Archive - 18 May 2006

With two days left before polling, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate for Padungan Dominque Ng has received a pledge of support from about 1000 Snap members within the constituency.

Only a strong opposition role in the Sarawak state assembly will ensure the success for a 'world-class development' in the state, says Lim Kit Siang.

According to the election watchdog, the policeman had received two ballot papers for two constituencies from the EC.

Sanctuary Gasing offers a general response which does nothing to alleviate residents' concerns about the proposed bungalow development on Bukit Gasing.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan says that the police are discussing with the Attorney-General's Chambers for the next move.

special report Thousands of Bukit Gasing residents fear a repeat of the Highland Towers tragedy after futile attempts at obtaining vital information on an impending hillside development project.

The Ulu Langat district land office lost her file containing her only evidence of residence. Her business premises and home were then demolished.

Each of the four parties is beset with internal problems and power struggles. The longer these problems are left unsolved, the bigger they will become.

The MIC president - who has been reported as making unfavourable remarks concerning his former boss - tells malaysiakini about what he really said.

The fact that non-Malay ethnic minorities are also classified as bumiputera does not elevate them to a special status, unlike the Muslim-Malay bumiputera who enjoys special consideration.

The report proposes amendments ranging from the issuance of remand order, 'forced confession' during investigation to the new provision of detainee's basic rights and a proposal to set up a coroners' court.

The problem confronting the country is not corruption per se. The serious problem concerning corruption is when it becomes acceptable as a way of life.

According to a Tamil daily, the MIC president alleges that the nation's former premier allocated nothing for the Indian community under the 8MP. Readers say this is too little, too late.

Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban are unfazed by the MIC president's threat to sue them. The dailies say they have proof that he made the disputed remarks about Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Song Swee Guan, now in his sixties, is still a popular figure and is said to hold some influence in his former state seat of Padungan.

The PKR adviser says the people of Sarawak will support the opposition as they are tired of the corrupt practices and flawed policies of the state government.

new Azid Allan writes from Penang, wondering what the fuss the latest credit card to hit Malaysia is about.

The United States has vowed it will not interfere with the sovereignty of the coastal states of the piracy-prone Malacca Straits, says the deputy premier.

The government says the decision is also aimed at promoting Malaysia as a regional education hub.