Archive - 13 October 2008

Did 3,400 members from the Bayan Baru MIC division cross over to PKR last week? It all depends on who is making the claim, as two leaders engage in a verbal spat.

Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia - the world's top three rubber producers - will meet in December to coordinate efforts to boost falling prices.

updated 7.10pm As expected, Malaysian shares staged a relief rally, but dealers are unconvinced of a sustained turnaround in the absence of concrete govt measures to deflect the global crisis.

updated 8pm Chew Mei Fun and Wee Ka Siong today won the Wanita and Youth chief posts uncontested during nominations for party polls.

This is how Mukhriz Mahathir interprets the 40 endorsements he received over the weekend to back his bid to contest the Umno Youth chief’s post. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Fuel prices may soon be reviewed more frequently than once a month, says domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Shahrir Abdul Samad.

Parliament snippets DAP MP Teresa Kok expressed disappointment over her recent arrest under the ISA, but the deputy home minister shot down her question on technical grounds. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Outgoing premier Abdullah told the nation to have faith in his deputy Najib, who has come under renewed scrutiny over an alleged sex scandal involving a murdered Mongolian woman.

Malaysia will hike palm oil exports by 50 percent to reduce a 'worrying' stockpile causing by slowing demand.

The proposal, which will be decided by MCA’s 25-member central committee two days before the party elects a new team, raises questions about the rush to set up the powerful board.

The hearing, which was scheduled to continue today, has been postponed to three days from Nov 10 as Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob is on medical leave.

news analysis The pressure is on as aspirants file their nominations this afternoon for posts in MCA ahead of polls on Saturday. The outcome is far from predictable.

opinion By the mid-1990s, Bursa Malaysia was listed as the fourth largest bourse in Asia and the 15th largest in the world in terms of market capitalisation. But then the financial crisis struck.

updated 2.25pm A sudden decision by the BN to withdraw its petition resulted in the court to strike out the matter and allow Zulkifli to retain his seat.

The Najib-Muhyiddin combination is presently leading in the nominations count for the Umno party polls next March.

As the son and nephew of two PMs, Najib has an impeccable political pedigree but is burdened by the whiff of scandal and is not trusted by ethnic minorities.

free 'Obviously credibility is not the most important criteria in selecting a leader. What happened to all that lip service to clear the country of corruption and money politics?'

free ‘His hour of greatness is at hand. He can carry out all the promises he has made but which remain unfulfilled. Will he be our Bapak Reformasi Negara?'