Archive - 30 July 2008

PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting that hudud law be the platform of a PAS-Umno merger.

It's all a ploy to switch a trial by a court of law to a court of public opinion according to the deputy health minister today.

The farmers claim that bad fertiliser supplied through a government initiative is adversely affecting rice planting in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority area.

It has been over one month since the police report had been lodged. Justice delayed is justice denied, says the Muslim Professional Forum.

Dr Mohamed Osman Hamid alias Than Aung is believed to have served with Riseap from 1993 to 1995.

The brother of Gerakan secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye is seeking a court injunction to stop tomorrow’s launching of a book, which he claims defames him.

updated 8.20pm When the time is right, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan will emerge from hiding. His lawyer also confirms that his client is still in the country. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Veteran DAP politician and lawyer Karpal Singh asks the authorities to discontinue investigations into the sodomy allegation against Anwar Ibrahim in light of the latest twist.

Vehicle sales are expected to dip 16.5 percent in the second half of the year due to higher fuel costs and rising inflation.

Anwar told a crowd in Negri Sembilan last night that he had heard rumours that he could be arrested "soon".

A great many of us who are properly grateful to the US for saving us from the Nazi and Nipponese empires in World War 2, and for championing democracy in the subsequent Cold War against Chinese and Soviet Communism, used to be total fans of what we saw as the genial, generous and apparently genuine Uncle Sam.

updated 6.45pm Hasan Ali says there was no concrete offer from Umno at his secret meeting with ex-MB Khir Toyo purportedly held just hours after the March 8 poll results.

In an earlier post, I stated that it was astonishing how a simple and trivial detail like Anwar's state of dress during his medical examination while in custody could persist as a matter of ambiguity in the public record, amidst the media spin and the (seemingly) contradictory statements of the parties directly concerned.

The minister's talk of reforms has caused consternation among some elements within Umno where they have demanded for his resignation.

comment The key to sustaining the economy currently is to provide enough support for local businesses as they try to live with lower profit margins in these difficult times.

Three student activists find themselves surrounded by varsity officials after distributing leaflets publicising a forum on the political future of the opposition stalwart.

Most dailies led with Anwar's call to the police to stop the sodomy probe against him following the revelation of a leaked medical report.

Emerging Malay NGOs are placing an imperative on PAS to talk to Umno, but its affects might compromise the stability of Pakatan Rakyat.

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the leaked medical report was part of 'a whole chain of evidences' which police were investigating.

updated 6.40pm Meanwhile hordes of reporters had gathered at Anwar's house in Bukit Segambut since 5.30am following rumours of his pending arrest to be charged with sodomy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free ‘Stick to your promises before the election. If you keep dancing to Umno's music and break the Pakatan Rakyat, then there will no PAS after the next GE.'

free ‘If certain quarters are indeed keen on engineering a truth regarding Anwar, it's no longer as easy. And when holes are discovered, you better not pee in your pants'.