
Bkt Selambau: Tear gas fired at Anwar's ceramah
Volleys of tear gas were fired into the crowd minutes after Anwar Ibrahim took the podium in a ceramah tonight at Bukit Selambau, Kedah.

Volleys of tear gas were fired into the crowd minutes after Anwar Ibrahim took the podium in a ceramah tonight at Bukit Selambau, Kedah.

updated 11.55pm
Ousted Perak Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin will be the PAS candidate for the Bukit Gantang by-election on April 7.


The apex court ruled that the Nizar vs Zambry case and the suit by three Perak assembypersons against the speaker must be heard at the High Court first.


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The mammoth task of reforming the party awaits incoming president and all eyes are on him to see if he could help Umno in reclaiming lost ground.




updated 11.20pm
PAS' Harakah and PKR's Suara Keadilan has been suspended for three months, effective immediately.


Among those charged are PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu, PAS Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkifli Ahmad and PKR information chief Tian Chua.















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'Whoever claims he is the menteri besar, he is not MB until he is voted in by the majority in the assembly,' Razaleigh told Malaysiakini.

updated 4.30pm
Political writer Yahaya Ismail denies that he tried to extort Umno Youth chief aspirant Khairy Jamaluddin, who has since filed a police report against him.




'He has to show he is tough. In Umno, nice guys don't last... so I'm 100 percent sure he's not going to be a nice guy,' said analyst James Chin from Monash University.





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‘Instead of naming someone other than Najib to be premier, why not simply keep Abdullah until his term expires? After all, he was elected by the people.'

updated 1.41pm
Pakatan supremo Anwar Ibrahim said that he has decided on the ex-MP after getting a positive feedback from several longhouse elders.
