Archive - 5 September 2008

PM vows to thwart takeover plan

PM vows to thwart takeover plan

We will not give them the opportunity to set up government on September 16, says Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Gerakan ready to cut links with defiant Umno leader

Gerakan ready to cut links with defiant Umno leader

Here’s its ultimatum - that the Gerakan Bukit Bendera division will ‘disassociate itself’ from the Umno leader if he continues to refuse to apologise for his allegedly racist remarks.
IGP in good health, slams malicious report

IGP in good health, slams malicious report

musa hassan Musa Hassan dismisses a report in PKR organ Suara Keadilan which claimed that he was paralysed and in critical condition following a bypass surgery.
Academic freedom and the end of academia

Academic freedom and the end of academia

Our ailing economy needs resuscitation

Our ailing economy needs resuscitation

Anwar - from prisoner to PM

Anwar - from prisoner to PM

A journey of awakening

A journey of awakening

To cross over or not to cross over?

To cross over or not to cross over?

Kota Marudu needs more than wireless Internet

Kota Marudu needs more than wireless Internet

Sept 16 in the eyes of a reader

Sept 16 in the eyes of a reader

Between a Thai chef and a Malaysian civil servant

Between a Thai chef and a Malaysian civil servant

The fate of Gerakan

The fate of Gerakan

Irrationality of rational racism

Irrationality of rational racism

Penang Umno backs Ahmad, snubs Pak Lah

Penang Umno backs Ahmad, snubs Pak Lah

ahmad ismail umno bukit bendera updated 8.10pm All 13 Umno divisions in the PM's home state backed embattled Bukit Bendera Umno chief Ahmad Ismail in not apologising for his alleged racist remarks.
Gas supply must benefit people more, not IPPs

Gas supply must benefit people more, not IPPs

The Penang CM, having met Petronas' chairperson, has turned his ire on IPPs for depriving Malaysians from getting their gas for households and industries.
MIC took land meant for school: MP

MIC took land meant for school: MP

A piece of prime land worth RM50 million has fallen into the hands of the MIC although it was initially alienated for a Tamil school, claims Subang MP R Sivarasa.
The king is happy, says Abdullah

The king is happy, says Abdullah

agong king and abdullah ahmad badawi Pak Lah said that the King has been brought up to speed on the current political situation and has expressed satisfaction with the current government.
Najib: It's just a field trip

Najib: It's just a field trip

The deputy premier dismisses speculation that the overseas trip for BN MPs is to thwart the Sept 16 takeover threat. Moreover, the trip is not compulsory.
Paid overseas holidays won't stop crossovers

Paid overseas holidays won't stop crossovers

Pakatan leaders are tickled by the reported all-expenses paid holidays government MPs had been told to take beginning this Sunday to Sept 19.
Stall timber talks, NGO tells EU

Stall timber talks, NGO tells EU

The EU is on the verge of a timber agreement with Malaysia - despite the emerging timber import - re-export scandal in Sarawak.
Trip not aimed to derail Sept 16 defections

Trip not aimed to derail Sept 16 defections

The Backbenchers Club chief denies an overseas trip tentatively planned for BN MPs in the next two weeks was meant to stop Anwar Ibrahim from taking power.
MCA contests take shape

MCA contests take shape

mca analysis The battle lines are more or less drawn for the MCA party polls but will the delegates rise up to the challenge in electing competent leaders?
There is Ahmad Ismail in each of us

There is Ahmad Ismail in each of us

Like it or not, the racist remarks by Ahmad Ismail, the Bukit Bendera Umno division chief, have their silver lining.
Q&A: Saiful didn't tell me it was Anwar

Q&A: Saiful didn't tell me it was Anwar

The Pusrawi Hospital doctor who first examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan over a sodomy complaint denies advising the alleged victim to lodge a police report.
The Anwar 'prophecies' dissected

The Anwar 'prophecies' dissected

Doc defends his sodomy examination

Doc defends his sodomy examination

dr mohamed osman abdul hamid pusrawi hospital exclusive Contrary to what his employer Pusrawi Hospital claims, Dr Mohd Osman Abdul Hamid insists that he performed a sodomy-related examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Perlis mufti keeps 'em guessing over poem

Perlis mufti keeps 'em guessing over poem

dr mohd asri zainul abidin perlis mufti The religious leader's poem 'Cari Ganti' (Looking for a Successor) has sparked talk he was joining the increasing number of calls for Abdullah to step down.
Who is a Singaporean?

Who is a Singaporean?

Headlines online: Sept 5

Headlines online: Sept 5

Barisan Nasional backbenchers are to be whisked away for a foreign trip so that they will not be around on Sept 16, a date earmarked for several crossovers, reported the Star today.
'Step up to the plate, Dr M'

'Step up to the plate, Dr M'

your say free ‘He can’t make change by being outside Umno and blogging on the Internet. He needs to be back in Umno,’ says a reader about the former PM.

VoxPop: 'Let's not play into Ahmad's hands'

VoxPop: 'Let's not play into Ahmad's hands'

free ‘We must not be manipulated into fighting with each other because of race and religion. Let's all stand united.'