Archive - 11 March 2009

Karpal ambush: Witnesses to testify next week

Karpal ambush: Witnesses to testify next week

The special committee investigating the ambush on veteran parliamentarian Karpal Singh last month met for the first time today.

Perak speaker not allowed to represent himself

Perak speaker not allowed to represent himself

The Ipoh High Court has ruled Perak assembly speaker V Sivakumar cannot represent himself after he was earlier barred from appointing his own lawyers.

Meeting a coincidence, say Anwar, Pak Lah

Meeting a coincidence, say Anwar, Pak Lah

anwar and pak lah hulu langat meeting 100309 updated 6.25pm with PM's comments First Anwar prodded reporters into asking him about the controversial lunch, then he downplayed it.
Assets to be made public on Friday

Assets to be made public on Friday

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim says the assets of the state’s executive councillors will be made public on Friday.

RM60 bil boost but little cheer for us

RM60 bil boost but little cheer for us

Gov't can do much more to help

Gov't can do much more to help

Recession: prophets of doom have an agenda

Recession: prophets of doom have an agenda

Pak Lah, it's not too late till you give up

Pak Lah, it's not too late till you give up

The photograph is out there

The photograph is out there

English policy: Time to make a stand

English policy: Time to make a stand

Pregnant wife thrown out by education dept

Pregnant wife thrown out by education dept

Language march: crowd wasn't unruly at all

Language march: crowd wasn't unruly at all

Call for unity: Anwar doubts Najib's sincerity

Call for unity: Anwar doubts Najib's sincerity

anwar ibrahim 02 060207 parliament 'What has been supported by the stimulus package are the government firms. Khazanah has got about RM1 billion for prawn farming.' [VIDEO INSIDE]

'Ketuanan Rakyat' over 'Ketuanan Umno'

'Ketuanan Rakyat' over 'Ketuanan Umno'

Vivisection - KL City Hall a supplier to UPM

Vivisection - KL City Hall a supplier to UPM

Samy's challenger: Rivals using underhand tactics

Samy's challenger: Rivals using underhand tactics

m muthupalianappan M Muthupalaniappan claims that several MIC leaders are using underhand tactics to ensure that incumbent president S Samy Vellu retains his post uncontested.
Mini-budget falls short of expectations

Mini-budget falls short of expectations

The RM60 billion stimulus package unveiled yesterday is generating more views, not all of which are flattering to the decisions made by the government.
Stimulus plan: Too little, too late

Stimulus plan: Too little, too late

MP'S VIEWS What has been left unanswered is how the stimulus package will create additional income and enough jobs for Malaysians to help them weather the crisis.

Analysts sceptical over stimulus

Analysts sceptical over stimulus

najib and rm 60 billion stimulus package The massive package met with scepticism today, as analysts questioned if it will avert recession and how cleanly it will be implemented.
Suicide blast: Sri Lanka minister on life support

Suicide blast: Sri Lanka minister on life support

A Sri Lankan government minister was on life support today, the day after being critically injured in a deadly suicide bombing blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels.
Palm oil prices 'unlikely to reclaim record highs soon'

Palm oil prices 'unlikely to reclaim record highs soon'

Palm oil prices are unlikely to reclaim last year's record levels any time soon, conglomerate Sime Darby, the world's largest listed palm oil producer, said today.
Of Najib-Altantunya and Disneyland

Of Najib-Altantunya and Disneyland

updated 3.50pm The temperature in the Selangor state assembly went up a few notches today over a French daily's report which linked Najib to the murdered Mongolian national.
'Waythamoorthy can return any time'

'Waythamoorthy can return any time'

Syed Hamid Albar, however, is not prepared to say whether action will be taken against the Hindraf chairperson, who has been diagnosed with a rare heart condition.
Siap - the IPCMC 'replacement' bill

Siap - the IPCMC 'replacement' bill

parliament breaking news The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Bill, which covers 21 government agencies, has been tabled for first reading in Parliament.
Physicians must be more vigilant

Physicians must be more vigilant

Any custodial death must always be considered circumspect and should invite close and meticulous scrutiny as to the possibility of foul play.

The custodial death of Kugan Ananthan therefore, is very worrying and needs full explanation and disclosure to the satisfaction of all fair-minded Malaysians. That this is one highly publicised case among many other custodial deaths (1,535 from 2003 to 2007!) must alert us to the possibility of a sustained if tacit condonement of such practices by the highest echelon of our police or even government authorities.

11 killed in Alabama shooting rampage

11 killed in Alabama shooting rampage

A gunman in the southern state of Alabama killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage before turning the gun fatally on himself.
Bloggers warned not to fan communal fires

Bloggers warned not to fan communal fires

batang ai by election BN component party leaders in Sarawak are warning bloggers to not tear the Dayak community apart by harping on communal issues.

Headlines online: March 11, 2009

Headlines online: March 11, 2009

All the newspapers provided details of the RM60 billion two-year stimulus packaged that was tabled in Parliament yesterday.
AG, IGP 'cleared' in black-eye case

AG, IGP 'cleared' in black-eye case

updated 3.40pm An independent panel finds that the AG and IGP did not commit any wrongdoing. However, one panel member says there's a case against Abdul Gani.
Sleaze, betrayals, threats mar M'sian politics

Sleaze, betrayals, threats mar M'sian politics

comment After a sterling start last year which saw a strong opposition in Parliament, political developments are suddenly taking an ominous turn.
Kugan's body 'tampered with' charge hardly gels

Kugan's body 'tampered with' charge hardly gels

your say free ‘Someone in the crowd must have brought along an electric iron then asked the hospital staff to allow him/her to plug it in before applying it to A Kugan's body'.
Naked people power

Naked people power