Archive - 3 March 2009

The Ipoh High Court allowed an application by Zambry to restrain Perak assembly speaker from convening any unlawful meetings purporting to be state assemblies.

The Perak speaker was 'duly-appointed and he has the authority' to call for the assembly meeting.

Penang needs a RM2.1 billion economic stimulus package to reflect proportionately the northern island-state's 30 percent contribution to the country’s total export.

parliament snippets Guan Eng said that Najib had to restore his democratic credentials and assure that he is not the “practitioner of the black art of dictatorship”.

Perak speaker V Sivakumar created history by declaring under a large raintree that the emergency sitting was in session. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says the second Penang bridge project is being delayed because the state fell into the hands of Pakatan Rakyat.

'No one can do 100 percent, we cannot please everyone but I’m sure that I did everything in my ability to help people.'

updated 7.25pm An independent post-mortem revealed police detainee A Kugan had endured severe beatings. [AUTOPSY REPORT & VIDEO INSIDE]

updated 6.35pm Umno has been urged to postpone its AGM slated for March 24 until after the anti-corruption watchdog completes its probe into the allegations of money politics.

All eyes are now trained on the sultan for his reaction on the fresh mandate for dissolution and whether BN will try to invalidate the decisions made by the state assembly.

The 'Ughly I' had reared its ugly head during the confrontation between Umno Youth and the Lion of Bukit Gelugor.

updated 4.55pm Justice Lau Bee Lan will decide whether to sent the matter up to Federal Court or if he should hear the matter at High Court stage.

'It is actually a turkey shoot like in the wild wild west'. This is how B Kalaivanar, who will lead some 1,000 Kedah PKR Indians to the UN office, describes the manner in which the police handle Indian crime suspects.

Few of these IPPs have used the profits they gained from these contracts to give back to the industry.

updated 2.05pm The Ipoh High Court ruled that only the state advisor - and not private lawyers - can represent speaker Sivakumar.

updated 4.50pm 12 gunmen attacked them with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons and were involved in a 25-min shoot-out.

Perak speaker V Sivakumar is empowered to reconvene the state assembly, argued prominent constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas.

exclusive In this first of a five-part series, Khairy defended his father-in-law and the Fourth Floor, a powerful coterie of young aides to the PM. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The ongoing political drama in Perak were highlighted in most papers today.

Pasok Momogun would in the Sabah context be similar to the constitutional definition of Malay in Peninsular Malaysia, says a former minister.

free ‘I do not understand why the police, controlled by Umno, should waste the rakyat `s money in using water cannons to disperse a crowd. What is the use of that?'

free ‘The Perak situation can be solved simply by letting the people exercise their constitutional right to vote for a government of their choice through the ballot box.'

LIVE REPORTS Showdown in Perak For the first time in local history, a state assembly conducted its business under a tree at a car park and passed important motion to dissolve the assembly.

The crisis in Perak is deepening with BN running the risk of violating the sanctity of the state assembly with its use of executive powers to stop the emergency sitting. [VIDEO INSIDE]