Archive - 8 November 2008

‘Why hadn't he reported the two corrupt judges to the ACA as the crime of corruption has neither time bar nor statute of limitations?’, asked the DAP stalwart.

Taib critic Beginda Minda has been shooed by some senior PRS officials so as to avoid further embarrassment for the party which is a BN component.

Heavily-armed Somali pirates seized a Danish-managed general cargo ship with 13 crew off the coast of Somalia, a maritime watchdog said today.

Zaki Azmi, the former Umno lawyer turned top judge says he will not hear cases involving the party for the time being until he feels that his impartiality is accepted.

The Kota Tinggi Pas division chief also said he had 'strong evidence' against his counterpart, Syed Hamid Albar that led to his ACA report lodged two days ago.

free The winning band will go home with RM50,000 in cash and compete amongst 38 bands from 38 countries in a two-night extravaganza of live original music to be held at the London.

In case UEM pulls out, the contract will be awarded within a month to companies with the technical expertise and track record to build the super structure of the bridge.

Panding state assemblyperson Violet Yong demanded answers from the state government over allegations that Indonesian logs were being illegally exported from Sarawak.

A contest for the Umno deputy presidency is now on the cards after Mohd Ali Rustam secured enough nominations to run against Muhyiddin Yassin.

The Swiss-based Bruno Manser Fund claims that they are willing to cooperate with the police but the latter has never contacted them for information on sexual abuse of Penan women.

Beginda Minda, a known critic of Sarawak CM Abdul Taib Mahmud, says he was resigning from Parti Rakyat Sarawak to ‘protect’ party president James Masing from further trouble.

The establishment of an indigenous peoples commission can look into the political, economic and cultural positions of indigenous groups.

comment The boundaries between the the BN power blocs here are drawn and cast in stone - the result is a Malaysia stuck in the quagmire of racial polarisation and ethnic tension.

exclusive Transparency International president Ramon Navaratnam says Anwar Ibrahim is good material to be prime minister because the opposition leader is able, talented, charismatic and well trained to take up the post. [VIDEO INSIDE]

With three weeks to go before the debate on the amendments in Parliament, opposition MPs, student movements and academicians alike are preparing for a heated session.

free ‘It is better that if the worker tries to manage with the present take-home pay than to have less savings upon retirement.’