Archive - 26 July 2008

latest In a symbolic move, Anwar Ibrahim addressed a crowd within the Bandar Tun Razak constituency tonight and stated his intention to contest in a by-election there.

The Umno deputy president said the two sides could expand the discussions to include matters deemed important in the interest of the community and nation.

An Umno branch has passed a motion recommending party vice-president Muhyiddin Yassin to contest for party president in the December party polls, declaring that the veep has performed well.

Any country which criticises another on application of the rule of law cannot be deemed as meddling into the domestic affairs of the country, says DAP chairperson Karpal Singh.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says it again! Appointing Abdullah as PM was a mistake on his part and he wants Umno members not to make the same mistake by electing him as Umno president again.

Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh was sacked because he allegedly failed to stop controversial Santubong PKR branch leader, Saidin Massudin Sahini, from attending the party’s leadership retreat.

updated 7.45pm with MAS reaction A news report has drawn links between a near fatal mid-air disaster involving a Qantas airliner and a Malaysian company which maintains commercial aircraft.

Concert organiser Nasir Abu Bakar reveals that his company has incurred RM800,000 in losses following the cancellation of the two-night concert scheduled to begin in Stadium Putra tomorrow.

Iran minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian says taking advantage of the big car market in Islamic countries has been underlined in the OIC meeting.

A senior Sarawak PKR leader urges the state government to carry out socio-economic and EIA studies first before building the 12 dams planned in Sarawak.