Archive - 16 January 2007

With no end in sight to party squabbles in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor, the party's Johor chapter comes up with a novel solution to resolve the matter.

Ng Chee Pang apparently has a simple reason for his decision to contest in the Batu Talam by-election.

'There is no use participating in an election that the Election Commission chief himself describes as unfair' sums up the opposition boycott [video inside].

Najib said that the opposition wanted to see the level of support given by the Malay voters in this rural Malay heartland constituency to a non-Malay candidate.

The Umno Youth deputy chief flays opposition leaders for boycotting the Batu Talam by-election. 'If they continue like this, they might as well disband their parties'.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Anwar Ibrahim wants an investigation into the purchase of Russian fighter jets in view of recent allegations. [video inside]

I refer to the Malaysiakini report 'Posers over US$50 bil loan for 9MP'. The report is highly unlikely to be true for the following reasons.

A regional group of fishermen and farmers say the government must be forthcoming on many aspects of the trade agreement.

Watch a video of Anwar's press conference in which he explains the decision by the opposition to boycott the Batu Talam state by-election.

He unveils a new logo for PRS and his rivals cry foul. They are planning to file a complaint with the Registrar of Societies.

In almost every election there is unfair campaigning in government-controlled newspapers and TV, both of which smear the opposition.

Bersih will be going to the voters in Batu Talam to create awareness on the need for a fair and clean election.

As the European Union and Malaysia prepare for talks on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement, a lobby wants social and environmental stakeholders to be engaged as well.

We are all responsible for whatever happens in our environment. None of us is an island unto ourselves.

Career choices are no longer about fulfilling an ambition alone, but about a hard-nosed decision of a lifetime.

updated version Despite an opposition boycott, the by-election for the state seat will see a straight fight between an Independent and the BN candidate.

updated version With the rains beginning to ease, the number of people sheltering in relief centres fell to 96,053, down from a peak of some 110,000 yesterday.

A syariah court is investigating a marriage between two Malay Muslims amid suspicions the groom may actually be a woman.

The merger of three plantation companies to create the world's largest listed palm oil firm has hit a snag, with their majority shareholder getting cold feet.