Archive - 25 June 2008

In a stunning move which is likely to anger Penang, the government has put off two major projects - the RM2 billion monorail and RM1.5 billion Penang Outer Ring Road (Porr).

The decision comes after the government announced it would allow the company to buy a 60 percent stake in the firm that will run the dam.

Parliament snippets The rationale for this five-star hospital is that it would bring in good commercial returns by promoting health tourism, and other happenings in Parliament today.

Yesterday's panic buying and pandemonium at petrol stations in Sabah and Sarawak is ‘a glaring example’ of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's incompetence as PM.

MTUC wants the premier to initiate urgent labour reforms to loosen its control on labour movements and allow more freedom for the workforce.

Sapp looks forward to a more holistic, long-term and effective solutions to this mother of all threats that has been a nightmare for the people of Malaysia, said Yong.

Religious authorities said Elangesvaran Benedict, who died Sunday, was a Muslim convert and should be buried according to the rites of the religion.

Student activists have a message for the government - drop the amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act and use our ‘Magna Carta’.

comment The Raja Petra Kamarudin affidavit is an instant bombshell that has once again riveted unwelcome attention on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Temple devotees are asking for a written assurance from the authorities that the 40-year-old temple will not be torn down by the KL City Hall any time soon. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The government is to embark on operations to flush out and deport illegal immigrants in Sabah, after severe criticism of its inaction to date.

The trio were assaulted two nights ago by immigration officers at the Semenyih detention camp, according to the human rights commission.

Batu MP Tian Chua could not get his question on P Waytha Moorthy’s status past the House secretary, who cited the Standing Order in dismissing it. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Najib finds an ally in Mahathir in the wake of Raja Petra's statutory declaration that the DPM's wife Rosmah was a witness of a murder.

Outspoken High Court justice Ian Chin yesterday provided a lengthy rebuttal against an unnamed colleague, stressing that he did not harbour any intention of being promoted.

Dublin-based Front Line human rights organisation pressured the government to immediately release the five Hindraf leaders from their ISA detention.

What Europe has rejected due to procedural problems will, for now, be sold locally and diverted to other countries.

Drug abuse in the country might be on the drop but control measures that focus on incarceration should be replaced with medical treatment, says an expert.

The motion was seconded by VK Liew, president of another Sabah-based party, Liberal Democratic Party, at yesterday’s BN management committee meeting.

BN's first 100 days The premier and Umno president is being deafened by demands to quit his posts, despite valiant efforts to remain relevant to the new Malaysian public.

updated at 6.21pm ‘Everything that is written and claimed is a total lie and fabricated. It’s total garbage,’ he says of the claim that his wife was at the murder scene. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The time has come for the ex-premier to end his politicking and become more supportive of those in power today.

The PM's dismissal of recent claims made by a popular blogger linking Najib's wife with the Altantuya murder was the lead story in several dailies today.

Unusual times need unusual thinking. The nation’s plight over reduced fuel subsidies will require us to think out of the box.

Action will be taken against blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin who made the allegations against Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor.

updated 5.08pm This morning journalists were able to move freely in the Parliament lobby and mingle with MPs after being barred from the area yesterday.