Archive - 5 May 2008

Shahrir: We should not be subsidising fuel for Singaporeans and Thais. Those without MyKads can continue to buy the fuel at the pumps but at unsubsidised prices.

'I am strongly convinced that this is the way out for the party if you really want to keep the party relevant.'

The proposal comes as 119 Malaysians, 90 per cent of whom are women, have been imprisoned worldwide - many of whom are 'mules' for international drug syndicates.

Parliament snippets The new house speaker was today warned by a veteran opposition leader not to act like a dictator, and other round-ups from the house.

Appearing flustered and amused at times, a KL sessions court judge decides to postpone an illegal assembly case to Wednesday to allow witnesses to be present.

A 70-page coffee-table publication highlighting Bersih's efforts to push for reforms in the country's electoral process complete with glossy photos is now available for purchase.

The information minister reveals that the live telecast of a day-long Parliament session will cost a whopping RM3 million per month, or RM100,000 a day. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The veteran Umno politician claimed to have received information that some party members were threatened and told not to attend his ceramah in Batu Pahat and Muar yesterday.

‘Are background checks conducted to ensure the foreign maids we bring in have no criminal records or mental history?'

He declines to respond when asked to comment on a challenge for him to apologise for calling participants to a Bersih rally last November ‘beruk' (monkeys).

updated 7.35pm He poured cold water on the controversial idea, saying it was impractical and would infringe on human rights.

Good news for Malaysia Airline fliers - the national airline's new promotional product offers ‘Zero Fares' to any domestic destination via MAS and its subsidiary Firefly.

DAP chairperson Karpal Singah also noted that the disturbing trend of rulers interfering in the day-to-day running of government administration was not limited to Perak.

As palm oil prices boom, Malaysia has mounted a campaign to counter allegations that the crop is responsible for habitat destruction and pushing orangutans towards extinction.

updated 3.25pm The opposition's election pledge to use profits from state-owned oil firm Petronas to keep fuel prices low is a "simplistic solution", says minister Shahrir Abdul Samad.

free At the top echelons of BN, 90% of them there are only interested in lining up their respective pockets with only 10% of them there for the rakyat .

updated 3.10pm The High Court has agreed to review a government order which disallowed Catholic weekly Herald from using the word 'Allah' in its BM articles.

analysis It makes sense for Pakatan Rakyat to make known, internally and externally, the possible allocation of cabinet portfolios if and when they come to power.