Archive - 8 February 2009

It is leant that PKR's V Arumugam had decided to throw in the towel following tremendous pressure on him and his family to defect to Barisan Nasional.

updated 12.52am The Pakatan leader brushed aside the DAP chairperson's call for him to step down from heading the alliance, stating that it was not an official DAP stance.

Constitutional expert prof Aziz Bari said that Karpal's grouse against Anwar over the latter's policy on party hopping was weak and flawed.

The raw lesson to be learnt from Perak is that those who live by the sword will die by the sword, said the Malaysian Indian Youth Development Foundation.

Thousands of survivors jammed community halls, schools and other makeshift accommodation as troops and firefighters battled to control huge blazes in Victoria state.

The DAP chairperson blamed Anwar for the disarray in Pakatan which was caused by the PKR leader's continuous rhetoric of forming government with the aid of defectors from BN. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Pakatan Rakyat leader Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin said it was up to DAP chairperson Karpal Singh whether to pursue or not his intention to take legal action against the Sultan of Perak.

Defence ministry said that medical care, food and water was being provided at the frontlines for the fleeing civilians, who it says were among those held by the Tigers as human shields.

The incident left a large bruise and a small gash on the forehead of the photographer.

The saga of the two MBs in Perak continued today with both of them visiting the same temple to meet Hindus celebrating Thaipusam.

The new MB said that the community's interests will be taken care of although there were no Indian elected representatives in the new government. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Lunar New Year celebrations are still in full swing but for some disgruntled Perakians, it was a time of mourning over the 'death of democracy' in the state. [ VIDEO INSIDE ]

She says Mohd Nizar and his exco members' act in holding a special exco meeting yesterday was shameful and showed their utter disrespect for the sultan.

A still bitter Parti Bersatu Sabah reminds Anwar Ibrahim of his role in bringing down the PBS government in 1994.

The government had been in talks with Petronas over a reduction, which due to falling oil prices will be implemented earlier than the original plan of mid-2009.