Archive - 21 January 2008

In an attempt to get a date with the commission, the PKR de facto leader says he has new evidence to bring before the inquiry. However, he was told to write in first.

The three-hour meeting was held at Putrajaya but BN party leaders are not saying whether polls were on the agenda.

The premier lets a ‘golden opportunity’ slip through his fingers, according to some leading figures in the Indian community.

The MIC president wants special attention to be given to the allegation that school authorities did not act fast enough to ensure that K Yashovan received proper medical attention.

The death of well-known criminal lawyer Christopher Fernando is a loss on both a personal and professional basis, said former DPM and PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

The announcement is a highly opportunistic and self-serving exercise aimed to salvage his political career, says Kit Siang.

updated 9.05pm Lingam refuses to answer questions on the New Zealand holiday and is attempting to expunge all evidence on the matter.

An elected representative, who also heads a local development corporation, is accused of abusing his position to close down a popular restaurant so that he can take over the business.

updated 9.15pm Lawyer VK Lingam is finally in the hot seat over his alleged role in brokering of judicial appointments. This is a transcript of his answers.

Residents living around Bukit Gasing say this was not the understanding that was conveyed to them during the last meeting they had with Kuala Lumpur City Hall officials.

There were signs that they (the Malays) were preparing to come out so we had to tell them, 'Look, don't make the situation any worse', says Najib on why ISA was used.

You are answerable to the Creator, not to creations. Reclaim your righteous mind. Reflect, re-analyse, re-organise, and revolt against the injustices that afflict fellow human beings.

The focus was on the premier’s meeting with Indian Malaysians and his feel-good messages, including a public holiday for Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Malaysia Hindu Sangam's A Vaithilingam speaks to Bernama on the woes facing Hindus and the Indian community in the country.

 

The focus was on the premier’s meeting with Indian Malaysians and his feel-good messages, including a public holiday for Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

During MIC's 'an evening with the prime minister', participants are given a form to fill up. Malaysiakini has a copy.

The move follows a denial by the government earlier this month that it had frozen the recruitment of workers from India after reports quoted officials saying a ban was in place.

The eldest son of Gan Eng Gor, who died on Sunday aged 74, said his father became a Muslim last July, but his other children reject the claim and insist their father was a Buddhist.

updated at 8.10pm The lawyer at the centre of the Lingam tape scandal said he was too drunk to remember the conversation captured on video where he appears to broker judicial appointments.

new Doesn’t the government have the courage to hear and see the truth, reflected in the numbers that come out in support of an issue?

The way he answered most of the questions clearly shows that he's very evasive person and that he has a lot of things to hide.

updated 9.30pm Loh Gwo Burne confirmed that he had recorded it with a high-end camera and also identified lawyer Lingam as the person in the footage.