Archive - 22 February 2009

The invitation of Anwar to the Chinese primary school's fund-raising event today has apparently irked the Education Ministry.

Pakatan Rakyat has hit out at corruption allegations against one of its leaders who is accused of misusing public funds to maintain his luxury car and to buy cattle for a Muslim feast.

'We have to incur more debt. It would not be in China's interest if we were unable to get our economy moving again,' she said as she wrapped up her four-nation Asian tour.

MIC Youth wing advisor Vell Paari said that it was important that an inquest was held urgently on the killings, adding that the police version of events "had some holes".

Speaker V Sivakumar has written to the Perak sultan to request for a special sitting of the state assembly. Pakatan to table no-confidence motion.

Malaysian police have launched a manhunt for a Singaporean detainee facing the death sentence, who escaped from custody in handcuffs while being escorted to court.

A senior constitutional lawyer left KL yesterday for London to engage the services of a QC on behalf of Umno to advise the party on the Perak crisis.