Archive - 30 June 2008

The deputy prime minister said the wealth restructuring to benefit bumiputeras and Indians will not be at others' expense.

Parliament snippets A total of RM2.3 million was spent on setting up new offices for cabinet ministers in the Parliament building.

breaking news updated 10.10pm Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim walked out of the Turkish embassy at 6.45pm where he took refuge after being hit with sodomy accusations. [3 VIDEOS INSIDE]

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim was allegedly warned about taking in Saiful Bukhari Azlan as a staff due to his ‘suspicious' background.

updated 7.30pm A team of police spend more than five hours sweeping the condominium which Saiful said the alleged sodomy took place. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘Anwar's life has never been in danger... I think he's trying to throw aspersions on the enforcement agencies,' said the home minister.

free ‘Please do not insult the intelligence of the general public by using the sodomy issue again. It has become a political joke.’ That's the sentiment of most readers.

Teary-eyed, the uncle defended his nephew, arguing that Saiful had reported the matter as he wanted to expose the PKR leader for what he was.

Umno Youth’s interest in recent developments in MIC Youth is misplaced, suggests the MIC president.

The PKR de facto leader could not address a Pakatan Rakyat rally in Ipoh, but the 20,000-strong crowd showed what they thought of the sodomy allegation against him.

updated 6.45pm She refuses to take a personal guarantee from Abdullah's deputy, Najib Abdul Razak, on the grounds that the deputy premier has ‘questionable history'.

He has come close to becoming prime minister twice. They were able to stop him in 1998. And they hope to do it again, with yet another sodomy charge.

analysis There is no turning back for the party, whose president has sent a strong signal that a new chapter must be opened at the top.

updated 4.35pm When questioned on the existence of a photo of his special officer with Saiful, Najib said it was taken when the 23-year-old came to his office to seek a government scholarship.

updated 6.50pm The walkout was to protest against the speaker for allowing Najib to explain details that were left out by PM Abdullah in his mid-term review speech last Thursday.

The fresh sodomy allegations against Anwar and his decision to seek refuge at the Turkish embassy is the main news in almost all dailies today.

While a minister underplays bicycles, cities in Europe are relying on it more and more to solve their own problems.

updated 7.40pm In a telephone interview from the Turkish embassy, Anwar revealed that PKR had planned to call a by-election this week in which he would be contesting.

breaking news updated 7.15pm The speaker suspended the Puchong MP for two days after warning him that he should not raise unrelated matters in a supplementary question.

free ‘The opposition deserves more leeway. No one has experienced what is happening in Malaysia before and everyone is going to make some stumbles.’

updated 1.42pm The PKR leader also claimed that the police report lodged by 23-year-old aide Saiful was an abuse of the process of law. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The notion that a 61-year old with a bad back can forcibly sodomise a strapping 23-year old is laughable.

free ‘If Justice Chin should be investigated for misconduct then it is only fair for Dr M to be interrogated as well with a lie detector. There is certainly no smoke without fire.’

Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said ambassador Barlas Ozener will have to explain why he gave refuge to Anwar in a meeting at the ministry scheduled for today.