Archive - 12 April 2008

Dr Mahathir Mohamad states his case on why his two traditional political adversaries are ‘in cahoots’ with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

In his latest salvo, Dr Mahathir Mohamad warns his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of dire consequences should the latter not step down as prime minister immediately.

MIC leader S Murugesan urges the prison authorities to take the health condition of ISA detaineed P Uthayakumar seriously and provide him with proper medical attention.

MIC president S Samy Vellu warns that if the matter is left unresolved, it could 'spark off major dissatisfaction'.

An optimistic PAS Youth chief Sallehuddin Ayub tells Pakatan MPs to think government as he expects the BN coalition to fall anytime.

Pakatan Rakyat leaders reaffirm its commitment to implement the broad agenda to develop the nation and its desire to create a prosperous society irrespective of ethnicity, religion and culture and uphold human rights.

The MIC will continue to demand from the government what is rightfully ours, Samy declares in his new year message to the Tamils.

exclusive Selangor state exco Ean Yong Hian Wah talks about his portfolios, the challenges he face and his response to criticism for being too young to hold this position.

The crown prince of Kelantan says the special position of Malays is a quid pro quo for citizenship rights of non-Malays in the country.

According to Umno veep Muhyiddin Yassin, the prime minister had told the closed-door meeting with Johor Umno that he would discuss in detail the power transition plan with Najib.

The question is not so much whether we can trust Anwar Ibrahim or any other leading political figure but whether we can trust our good judgement, our wisdom, our instinct, and our collective strength in determining our own fate.

He concedes that feeling comfortable and arrogance by some Umno leaders after BN’s resounding victory in 2004 had sent the wrong message to the other races.

The ISA-detained Hindraf leader needs to be referred to the National Heart Institute (IJN) urgently for a proper treatment, says his brother Waythamoorthy.

Three brothers were each jailed for 36 years by a Kuala Lumpur court for the 2004 attack on the Burmese embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

analysis Mahathir's misdeeds were sins of "commission" while Pak Lah's were that of "omission". The former caused much institutional damage and the latter failed to fix the mess he inherited.

Slamming his detractors for making the ‘unthinkable’ claim, Ong Ka Ting stresses that the party will not practise such unhealthy culture by deploying ‘spies’ to snoop on rivals.