Archive - 20 January 2009

Second stimulus package in the offing

Second stimulus package in the offing

The second package will tilt towards helping companies and retrenched workers and at the same time ensure that the country is not hit by recession, said Najib.
Youth dies in police custody

Youth dies in police custody

breaking news A 23-year-old youth detained in connection with several car theft cases died this morning at the Taipan police station in USJ.
MACC: 'RM300 for journalists' probe still on

MACC: 'RM300 for journalists' probe still on

Contrary to claims in a newspaper report, the anti-corruption watchdog is still probing the case of cash being given to journalists covering the Kuala Terengganu by-election.
'MIC vs Muthu' probe wrapped up in 30 mins

'MIC vs Muthu' probe wrapped up in 30 mins

Seremban chief M Muthupalaniappan, who is being investigated over allegedly detrimental statements about the party, says he is dissatisfied with the proceedings.
Elected rep spurned by own party

Elected rep spurned by own party

An internal conflict in the Sarawak United People's Party has resulted in Dr Soon Choon Teck being given the cold shoulder by other party leaders in Sibu.
Pakatan should offer viable alternative

Pakatan should offer viable alternative

kuala terengganu by election 170109 victoy parade KT victory should not be taken by Pakatan as the green light from the rakyat for the opposition coalition to take over Putrajaya.
'We had no motive to kill Altantuya'

'We had no motive to kill Altantuya'

On the fourth day on the stand, chief inspector Azilah denied suggestions that what he had testified over the past four days were lies and fabrications.
Pakatan partners will stop all pretenders

Pakatan partners will stop all pretenders

Are we any closer to a two-party system?

Are we any closer to a two-party system?

Loss of confidence in PR now restored

Loss of confidence in PR now restored

Time not yet ripe for 'hudud' laws

Time not yet ripe for 'hudud' laws

'Hudud' issue: Karpal right to pursue matter

'Hudud' issue: Karpal right to pursue matter

Hindraf: Help close Kamunting camp, too

Hindraf: Help close Kamunting camp, too

The Hindu Rights Action Force wants the US president-elect’s assistance in closing the Kamunting detention camp, following his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay facility.
Change or be voted out, warns Najib

Change or be voted out, warns Najib

najib tun razak 040808 The DPM wants BN leaders to change to be in tune with the wishes of the people, failing which ‘punishment awaits in the next general election'.
Plasma and LCD TV buyers beware!

Plasma and LCD TV buyers beware!

Dos and don'ts for politicians of today

Dos and don'ts for politicians of today

Being prepared for a national crop failure

Being prepared for a national crop failure

Horror flight on board MH161

Horror flight on board MH161

Ethnic nationalism not the way forward

Ethnic nationalism not the way forward

Herald defies gov't ban on 'Allah'

Herald defies gov't ban on 'Allah'

'We find this restriction on the use of 'Allah' unacceptable when we have been using it as a translation for 'God' for centuries in Malaysia, said the Catholic newspaper's editor.
Flash floods a matter of 'good faith'

Flash floods a matter of 'good faith'

kuala lumpur floods 120607 Flash floods are not ‘natural’ disasters. They are human-made and the result of an ineffective land-use and planning process by local authorities.
The Obama future: Great expectations (Pt 1)

The Obama future: Great expectations (Pt 1)

The mood here in Washington DC this week is something like that of President-elect Barack Obama’s future presidency, something I call anticipatory. We see in the news, plans for concerts, celebrations, parades, inaugural balls and with these, come the precious entry tickets to some of the more exclusive events.

NEP has 'deviated' from its original aim

NEP has 'deviated' from its original aim

Ramon Navaratnam, one of the people involved in the drafting of the New Economic Policy, says it is time the policy is studied to find out where and how it went wrong.
Shock over Sabah AG's quit decision

Shock over Sabah AG's quit decision

There is surprise and regret in Sabah’s legal fraternity over the sudden decision of the state attorney-general to quit his post.
U-turn on Race Relations Act

U-turn on Race Relations Act

updated 7.30pm The government has decided not to pursue the proposed Race Relations Act - just four months after saying that the cabinet had agreed to do so.
Anti-establishment students make surprising comeback in UM polls

Anti-establishment students make surprising comeback in UM polls

um campus polls After five years of successive defeat, Universiti Malaya’s anti-establishment faction finally has something to smile about after narrowly winning the campus polls.

Dog days ahead for Najib

Dog days ahead for Najib

He steps into history, and a world of peril

He steps into history, and a world of peril

Tracing the arc of history to a day many thought would never come, Barack Obama is to be sworn in as America's first black president in a few hours.
Alarm bells as dengue cases double

Alarm bells as dengue cases double

The authorities have sounded an alarm over a spike in dengue fever cases, which have doubled in the new year with eight deaths so far.
PAS Youth:  Boycott Rihanna concert

PAS Youth: Boycott Rihanna concert

rihanna 'She is an agent of polluting young peoples' minds around the world through her songs,' says Federal Territory PAS Youth chief Kamaruzaman Mohamed.
Which court? RPK to know on Feb 13

Which court? RPK to know on Feb 13

breaking news updated 3.25pm The Kuala Lumpur High Court will make a decision on Feb 13 as to which court will hear blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin's criminal defamation case - the Sessions or Magistrate’s Court.
Too little, too late

Too little, too late

As usual Umno is the last to see the writing on the wall. But this is also the third nail on the party’s coffin, as I had written earlier. One more nail and Umno will be as good as dead, for a while at least.

Six months before the last general election, I wrote that I would vote for the opposition because of the arrogance of Umno. Nobody seems to have heard me yet. Why would a former government officer with 30 years of service under his belt be so upset with the Umno government?

Khazanah investing RM58bil in next two years

Khazanah investing RM58bil in next two years

The investment holding arm of the Malaysian government is also confident that “most of its companies would be able to withstand the upcoming crisis”.
Sapp: Make KL keep RM1bil promise

Sapp: Make KL keep RM1bil promise

The one-time Barisan Nasional party is pressuring the Sabah cabinet to get the special grant from Putrajaya before the premier steps down in March.
Headlines online: Jan 20, 2009

Headlines online: Jan 20, 2009

Job cuts, dengue fever outbreak and increasing war victims in Gaza were among the main headlines in today's dailies.
BN loses out on Generation Y voters

BN loses out on Generation Y voters

ballot box analysis The Kuala Terengganu by-election results should be particularly worrying for BN in ways which are not revealed by the 2,631 majority win by PAS.
Obama to become 44th US president at 1am (M'sian time)

Obama to become 44th US president at 1am (M'sian time)

barack obama campaign change Obama-fever swept the globe today carrying widespread public hopes that the incoming American president will lead the world into a new crisis-free era.
'Barisan still not waking up'

'Barisan still not waking up'

vox populi small thumbnail free ‘There have been too many ‘wake-up calls' and BN/ Umno continues to sleep, after slamming the 'sleep button' of the alarm clock,' says a reader.