Archive - 3 October 2008

breaking news The Malacca chief minister becomes the second candidate to chase after the Umno deputy presidency, setting the stage for a close and heated race.

‘The PM’s senior personal assistant accepted our letter and told us that everyone was welcome at the prime minister’s open house,’ says the movement’s national coordinator RS Thanenthiran.

Sammy Chan, 22, posted an apology in her 'Life is a drama' blog today and called on everyone to forgive her for her racial outburst in a Sept 23 posting.

It has been alleged that Lim’s decision to join the fray for the party deputy post is to secure victory for MCA president’s elder brother Ong Ka Chuan, who is also vying for MCA’s second highest post.

'It is one of the highest number of attacks in a single day in the same area,' said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in KL.

Relatively junior Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s surprise announcement to contest for the party’s No 2 post has stirred up more excitement over the Umno polls in March.

She was told that she could not even step outside Sabah with her red IC, not even to visit her son, who is with a bank in Kuala Lumpur.

Raja Petra Kamarudin is deprived of his liberty and for the first time, Malaysians are trying to walk in his shoes and imagine how it feels to be ISA-ed.

comment The protests indicate a changing perception of the ISA among the people. Where before they thought it is a necessary evil, many strongly oppose it now as draconian.

updated 5.45 Party secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye said that none of the states have submitted a resolution to debate the issue at Gerakan’s three-day national congress on Oct 10-12.

free ‘We, Hindraf, only told the PM at his open house to please release the Hindraf 5, RPK, all the ISA detainees and abolish the ISA and he said he will look into it.'

'Due to the tragedy and the trauma the illegals were subjected to, we will not be taking any action against them,' says immigration enforcement director Ishak Mohamed.

updated 5.40pm Tan Lian Hoe has won a second term as Gerakan Wanita chief uncontested when nominations for the party’s polls closed at 12 noon today.

A committee headed by Finance Minister Najib Razak has allowed talks on no-go areas including government contracts, intellectual property rights and labour.

free ‘To read Zaid Ibrahim's letter leaves one quite breathless. Let us fervently hope that the PM listens to Zaid's wise words and consigns the ISA to the dustbin of history.'

The 22-year-old blogger posted her derogatory comments after her mobile phone was stolen by two alleged Indian youths when she was having lunch at her office.

The countdown begins for the embattled PM to tell the nation his decision - will he step down in March or will he fight to stay on another term as Umno leader.

A man and his wife were beaten to death by family members in a bizarre ritual to cure them of a smoking habit and illnesses.