Archive - 17 May 2008

Penang investments to exceed target

Penang investments to exceed target

InvestPenang chief executive Lee Kah Choon believes that investments will scream past the state’s target for this year by the end of May.
PKR rebuts Mukhriz's anti-Anwar speech

PKR rebuts Mukhriz's anti-Anwar speech

mukhirz salehuddin 170508 Mukriz Mahathir's accusation against Anwar Ibrahim of being in cahoots with Paul Wolfowitz because the latter wrote a complimenting article in Time magazine earns a rebuke from the PKR sec-gen.
Guan Eng: Review all judgments by Fairuz, Eusoff

Guan Eng: Review all judgments by Fairuz, Eusoff

The Penang chief minister also says judgments made by the two former chief justices must be reviewed as they might not have been fair.
Abdul Rashid: It's time to review election laws

Abdul Rashid: It's time to review election laws

A committee made up of legal expert and ex-judges should be set up for this function, says the EC chairperson. A royal commission?
Looking east  - to Sabah and Sarawak

Looking east - to Sabah and Sarawak

If Sarawak and Sabah MPs should jump from the BN to Pakatan, then so be it. Who knows? This development may even be good for national integration!
Dr M challenges gov't to charge him

Dr M challenges gov't to charge him

mahathir mohamad 180108 'I want them to charge me in court. Only then will I have the opportunity to expose more conflicts faced by the judges, including those who have implicated me.'
Zaid: Respect the constitution

Zaid: Respect the constitution

zaid ibrahim interview 140308 Minister in PM's Department Zaid Ibrahim says Malaysians must not demand more rights than those which are provided for in the Federal Constitution.
Frogs they are not, says Sabah veteran

Frogs they are not, says Sabah veteran

A veteran Sabah politician has cautioned that Kuala Lumpur will be making a grave mistake to brand Sabah BN leaders ‘frogs’ just because they are making demands in the interests of the state.

Malaysia pledges RM5.7m to China

Malaysia pledges RM5.7m to China

Malaysia has pledged RM5.7 million in aid to earthquake hit China, as a report today said 26 tourists from here have been found and flown out of the disaster zone.
EC chief: Cabinet rejected indelible ink

EC chief: Cabinet rejected indelible ink

abdul rashid abdul rahman ec chief and ballot box updated 4.45pm The EC chief dropped a bombshell today - he revealed the cabinet had decided at the last minute to scrap the use of the indelible ink in the March 8 general election.
Snap polls can be called any time

Snap polls can be called any time

A federal or state government can be dissolved at any time, even before three months, if the ruling party sees a need for a fresh mandate, says EC No 2 Wan Ahmad Omar.