Archive - 14 August 2008

Outspoken Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department SK Devamany calls for the sacking of a teacher who allegedly uttered racial slurs at her students.

The MIC chief brushes aside questions on whether he will face problems in the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign just like during the general-election.

exclusive But Anwar says the police chief's fear of him coming to power was not shared by other senior cops in this first of a two-part interview.

exclusive Anwar Ibrahim says he is willing to forgive his enemies for his woes in the past decade should he become PM, but he will never forget. [VIDEO INSIDE]

breaking news updated 8pm Tourism DG Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, who just a day ago was charged for corruption, has been asked to go on two-months' leave.

Given the severity of the incident, a coalition of Indian NGOs says it is incumbent upon Hishamuddin to break his silence.

Kuching Sarawak PKR is also fighting for compensation for relatives of the deceased whose graves were exhumed in a controversial manner in Kuching on Tuesday.

The Seberang Jaya assemblyman was picked because Umno-BN believes he has the best chance to beat the opposition icon in Permatang Pauh.

BN's Permatang Pauh candidate Arif Shah is not afraid to take on ‘Goliath' Anwar Ibrahim and rejects that the Aug 26 by-election is a lost cause. [VIDEO INSIDE]

... it cannot be done overnight. The judiciary has has gone from bad to worse, laments senior lawyer and former Bar Council chairperson Raja Aziz Addruse.

While Anwar remains an X-Factor, what is known is that the Mahathir clan are hypocrites, and the BN humbugs.

He has picked 'Merdeka' as the theme for his Permatang Pauh campaign, urging voters there to put him on the road to Putrajaya and save the country from tyranny.

Raja Aziz Addruse describes how there was a concerted effort - from the then prime minister to the media - to run the judiciary down.

The Umno-PAS talks of a joint rule in Selangor have finally subsided after rubbing nerves raw for a few weeks. At this stage, it appears that the winner is Pakatan Rakyat (PR) for having come through another crisis. PAS, however, has been left to sooth troubled souls within the party.

updated 4.24pm Many have speculated that the government would announce new fuel prices just before the Permatang Pauh by-election which is on Aug 26.

Kuching Whenever Suhakam meets the people in Sarawak, NCR land issues take centre stage. So it was at Tuesday’s session in Kuching.

special report In the third of this five part series, senior lawyer Raja Aziz Addruse who defended the embattled Lord President during the 1988 judiciary crisis reveals why he got involved.

News about BN's choice of candidate for the Permatang Pauh by-election as well as the corruption charge preferred against a top ranking Tourism Malaysia official were among the top stories today.

free ‘When BN/Umno recommends, no-one, absolutely no-one, can reject. But a mere suggestion by Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim leads to a protest?'