Archive - 10 May 2008

KJ's NUJ keynote speech in full

Someone related to me this description of Malaysian journalists. In the first few years of their career, they will be faithfully taking down notes in an interview.

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Quizzed by Penang cops for two hours

The police took statements from Karpal Singh today in Penang relating to his remarks regarding the Kelantan and Perak royalty.

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MIC Youth: Karpal erred in law

MIC Youth is accusing veteran lawyer Karpal Singh of comparing apples with oranges by citing a case totally unrelated to Islam in criticising an order made by the Perak Sultan.

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Former exco: PGCC planning permission never approved

Hence, former Penang state executive councillor Dr Teng Hock Nan said the present government can decide and impose levies as they wish.

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DAP rep quizzes S'wak CM's alleged nepotism

Pending DAP rep Violet Yong homes in housing developer and Class A contractor Naim Cendera said to belong to Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s cousins.

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Lim Lip Eng - another 'street style' MP

opinion There is a new ‘street style’ politician in town and at the moment, nothing is going to hold him back from his no-holds-barred style of serving his constituents.

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Khairy all out for press freedom

The Rembau MP then laid out a roadmap in creating greater press freedom and credibility whereby the ultimate destination is the repeal of the PPPA.

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Malaysian troops begin pullout from Mindanao

The withdrawal of 40 Malaysian troops from four cities in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao will leave just 21 Malaysian soldiers in the south.

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Umno must go!

What Karpal wants is a clarification based on the rule of law. What Umno wants is the rule of nameless, baseless, and perhaps non-existent 'sensitivities'.

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I would do it again, says assaulted MP

Even as Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng’s body aches all over from an alleged beating by the police, he expresses no regrets and says he will continue to speak up for Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents.

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Burmese groups protest referendum outside embassy

More than 500 Burmese refugees and students demonstrated outside their embassy in Kuala Lumpur today, calling for a referendum in the reclusive nation to be scrapped.

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Correct, correct, correct, it's Fairuz

ahmad fairuz cj and vk lingam A royal inquiry has identified former chief justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim as the man on the other end of the line with senior lawyer VK Lingam in the 2001 clip.

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Sarawak BN reps urged to cross over

State PKR chief Dominique Ng asks BN elected reps in Sarawak to join the ranks of Pakatan Rakyat ‘to fulfill the phenomenal expectations of the people after the March 8 general election’.

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Think Roosevelt, wars can be waged from wheelchairs

Karpal Singh reminded BN’s Bung Mokhtar Radin that Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd US president, waged war against Germany, Japan and their allies from a wheelchair.

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Karpal queries DAP, Pakatan leaders' silence

The DAP boss is wondering why his own party leaders and Pakatan Rakyat coalition colleagues have not openly defended him over the sultan issue.

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