Archive - 24 January 2008

Lingam tape inquiry VK Lingam says this when asked why he admitted to being the person in the photos but not the explosive video clip which was taken at the same occasion.

Malaysians have been told to be more proactive to ensure democracy in the country is healthy and one of the ways is to highlight the inefficiency of elected representatives.

Lingam tape inquiry The Malaysian Bar has submitted nine photos of the infamous New Zealand holiday taken by former chief justice Eusoff Chin and senior lawyer VK Lingam.

Lingam tape inquiry That they used the same travel agent, that their NZ holiday covered the same places, that they were on the same flights, that their secretaries' names were on the itinerary.

Four days into a hunger strike, detained Hindraf leader and ISA detainee P Uthayakumar became dehydrated and has been brought to a hospital.

Bersih calls for action against two Penang legislators, Chia Kwang Chye and Quah Kooi Heong, for alleged pre-election bribery during the previous general election.

updated 9.04pm 'My house is my castle. I am the king there. I can talk whatever rubbish in my house as long as I don’t get drunk outside and misbehave.' [VIDEO INSIDE]

The nation’s two well known ‘watchdogs’ - Mafrel and Suhakam - are likely to work together to promote voters’ rights if one accepts the other’s overtures to do so.

As well as the stockpile of essential goods, which will include rice and cooking oil, the government is to set up a National Price Council to prevent irregularities like hoarding and panic-buying.

But AG Abdul Gani Patail rebutted that the minister’s ‘subjective satisfaction’ that the detainees posed a national security threat cannot be questioned in court. [VIDEO INSIDE]

'Foreign investments, we have lost. Growth, we have lost. Attractiveness, which is key to an emerging market, is lost. Not to China and India, but to Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia because of our obsolete policies.'

The setting up of the national stockpile of essential goods and commodities is an admission of failure in responding to the recent cooking oil and flour shortages, says the DAP.

The setting up of the national stockpile of essential goods and commodities is an admission of failure in responding to the recent cooking oil and flour shortages according to one DAP leader.

The Mahathir-loyalist died this morning at the Pantai Medical Centre after after losing his fight against prostate cancer. He was once the powerful 'de facto' home minister.

The dailies today chose the government’s effort to ensure prices and stocks of essential items remain stable.

updated 5.30pm The commission has allowed lawyers to question VK Lingam on his close relationship with former top judge Eusoff Chin.

The government needs to reach out to the private and corporate sectors to take on the entire question of organising more realistic knowledge cum skills -based training for youth.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad who said 'I can't remember' 14 times during 90 minutes of questioning by a five-member panel has been described as 'uncharacteristically forgetful'.