Archive - 22 December 2008

A group calling itself Reformis dropped its plan to strip naked and stalk Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim after the state government agreed to retain the old rental for public housing.

A popular Dayak blogger has accused Supp of being more interested in highlighting Chinese issues and ignoring the plights of the Dayaks who had supported the party in the past.

'The company is facing an unprecedented crisis where it cannot avoid posting an operating deficit in this term,' said Toyota president.

Party vice-president and firebrand Mohamad Sabu is out of the running in the race to be chosen as the PAS candidate for the coming Kuala Terengganu by-election.

First the British Queen, now the sultans - Hindraf, outlawed since October, has embarked on a new campaign by petitioning the Malay rulers.

The biggest casualty was a division level leader who was found guilt of working against the party in the last general election.

PAS is quick to zoom into Umno candidate Wan Ahmad Farid’s soft spots, one of which is his close ties with the outgoing prime minister.

How do we cushion the economy from the full impact of the global crisis? To be blunt about it, the government's response to the crisis has been both slow and lacklustre.

updated 7.45pm The DAP veteran wants the PAS vice-president Husam Musa to clarify his statement that the Islamic party would pursue its agenda on hudud.

MCA and DAP are seeking political mileage over the ‘reopening' of the Damansara Chinese primary school in Selangor. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The five were named Annexe Heroes 2008 in an informal event organised by an art and cultural centre to showcase their struggles.

Ministers were also due to meet to finalise policies to revive the economy and to foster reconciliation after months of turmoil.

Moving out of its ‘Chinese' identity, the DAP taps into discontent among Dayaks who claim that the state government has neglected their needs.

Restaurant owner Kamaruddin is fed up with the rampant abuse of the laws by these foreigners who end up staying in the state through illegal means.

He plans to hit the ground running when he takes office on Jan 20, with his economic team already drawing up a huge stimulus package to bring before Congress.

Today's headlines in the newspapers are a mix of landslides, the PKFZ status and the usage of children in demonstrations.

Nine men's heads were found in plastic bags in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, apparent victims of the country's brutal drug war.