Archive - 5 February 2009

Nizar wants sultan to follow due process

Nizar wants sultan to follow due process

‘I apologise for rejecting the decision of the sultan. We are just pleading for the proper process to be followed,' said the embattled MB who increasingly looks set to be forced out of government by a BN takeover. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Kugan's pathology report in limbo

Kugan's pathology report in limbo

Tissue samples from the youth who died in police custody last month will be sent to Australia for analysis after a lab in Singapore refused to study the samples.

'A constitutional crisis is brewing'

'A constitutional crisis is brewing'

A prominent lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur said it would be extremely difficult for either of the two sides to rule effectively in Perak.
Perak speaker files suit to declare seats vacant

Perak speaker files suit to declare seats vacant

The Pakatan state government in Perak filed a suit at the High Court in Ipoh today to declare the Behrang, Changkat Jering and Jelapang state seats vacant.
Some PR reps hiding their true nature

Some PR reps hiding their true nature

BN has taken over Perak gov't illegally

BN has taken over Perak gov't illegally

Perak sultan now has golden opportunity

Perak sultan now has golden opportunity

'Doctor' needed to detoxify 'political worms'

'Doctor' needed to detoxify 'political worms'

Dissolution is the only solution

Dissolution is the only solution

'Political prostitutes' still lurking about

'Political prostitutes' still lurking about

A real need now for an anti-hopping law

A real need now for an anti-hopping law

Betrayal of mandate of the highest order

Betrayal of mandate of the highest order

Police should have SOP to extract cooperation

Police should have SOP to extract cooperation

Don't confuse Bkt Larut issue with development

Don't confuse Bkt Larut issue with development

Khalid to Khir: Retract, apologise or...

Khalid to Khir: Retract, apologise or...

The Selangor menteri besar demands his predecessor to retract his remarks and apologise, failing which he would file a suit against him.
Perak business community hopes for stability

Perak business community hopes for stability

As long as there is a smooth handover of political power, the negative effects on the state’s economy would be minimal.
Ku Li: Not right way to take power

Ku Li: Not right way to take power

tengku razaleigh Umno leaders have been blasted for wresting control of the Perak state government without resorting to elections as this will only anger the people.
Sri Lanka rejects US-led call for Tiger talks

Sri Lanka rejects US-led call for Tiger talks

It will only accept the complete surrender of the Tigers who are facing imminent defeat in their decades-long fight for an independent Tamil homeland.
Kedah's turn to feel defection heat

Kedah's turn to feel defection heat

The political coup in neighbouring Perak prompts the state leadership in Kedah to raise the alarm. With an eight-seat majority, there is some concern about defections in the Pakatan camp.
Why there's no Singaporekini

Why there's no Singaporekini

comment Are Singapore journalists devoid of ideas and passion for their profession? Why are they contented to be government’s ‘reporters’ and not real journalists to seek out and report the truth fearlessly?
'Hijack' politics: Pakatan reaps what it sowed

'Hijack' politics: Pakatan reaps what it sowed

Sarawak CM Abdul Taib Mahmud today argued that Pakatan Rakyat has reaped what it sowed.
Landmines in Sarawak, Part 3

Landmines in Sarawak, Part 3

anwar ibrahim and pkr speech comment The people of Sarawak mu st help Anwar Ibrahim to take power at the federal level, to remove Umno, the source of power behind the Sarawak BN.
Detained Uthayakumar has a fractured toe

Detained Uthayakumar has a fractured toe

p uthayakumar A court-ordered medical examination reveals that the Hindraf leader, who is being held without trial under the Internal Security Act, has a fractured toe.
Sodomy trial: Anwar wants gov't counsel disqualified

Sodomy trial: Anwar wants gov't counsel disqualified

Newly-appointed solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden is on Anwar's 'wanted list' - the opposition leader seeks to disqualify him from conducting the sodomy trial.
Netizens call on sultan to make wise decision

Netizens call on sultan to make wise decision

internet and media Internet opinion polls support fresh elections in Perak and the Perak sultan is being petitioned in cyberspace to make a 'wise decision' on the matter.
Sabah NGO in shock over status

Sabah NGO in shock over status

The president of the Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan has been urged to step aside so that the problems plaguing the association can be sorted out.

Najib's fallacious 'majority' in Perak

Najib's fallacious 'majority' in Perak

comment Najib’s claim of enjoying a majority in the state assembly is fallacious because his so called 'friendly independents', had already resigned from their posts.

Gaza: Israeli action, not reaction

Gaza: Israeli action, not reaction

Needing to show off

Needing to show off

The per-capita income of the Klang Valley is a mere fraction of America’s Silicon Valley, but one would not know that from visiting the respective shopping malls.

At any time there are more (in absolute as well as relative numbers) Mercedes Benzes and other late model luxury cars in the parking lot of the Mega Mall in Klang Valley than at Stanford Shopping Center. And judging from the crowd, the purveyors of luxury goods at Mega Mall do a roaring business compared to their counterparts in the US.

Malaysia in transition

Malaysia in transition

At the 12th general election, Malaysian voters took a chance and voted a Pakatan Rakyat coalition into control of five states and also took away the BN’s two-thirds majority in Parliament. But as to what the future holds for the country, only time will tell.
Headlines online: Feb 5, 2009

Headlines online: Feb 5, 2009

The fall of the Pakatan government in Perak hogs the headlines of all the newspapers.
No dissolution, new MB to be sworn in

No dissolution, new MB to be sworn in

najib and sultan azlan bn takeover perak LIVE REPORTS Sultan Azlan Shah has decided there will no dissolution of the Perak state assembly. He told Mohd Nizar to step down as MB to pave way for power transfer to BN. [VIDEO INSIDE]
'Perak people robbed, shortchanged'

'Perak people robbed, shortchanged'

your say free ‘It can be assured that there will be serious repercussions come the next general elections if the BN is allowed to govern Perak in this way.'
Obama imposes US$500,000 bailout salary cap

Obama imposes US$500,000 bailout salary cap

President Barack Obama today clamped a half million dollar salary cap on executives of stricken finance firms who come to taxpayers "hat in hand" for bailouts, in a bid to tame Wall Street excess.