Archive - 16 February 2009

Samy, who is also MIED president, is alleged to have given ‘millions of ringgit worth of tenders to three companies close to him’.

PAS leaders have come to the defence of their Pakatan Rakyat colleague Elizabeth Wong.

Khalid has vowed to stand by Wong, whose nude photographs are said to being circulated in public.

The police, who are being sued alongside the government, have begun their defence in relation to the Umno-led mob attack in November 1996.

PJ police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed denies news reports which quoted him as saying that the person has been identified.

Preventive detention is a very painful ordeal and should only apply to those who pose a serious and genuine risk to public safety, says its president.

The pirates were captured after a 40-minute, pre-dawn pursuit in which they lobbed explosives at the commandos and tried to ram their boat.

'Najib and Umno are desperate to win both seats to regain their credibility and lost electoral ground.'

Those trying to smear Elizabeth Wong’s image have been roundly condemned for trampling on her personal and human rights, possibly for political gain.

Four people, including two women, were detained for distributing leaflets related to the Perak political crisis in Kuala Kangsar.

Among others, Suaram says the drafted SCC bill should include the concern of the need for an independent complaints mechanism to make the police accountable to the public.

S Veerasingam calls on the Umno Youth leader to let the BN top leadership decide on the candidate for the Bukit Selambau state constituency by-election.

He may only be due to step down next month, but Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will leave with the knowledge that the King is happy with his services.

'I would like to appeal to the media to give me and my family members some breathing space in this trying time so that I can weather this huge challenge.'

Leader of a youth organisation SA Vigneswaran argues that what happened in Perak - the swearing in of a new state government - was in accordance with the law.

Government and opposition lawmakers jointly condemn the actions of those involved in leaking nude pictures of Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong. [VIDEO INSIDE]

comment The sultan was clearly not the correct institution to determine the true state of confidence the MB enjoyed. The only competent body for this task was the state assembly. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Selangor opposition leader points out that when a similar fate befell MCA leader Dr Chua Soi Lek, Pakatan Rakyat politicians had bayed for his blood.

‘The unlawful actions by Umno is clearly designed to seek cheap political publicity and sensationalism.’

Barack Obama is now the US president. You can almost hear pundits and journalists all over the world popping the proverbial bottle of champagne.

With the continued delay of the LRT and MRT projects, the government may just discover that there are better, cheaper and more flexible solutions out there.

Are the MCA top two getting along better than members realise or it is simply case of being in denial of persistent speculation that theirs is a strained relationship?

updated 11.33pm The British and French subs were both nuclear-powered and carrying nuclear weapons when they collided in the Altantic.

updated 5.20pm The King criticises bloggers, who have unleashed an unprecedented discussion on race, religion and politics.

Sokaluk, who has been charged with arson causing death and intentionally lighting a bush fire, did not appear in court and was remanded in protective custody.

Papers headlined various news, from helping retrenched workers to the continuing political drama in Perak.

updated 3pm PKR's Elizabeth Wong, whose nude photographs are being circulated in public, has made a report urging the police to investigate the matter.

A commuter plane that crashed near the northern US city of Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot as it descended to earth, in violation of federal safety recommendations.