrogations to curb lock-up deaths' Aidila Razak \| 1:47PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 2.35PM Centralised lock-up systems with CCTV cameras will be set up to interrogate crime suspects to curb custodial deaths, says home minister.
Selangor spent more than enough, says exco member Aidila Razak \| 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW Teng Chang Khim defends the MB's thrifty ways, declaring demands for more spending as 'politically-driven'.	'PAS and Umno must remain separate entities' Hafiz Yatim \| 11:16AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW This will bring ‘checks and balances’ to the political equation, says PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Anwar declines Najib's gambits in Jakarta Terence Netto \| 12:43PM Jun 19, 2013 COMMENT According to sources, Najib had tried to meet with Anwar in Jakarta all of Saturday but Anwar studiously avoided the PM.	The Star, the early days Jose Barrock, KiniBiz \| 11:57AM Jun 19, 2013 KINIBIZ In its first issue piece on Star Publications, KiniBiz looks at its flagship The Star - 'The People’s Paper', at how it started and finally, what happened.
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'BN must not drag rakyat into its incompetence' Hafiz Yatim \| 2:09PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.25PM Anwar Ibrahim says national fiscal deficit is result of the ‘maharaja’ type of spending by the PM’s Office and Deptartment. [VIDEO]	PAS to broker meeting between Pakatan and PSM Aidila Razak \| 9:14AM Jun 19, 2013 The discussion between top opposition leaders will be on whether PSM is 'compatible' with the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
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OCM: DBKL wanted venue change for 'security reasons' 6:28PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 7.10PM 'They were all the time talking Padang Merbok, they forgot we already had approval for Dataran Merdeka,' says OCM's Sieh Kok Chi. [VIDEO]	Repay Malay sacrifice by using BM, urges ex-judge Ahmad Fadli KC \| 6:49PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 8.24PM Mohd Noor Abdullah claims Malays allowed BM to be Romanised so that the other races can learn the national language.
Ambiga in the dark over 'most powerful woman' list Aidila Razak \| 7:36PM Jun 19, 2013 She’s not alone. Pakatan's Hannah Yeoh and Nurul Izzah are also ignorant as to the listmaker’s identity and how they got on the list.	Soi Lek ticked off for open spat with MCA veep Kow Gah Chie \| 3:15PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 7.41PM Deputy president Liow Tiong Lai says Dr Chua should not have resorted to 'harsh words in newspapers' on Donald Lim.
'Immigrants determine election outcome in Sabah' Nigel Aw \| 6:06PM Jun 19, 2013 SABAH RCI Immigrants given citizenship have overwhelmed local voters... they now determine the nature of Sabah politics, testifies Wilfred Bumburing.	Suluk leader claims PKR rep an Indonesian immigrant Nigel Aw \| 2:28PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 6.50PM SABAH RCI Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto says he was informed of this fact concerning Api-Api rep Christina Liew by Indonesians in Tawau.
PKR: Deputy IGP should not be Umno's stooge Hafiz Yatim \| 1:02PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.55PM Anwar Ibrahim says Saturday’s rally will be peaceful, so the police should not impose restrictions. [VIDEO]	'No end to 505 rallies until EC heads resign' Ram Anand \| 7:50AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW ‘They should be on trial for violating electoral law. Their resignation is the bare minimum...,' says PKR's Tian Chua.
MCA to come up with a transformation blueprint Kow Gah Chie \| 2:48PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 8.10PM Its transformation task force chairperson Liow Tiong Lai says the blueprint will later become a guideline for the MCA to implement.	No better life for the Penan, four years after study Tharshinaa Chandran \| 5:07PM Jun 19, 2013 The government's promises of protection from sexual attacks and to tackle their other problems, as cited in 2009 National Taskforce Report, remains unfulfilled.
