Archive - 1 December 2008

Najib said open statements on the Ketuanan Melayu issue would not benefit the BN but would only give impression that coalition was rife with internal fighting.

Opposition veteran Lim Kit Siang ticks off two Umno ministers for questioning the loyalty of BN members and attempting to cow them into submission.

PKR Congress round-up While the thumbs went up for the logistics, observers and some delegates however appeared a little disappointed with the matters raised during the three-day event.

Taman Garing residents have suffered because of eight floods over the past five years. They don’t just want answers, they want action.

The Umno Youth chief aspirant invited controversy by first lashing out at MCA and Gerakan leaders for questioning Malay supremacy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It is adding to public pressure to release all detainees unless the government has grounds to charge them in court with specific offences.

A police report implicates the Malaysian Hindu Youth Council in irregularities involving RM200,000 in government funds. The claim has been denied.

They are moving instead to reinforce a paralysing anti-government blockade of Bangkok's two airports.

Abdullah wants the public sector to speed up the implementation of projects under a RM7 billion economic stimulus package to increase domestic demand.

Penang Financial officer Supiah Md Yusof, who took over as the council's acting head today, will complete her report in two weeks on what had happened to the council's RM225 million.

updated 4.15pm MCA calls on all BN component parties to push for the amendment of the provisions which are not suitable or outdated to prevent it from being abused.

updated 6.20pm Sarawak's long-serving Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has said very little to PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim's statement that his party is working towards taking over the state.

Former Sabah AG Herman Luping highlights the significance of money politics in Umno, given that 1,560 contractors will make up 60 percent of party delegates.

updated with Bar Council's reaction He accuses the council of allegedly bringing the entire legal profession into disrepute. He wants all heads to roll.

updated 4.35pm The crime rate in Malaysia is far lower than Japan and Hong Kong, said Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Malaysia will coordinate with Interpol over reports some of the Mumbai attackers passed themselves off as Malaysian citizens.

Suspicion has fallen on Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is fighting Indian control of the disputed Kashmir.

An upset Lim Kit Siang asks if PAC chief Azmi Khalid will emulate the Indian home minister and quit over his 'dismal failure' in leading the powerful committee. [VIDEO INSIDE]

'These reports have to be verified first as it is too early to make assumptions,' deputy police chief Ismail Omar.

The PKR leader refused to concede defeat months after missing Sept 16 deadline but conceded his plan to sign up defecting MPs had been a 'headache'.

comment How do you explain Malaysia to foreigners in an era of sodomy charges, murdered Mongolians and rampant fatwa declarations?

Were the attackers in the Mumbai massacre from Malaysia, as alleged in some quarters? Police ready to work with Interpol to find out.