Archive - 8 November 2007

Umno AGM 'Grassroots prime minister', 'over-delivered' leader, champion of the people, you name it - it was all praises for Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at Day 2 of the Umno assembly.

Do not attend the gathering. Do not go near Dataran Merdeka this Saturday... we will take harsh action.

Give us this chance - given that previous pleas for electoral reforms had fallen on deaf ears, Bersih is asking the police for the opportunity to send their requests to the king. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

Umno AGM The Umno Youth No 2 says the government will be paying more than RM35 billion in subsidies this year, an amount that can be used to build another two Putrajayas.

Umno AGM Do not label the 'Malay agenda' as racist as the Malays have every right to reclaim the privileges denied them by history, says an Umno delegate.

Umno AGM PM's schedule is extremely tight and he's free only this week, explains the Umno sec-gen on why this year's Umno meet clashes with Deepavali.

Umno AGM It's 'insane' to claim Umno had hatched a high-level plot to stop Mahathir from attending last year's Umno meet as an elected delegate, says Radzi Sheikh Ahmad.

updated version An additional 10 seconds of the VK Lingam tape was released today to confirm that the senior lawyer was indeed talking to former chief justice Ahmad Fairuz. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

If enough voters were to teach these Umno operatives a lesson, they might just learn to behave themselves for the better permanently.

Malaysiakini wishes all our readers a Happy Deepavali. As we celebrate this Hindu festival of lights, let us hope that good will prevail over evil, and light will prevail over darkness. Some members of the Malaysiakini team are working today to cover the Umno AGM and provide you with the latest developments on Bersih's Nov 10 rally.