Anwar laughs off blame over Menara Umno mishap Hafiz Yatim \| 1:42PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 5.50PM ‘Blame me for the destruction of the building. Even if there is an election in Umno, it is also Anwar's fault.’ So it's also Anwar's fault the lightning arrestor fell?	Penang to probe Menara Umno structure, bridge failure Susan Loone \| 1:31PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 1.59PM Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says a commission is being set up to find out the causes and if procedures were followed. Police probe on missing storm victim hits snag
Assembly points set for KL 'Black 505' rally 9:36AM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 12.22PM Pakatan and NGO leaders will be at each of the seven sites to lead participants to Padang Merbok on Saturday.	We don't want any more delays in KLIA2, says AirAsia Prem Kumar Panjamorthy, Bernama \| 5:32PM Jun 19, 2013 AirAsia CEO Aireen Omar says now that the airport's opening has been delayed, the contractors must ensure safety and quality of the new terminal.
Zahid: Only PM can ask ministers to resign Aidila Razak \| 1:59PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.25PM The home minister has rebuffed calls for him to resign following the civil suit against him for alleged assault. Wanita Umno might as well declare 'no-contest', too	EAIC 'may be' empowered to prosecute Aidila Razak \| 1:35PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 2.30PM The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission will get more teeth, assures Paul Low. EAIC not a rose by any other name
GE13 a Chinese strategy to grab power, says Utusan 2:06PM Jun 19, 2013 It claims the Chinese united to topple the bumiputera-dominated government and replace it with one dominated by non-Muslims and Chinese.	'Centralised interrogations to curb lock-up deaths' Aidila Razak \| 1:47PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 2.35PM Centralised lock-up systems with CCTV cameras will be set up to interrogate crime suspects to curb custodial deaths, says home minister.
Selangor spent more than enough, says exco member Aidila Razak \| 9:15AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW Teng Chang Khim defends the MB's thrifty ways, declaring demands for more spending as 'politically-driven'.	'PAS and Umno must remain separate entities' Hafiz Yatim \| 11:16AM Jun 19, 2013 INTERVIEW This will bring ‘checks and balances’ to the political equation, says PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Anwar declines Najib's gambits in Jakarta Terence Netto \| 12:43PM Jun 19, 2013 COMMENT According to sources, Najib had tried to meet with Anwar in Jakarta all of Saturday but Anwar studiously avoided the PM.	The Star, the early days Jose Barrock, KiniBiz \| 11:57AM Jun 19, 2013 KINIBIZ In its first issue piece on Star Publications, KiniBiz looks at its flagship The Star - 'The People’s Paper', at how it started and finally, what happened.
French Scorpene probe extends to Bala's SD2 Hazlan Zakaria \| 12:20PM Jun 19, 2013 A French court has contacted the lawyers involved in the second statutory declaration, according to Suaram. [VIDEO]	MP contests appointment of five to cabinet Ram Anand \| 1:15PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 2.30PM M Kulasegaran is seeking a judicial review as he says they were neither MPs nor senators when appointed.
'BN must not drag rakyat into its incompetence' Hafiz Yatim \| 2:09PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 3.25PM Anwar Ibrahim says national fiscal deficit is result of the ‘maharaja’ type of spending by the PM’s Office and Deptartment. [VIDEO]	PAS to broker meeting between Pakatan and PSM Aidila Razak \| 9:14AM Jun 19, 2013 The discussion between top opposition leaders will be on whether PSM is 'compatible' with the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
Treason is all that Zul Noordin can think of 10:12AM Jun 19, 2013 FREE YOURSAY 'If Zulkifli is right, then whoever, including the EC, commits electoral fraud is committing treason.'	Kuala Dimensi COO ordered to testify in PKFZ trial Koh Jun Lin \| 12:48PM Jun 19, 2013 UPDATED 6.35PM High Court rejects Faizal Abdullah's bid to set his subpoena aside, ruling his testimony will be relevant to Ling's trial.
Flat May adex growth as spenders switch to TV Lawrence Yong, KiniBiz \| 12:22PM Jun 19, 2013 KINIBIZ With the budget swinging to TV ads, analysts rate the sector, which includes stocks such as Star Publications and Media Prima, as ‘neutral’.	KJ taking 'open' stand on Youth no-contest motion Bernama \| 11:25PM Jun 19, 2013 ‘Our party is a democratic party. We have to accept the spirit of democracy in the party,’ says the Umno’s Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.